Jones's third piece of advice — 'choose love' — came from her father, legendary music producer Quincy Jones. He told her to live in love and not fear, advice she initially dismissed as a parental platitude until she started applying it to every decision. She began asking herself: was she scared to disappoint people, or was she excited and nervous about the unknown? The distinction between fear-based and love-based decision-making became her compass. She encouraged graduates to tune out the noise — literally turning off their devices — and listen for the thing that simultaneously terrifies and electrifies them. That, she said, is love pointing the way.