Neil Gaiman - Inspirational Commencement Speech at the University of the Arts 2012

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Neil Gaiman's 2012 commencement speech at the University of the Arts. He talks to arts graduates about making a creative career, learning as he went, and how to keep making work.

HN people call it the most inspirational speech they have seen, and say it speaks to non-artists as much as to arts students.

“it's by far the most inspirational speech I've ever seen”

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@woz2017 · in “Ask HN: What are some 'must watch' talks?”
Neil Gaiman's commencement speech at The University of Arts. Intended for arts students, but it's by far the most inspirational speech I've ever seen ▶ this video
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@happy-go-lucky2017 · in “Neil Gaiman's Commencement Speech at the University of the Arts 2012 [video]”
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@gmays2015 · in “Neil Gaiman – Commencement Speech at the University of the Arts (2012) [video]”
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@xiaoma2012 · in “Lying on your resume”
In contrast, Neil Gaiman's famous commencement speech in which he admitted lying about his resume to get work early in his career: ▶ this video