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<p>I saw this last night. I thought the address went on too long, and I didn’t agree with the bed-making premise, since I don’t like to do it. 
It was ok, but could have been better if shorter, IMHO. </p>
<p>I don’t mind making my bed, but I usually like pull the sheets back to air it out for a couple of hours before making it, unless I’m expecting company or something. I’m not sure that I’d agree with some of the other premises, either, but his talk might make some students think about what might be important to them.
I think it’s interesting to hear other peoples’ recipes for success. </p>
<p>There are some interesting points and much food for thought. In many situations a SEAL is exactly the person who you would want to have your back . . . but they are not perfect either. To succeed and be one of the ones who doesn’t wash out a person needs certain traits that might make them very hard to live with in other situations. I’m glad that there are people in the world like this, but I’m also glad that there are softies, bleeding hearts, artists, dreamers, people who sleep in hammocks and under duvets that they throw out the window to air. I don’t want to live in a world full of nothing but SEAL material. A few missed hospital corners never hurt.</p>
<p>Who majes their bed anymore?
We all have duvets.</p>
<p>As one who never makes his bed, I still liked this sentiment and the bed making as a metaphor…</p>
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<p>sounds like a Buddhist.</p>
<p>Best commencement speech I can remember reading. </p>