The Graduation Speech: Serious and Useful Advice
Briefly

When I have yogurt, I like to pretend that it is a custard prepared for me by a small enclave of elves... I see it all from above, the spoon making the circle in the thickening cream and sugar.
This is one example of an acceptable way to have a secret thing that you do, and to really feel that thrill of "Nobody knows that I am doing this thing that I am doing right here." This yogurt thing is a secret thing to do but is not "bad," and there is no lying involved, but you are still fooling people a bit.
Read at The New Yorker
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