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Robert De Niro's commencement speech: don't be intimidated, go get rejected.

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In school, anyone can get straight A's, but in the real world no one gets straight A's. Yes, you're screwed. What I want to say is 'that's okay.' Life just has its ups and downs. So don't be intimidated — go get rejected a lot. Don't try hard to avoid pain. A little pain is good — it gives you more to brag about later.

 

This English version was translated by Claude.

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Pleasant Charles — UI/UX researcher at AIT. Keeping notes on design, planning, and slow days here since 2010.

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