DYL: “This Is Water” by David Foster Wallace

In this month’s Design Your Life meetup, we’ll explore David Foster Wallace’s powerful commencement speech This Is Water a profound reflection on the unseen forces that shape our daily lives. With psychological clarity and philosophical depth, Wallace challenges us to become aware of our default settings, question our assumptions, and reclaim our attention from autopilot.

Through stories and insights, he invites us to reimagine the ordinary: to see traffic jams, checkout lines, and daily routines not as obstacles, but as opportunities to practice presence, compassion, and conscious choice. His message is ultimately about freedom—the kind that comes not from external success, but from how we choose to see and engage with the world.

This is Water David Foster Wallace - Commencement Speech.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCbGM4mqEVw