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llbethefirsttimeIactuallyfinishsomethingatHarvard.Classof2017,congratulations!
manunlikelyspeaker,notjustbecauseIdroppedout,butbecausewe'
retechnicallyinthesamegeneration.Wewalkedthisyardlessthanadecadeapart,studiedthesameideasandsleptthroughthesameEc10lectures.Wemayhavetakendifferentpathstogethere,especiallyifyoucameallthewayfromtheQuad,buttodayIwanttosharewhatI'
velearnedaboutourgenerationandtheworldwe'
rebuildingtogether.
Butfirst,thelastcoupleofdayshavebroughtbackalotofgoodmemories.
HowmanyofyourememberexactlywhatyouweredoingwhenyougotthatemailtellingyouthatyougotintoHarvard?
IwasplayingCivilizationandIrandownstairs,gotmydad,andforsomereason,hisreactionwastovideomeopeningtheemail.Thatcouldhavebeenareallysadvideo.IsweargettingintoHarvardisstillthethingmyparentsaremostproudofmefor.
WhataboutyourfirstlectureatHarvard?
MinewasComputerScience121withtheincredibleHarryLewis.IwaslatesoIthrewonat-shirtanddidn'
trealizeuntilafterwardsitwasinsideoutandbackwardswithmytagstickingoutthefront.Icouldn'
tfigureoutwhynoonewouldtalktome--exceptoneguy,KXJin,hejustwentwithit.Weendedupdoingourproblemsetstogether,andnowherunsabigpartofFacebook.Andthat,Classof2017,iswhyyoushouldbenicetopeople.
ButmybestmemoryfromHarvardwasmeetingPriscilla.IhadjustlaunchedthisprankwebsiteFacemash,andtheadboardwantedto"
seeme"
.EveryonethoughtIwasgoingtogetkickedout.Myparentscametohelpmepack.Myfriendsthrewmeagoingawayparty.Asluckwouldhaveit,Priscillawasatthatpartywithherfriend.WemetinlineforthebathroominthePfohoBelltower,andinwhatmustbeoneofthealltimeromanticlines,Isaid:
"
I'
mgoingtogetkickedoutinthreedays,soweneedtogoonadatequickly."
Actually,anyofyougraduatingcanusethatline.
Ididn'
tendupgettingkickedout--Ididthattomyself.PriscillaandIstarteddating.And,youknow,thatmoviemadeitseemlikeFacemashwassoimportanttocreatingFacebook.Itwasn'
t.ButwithoutFacemashIwouldn'
thavemetPriscilla,andshe'
sthemostimportantpersoninmylife,soyoucouldsayitwasthemostimportantthingIbuiltinmytimehere.
We'
veallstartedlifelongfriendshipshere,andsomeofusevenfamilies.That'
swhyI'
msogratefultothisplace.Thanks,Harvard.
TodayIwanttotalkaboutpurpose.ButI'
mnotheretogiveyouthestandardcommencementaboutfindingyourpurpose.We'
remillennials.We'
lltrytodothatinstinctively.Instead,I'
mheretotellyoufindingyourpurposeisn'
tenough.Thechallengeforourgenerationiscreatingaworldwhereeveryonehasasenseofpurpose.
OneofmyfavoritestoriesiswhenJohnFKennedyvisitedtheNASAspacecenter,hesawajanitorcarryingabroomandhewalkedoverandaskedwhathewasdoing.Thejanitorresponded:
Mr.President,I'
mhelpingputamanonthemoon"
.
Purposeisthatsensethatwearepartofsomethingbiggerthanourselves,thatweareneeded,thatwehavesomethingbetteraheadtoworkfor.Purposeiswhatcreatestruehappiness.
You'
regraduatingatatimewhenthisisespeciallyimportant.Whenourparentsgraduated,purposereliablycamefromyourjob,yourchurch,yourcommunity.Buttoday,technologyandautomationareeliminatingmanyjobs.Membershipincommunitiesisdeclining.Manypeoplefeeldisconnectedanddepressed,andaretryingtofillavoid.
AsI'
vetraveledaround,I'
vesatwithchildreninjuveniledetentionandopioidaddicts,whotoldmetheirlivescouldhaveturnedoutdifferentlyiftheyjusthadsomethingtodo,anafterschoolprogramorsomewheretogo.I'
vemetfactoryworkerswhoknowtheiroldjobsaren'
tcomingbackandaretryingtofindtheirplace.
Tokeepoursocietymovingforward,wehaveagenerationalchallenge--tonotonlycreatenewjobs,butcreatearenewedsenseofpurpose.
IrememberthenightIlaunchedFacebookfrommylittledorminKirklandHouse.IwenttoNoch'
swithmyfriendKX.IremembertellinghimIwasexcitedtoconnecttheHarvardcommunity,butonedaysomeonewouldconnectthewholeworld.
Thethingis,itneverevenoccurredtomethatsomeonemightbeus.Wewerejustcollegekids.Wedidn'
tknowanythingaboutthat.Therewereallthesebigtechnologycompanieswithresources.Ijustassumedoneofthemwoulddoit.Butthisideawassocleartous--thatallpeoplewanttoconnect.Sowejustkeptmovingforward,daybyday.
Iknowalotofyouwillhaveyourownstoriesjustlikethis.Achangeintheworldthatseemssoclearyou'
resuresomeoneelsewilldoit.Buttheywon'
t.Youwill.
Butit'
snotenoughtohavepurposeyourself.Youhavetocreateasenseofpurposeforothers.
Ifoundthatoutthehardway.Yousee,myhopewasnevertobuildacompany,buttomakeanimpact.Andasallthesepeoplestartedjoiningus,Ijustassumedthat'
swhattheycaredabouttoo,soIneverexplainedwhatIhopedwe'
dbuild.
Acoupleyearsin,somebigcompanieswantedtobuyus.Ididn'
twanttosell.Iwantedtoseeifwecouldconnectmorepeople.WewerebuildingthefirstNewsFeed,andIthoughtifwecouldjustlaunchthis,itcouldchangehowwelearnabouttheworld.
Nearlyeveryoneelsewantedtosell.Withoutasenseofhigherpurpose,thiswasthestartupdreamcometrue.Ittoreourcompanyapart.Afteronetenseargument,anadvisortoldmeifIdidn'
tagreetosell,Iwouldregretthedecisionfortherestofmylife.Relationshipsweresofrayedthatwithinayearorsoeverysinglepersononthemanagementteamwasgone.
ThatwasmyhardesttimeleadingFacebook.Ibelievedinwhatweweredoing,butIfeltalone.Andworse,itwasmyfault.IwonderedifIwasjustwrong,animposter,a22year-oldkidwhohadnoideahowtheworldworked.
Now,yearslater,Iunderstandthat*is*howthingsworkwithnosenseofhigherpurpose.It'
suptoustocreateitsowecanallkeepmovingforwardtogether.
TodayIwanttotalkaboutthreewaystocreateaworldwhereeveryonehasasenseofpurpose:
bytakingonbigmeaningfulprojectstogether,byredefiningequalitysoeveryonehasthefreedomtopursuepurpose,andbybuildingcommunityacrosstheworld.
First,let'
stakeonbigmeaningfulprojects.
Ourgenerationwillhavetodealwithtensofmillionsofjobsreplacedbyautomationlikeself-drivingcarsandtrucks.Butwehavethepotentialtodosomuchmoretogether.
Everygenerationhasitsdefiningworks.Morethan300,000peopleworkedtoputamanonthemoon–includingthatjanitor.Millionsofvolunteersimmunizedchildrenaroundtheworldagainstpolio.MillionsofmorepeoplebuilttheHooverdamandothergreatprojects.
Theseprojectsdidn'
tjustprovidepurposeforthepeopledoingthosejobs,theygaveourwholecountryasenseofpridethatwecoulddogreatthings.
Nowit'
sourturntodogreatthings.Iknow,you'
reprobablythinking:
Idon'
tknowhowtobuildadam,orgetamillionpeopleinvolvedinanything.
Butletmetellyouasecret:
noonedoeswhentheybegin.Ideasdon'
tcomeoutfullyformed.Theyonlybecomeclearasyouworkonthem.Youjusthavetogetstarted.
IfIhadtounderstandeverythingaboutconnectingpeoplebeforeIbegan,IneverwouldhavestartedFacebook.
Moviesandpopculturegetthisallwrong.Theideaofasingleeurekamomentisadangerouslie.Itmakesusfeelinadequatesincewehaven'
thadours.Itpreventspeoplewithseedsofgoodideasfromgettingstarted.Oh,youknowwhatelsemoviesgetwrongaboutinnovation?
Noonewritesmathformulasonglass.That'
snotathing.
It'
sgoodtobeidealistic.Butbepreparedtobemisunderstood.Anyoneworkingonabigvisionwillgetcalledcrazy,evenifyouendupright.Anyoneworkingonacomplexproblemwillgetblamedfornotfullyunderstandingthechallenge,eventhoughit'
simpossibletoknoweverythingupfront.Anyonetakinginitiativewillgetcriticizedformovingtoofast,becausethere'
salwayssomeonewhowantstoslowyoudown.
Inoursociety,weoftendon'
tdobigthingsbecausewe'
resoafraidofmakingmistakesthatweignoreallthethingswrongtodayifwedonothing.Therealityis,anythingwedowillhaveissuesinthefuture.Butthatcan'
tkeepusfromstarting.
Sowhatarewewaitingfor?
It'
stimeforourgeneration-definingpublicworks.Howaboutstoppingclimatechangebeforewedestroytheplanetandgettingmillionsofpeopleinvolvedmanufacturingandinstallingsolarpanels?
Howaboutcuringalldiseasesandaskingvolunteerstotracktheirhealthdataandsharetheirgenomes?
Todaywespend50xmoretreatingpeoplewhoaresickthanwespendfindingcuressopeopledon’tgetsickinthefirstplace.Thatmakesnosense.Wecanfixthis.Howaboutmodernizingdemocracysoeveryonecanvoteonline,andpersonalizingeducationsoeveryonecanlearn?
Theseachievementsarewithinourreach.Let'
sdothemallinawaythatgiveseveryoneinoursocietyarole.Let'
sdobigthings,notonlytocreateprogress,buttocreatepurpose.
Sotakingonbigmeaningfulprojectsisthefirstthingwecandotocreateaworldwhereeveryonehasasenseofpurpose.
Thesecondisredefin