yesterday I saw one of my friends that I hadn’t seen in ages it was amazing the
hadn’t seen in ages it was amazing the
hadn’t seen in ages it was amazing the world is so small right it just made my
world is so small right it just made my
world is so small right it just made my day so much better has that ever
day so much better has that ever
day so much better has that ever happened to you it brought back so many
happened to you it brought back so many
happened to you it brought back so many memories back then it was all fun and
memories back then it was all fun and
memories back then it was all fun and games I wish I could travel back in time
games I wish I could travel back in time
games I wish I could travel back in time I wish those fun moments together had
I wish those fun moments together had
I wish those fun moments together had never ended I’ve just taken up some of
never ended I’ve just taken up some of
never ended I’ve just taken up some of your time precisely how much I’ve been
your time precisely how much I’ve been
your time precisely how much I’ve been on this stage for 40 seconds initially I
on this stage for 40 seconds initially I
on this stage for 40 seconds initially I was silent and then I spoke which part
was silent and then I spoke which part
was silent and then I spoke which part took more time
took more time
took more time or should I say which part seemed to
or should I say which part seemed to
or should I say which part seemed to take more time I spend more time being
take more time I spend more time being
take more time I spend more time being silent right wrong the reality is that I
silent right wrong the reality is that I
silent right wrong the reality is that I spent an equal amount of time talking to
spent an equal amount of time talking to
spent an equal amount of time talking to you as the amount of time I was silent
you as the amount of time I was silent
you as the amount of time I was silent how’s this possible I fooled you that’s
how’s this possible I fooled you that’s
how’s this possible I fooled you that’s why I controlled your perception of time
why I controlled your perception of time
why I controlled your perception of time not talking to you made time seem to
not talking to you made time seem to
not talking to you made time seem to pass more slowly
pass more slowly
pass more slowly that’s nothing what’s happening I wasn’t
that’s nothing what’s happening I wasn’t
that’s nothing what’s happening I wasn’t distracting you or attracting you in any
distracting you or attracting you in any
distracting you or attracting you in any way instead when I spoke all of you were
way instead when I spoke all of you were
way instead when I spoke all of you were listening to what I was saying and
listening to what I was saying and
listening to what I was saying and enjoying yourselves at least I hope this
enjoying yourselves at least I hope this
enjoying yourselves at least I hope this made time seem to pass faster for you so
made time seem to pass faster for you so
made time seem to pass faster for you so what does this mean someone that is
what does this mean someone that is
what does this mean someone that is enjoying himself it’s more likely to
enjoying himself it’s more likely to
enjoying himself it’s more likely to perceive time accelerating whereas
perceive time accelerating whereas
perceive time accelerating whereas someone that is hating the moment it’s
someone that is hating the moment it’s
someone that is hating the moment it’s more likely to perceive time slowing
more likely to perceive time slowing
more likely to perceive time slowing down why is this important the ability
down why is this important the ability
down why is this important the ability to make time go faster is a critical but
to make time go faster is a critical but
to make time go faster is a critical but underappreciated key to our quality of
underappreciated key to our quality of
underappreciated key to our quality of life for example when we’re at school
life for example when we’re at school
life for example when we’re at school time always seems to pass – now we are
time always seems to pass – now we are
time always seems to pass – now we are bursting from the desire to learn and we
bursting from the desire to learn and we
bursting from the desire to learn and we have the best timer alive
for all of us
for all of us we’re currently students it’s the
we’re currently students it’s the
we’re currently students it’s the highlight of our day right wrong the
highlight of our day right wrong the
highlight of our day right wrong the reality is that most classes never seem
reality is that most classes never seem
reality is that most classes never seem to finish this leads to widespread
to finish this leads to widespread
to finish this leads to widespread student despair it doesn’t have to be
student despair it doesn’t have to be
student despair it doesn’t have to be this way though our attitude heavily
this way though our attitude heavily
this way though our attitude heavily influences how we perceive time just by
influences how we perceive time just by
influences how we perceive time just by participating more in life in general we
participating more in life in general we
participating more in life in general we are speeding up our sense of time
are speeding up our sense of time
are speeding up our sense of time simultaneously we are making our day
simultaneously we are making our day
simultaneously we are making our day more interesting more engaging and more
more interesting more engaging and more
more interesting more engaging and more unique let’s continue with the example
unique let’s continue with the example
unique let’s continue with the example of making valuable contributions to the
of making valuable contributions to the
of making valuable contributions to the class’s activities for some of us it’s a
class’s activities for some of us it’s a
class’s activities for some of us it’s a struggle we have to push ourselves to do
struggle we have to push ourselves to do
struggle we have to push ourselves to do it but the payoff is enormous I find
it but the payoff is enormous I find
it but the payoff is enormous I find that a class is more interesting and fun
that a class is more interesting and fun
that a class is more interesting and fun if I force myself to speak up and say
if I force myself to speak up and say
if I force myself to speak up and say something intelligent another way we can
something intelligent another way we can
something intelligent another way we can make time go faster is with their
make time go faster is with their
make time go faster is with their emotions science has shown that emotions
emotions science has shown that emotions
emotions science has shown that emotions like joy interest and excitement speeds
like joy interest and excitement speeds
like joy interest and excitement speeds upwards perception of time therefore
upwards perception of time therefore
upwards perception of time therefore being interested in a class will make
being interested in a class will make
being interested in a class will make most classes end sooner this though may
most classes end sooner this though may
most classes end sooner this though may be sometimes hard to do we don’t go to
be sometimes hard to do we don’t go to
be sometimes hard to do we don’t go to school every day Apple II willingly what
school every day Apple II willingly what
school every day Apple II willingly what I do though that allows me to have
I do though that allows me to have
I do though that allows me to have positive feelings regarding school and
positive feelings regarding school and
positive feelings regarding school and schoolwork is reflecting on the question
schoolwork is reflecting on the question
schoolwork is reflecting on the question why am i studying as this year I’ve been
why am i studying as this year I’ve been
why am i studying as this year I’ve been honored to start the IB program one good
honored to start the IB program one good
honored to start the IB program one good reason is that I want attend University
reason is that I want attend University
reason is that I want attend University the most important reason though is for
the most important reason though is for
the most important reason though is for personal benefit I want to gain more
personal benefit I want to gain more
personal benefit I want to gain more confidence in myself and in my abilities
confidence in myself and in my abilities
confidence in myself and in my abilities this helps motivate me in my life with
this helps motivate me in my life with
this helps motivate me in my life with short it’s time as most of you know we
short it’s time as most of you know we
short it’s time as most of you know we don’t control everything that we do in
don’t control everything that we do in
don’t control everything that we do in our life well we can always control
our life well we can always control
our life well we can always control though is a perception of time this tool
though is a perception of time this tool
though is a perception of time this tool which lies in each and every one of you
which lies in each and every one of you
which lies in each and every one of you can make your life and experience that
can make your life and experience that
can make your life and experience that feels like a lifetime
feels like a lifetime
feels like a lifetime I encourage all of you from this moment
I encourage all of you from this moment
I encourage all of you from this moment on to change your perception of time as
on to change your perception of time as
on to change your perception of time as your quality of life will drastically
your quality of life will drastically
your quality of life will drastically improve by the way then time just fly by
improve by the way then time just fly by
improve by the way then time just fly by it did for me and it can for you thank
it did for me and it can for you thank
it did for me and it can for you thank you
you
you [Applause]
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