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that cultivates habits of mind, an analytic spirit, a capacity to judge and question that will equip you to adapt to any circumstance or take any vocational direction, Faust said. When did such principles better suit circumstances than now? Faust urged graduating seniors to follow their hearts and improvise, saying that though we dislike uncertainty, uncertain times provide opportunity for both personal and professional growth. Citing writer Joan Didion, Faust defined an improvised life as that magical crossroads of rigor and ease, structure and freedom, reason and intuition. She also cited jazz great Charlie Parker, who said, Master your instrument, master the music, and then forget all that and just play. Unc