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Your Mind is an Excellent Servant, but a Terrible Master - David Foster Wallace | After Skool
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- Sep 12, 2026
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Your Mind is an Excellent Servant, but a Terrible Master - David Foster Wallace David Foster Wallace (February 21, 1962 - September 12, 2008) was an American writer and university professor in the disciplines of English and creative writing. This speech is from his graduation address at Kenyon College in 2005.The most profound ideas are the most difficult to articulate because they express thoughts that transcend words. Many of us struggle through life because we are stuck in our "default setting", where we unconsciously see ourselves as the absolute center of the universe. David Foster Wallace presents an alternative way to see the world in this timeless speech.This animation took over a month to create. If you like this video and want to see more, please consider supporting After Skool on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/AfterSkoolOrder the After Skool Children's book https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0578489244/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_2?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1If you want to get in touch, feel free to send an email of visit https://www.afterskool.netAnd please subscribe and hit the notifications bell to see future animations! Thank you! Follow the podcast for new episodes. We cannot change the world. But we can change ourselves...and that will change the world. The goal of this podcast is to empower the individual and deliver profound ideas through art. Find After Skool on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AfterSkool/videos Disclaimer: This podcast is an independent initiative inspired by the thought-provoking content of After Skool. It is created by a viewer who appreciates the depth of the ideas shared and wants to make them more accessible in an audio format. While every effort is made to preserve the essence of the original content, this is not an official Afte…