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essay by Mary Schmich

"Advice, like youth, probably just wasted on the young", commonly known by the title "Wear Sunscreen",^[1] is an essay written as a hypothetical commencement speech by columnistMary Schmich, originally published in June in the Chicago Tribune.^[2] The essay, giving various pieces of advice on how to live a happier life and avoid common frustrations, spread massively via viral email, is often erroneously described as a commencement speech given by author Kurt Vonnegut at MIT.^[3]

The essay became the basis for a successful spoken word song released in by Baz Luhrmann, "Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)", also known as "The Sunscreen Song".^[4][3] The song reached number one in Ireland and the United Kingdom and inspired numerous parodies.

Chicago Tribune column

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