Former U.S. soccer star Abby Wambach gave a phenomenal commencement address at Barnard College about careers, leadership, and failure. Watch the whole thing: It’s absolutely fantastic. (And if you can’t watch it, read the transcript here.) It’s the best 20 minutes you’ll spend all day.
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I love a good behind-the-scenes video. This one’s about a Spike Jonze-directed Apple ad, and it’s absolutely fascinating to see how many people and moving parts (literally, the set moves) go into making something like this. I watched it and couldn’t stop thinking about how incredible the talent must have been on this production — the dancers, the coaches, the engineers. When you work with the best people, you can make something exceptional.
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My former boss at BuzzFeed, Dao Nguyen, gave a TED Talk about what makes something go viral. Dao’s one of the smartest people at BuzzFeed — take 10 minutes and watch: