Peter Hollens, the a cappella singer and YouTube star with over a million subscribers, returned to his alma mater, the University of Oregon, to deliver the commencement address in 2015. His story was a testament to the power of persistence and self-invention: a self-described 'awkward, dorky kid' from tiny Ashland, Oregon who had co-founded the university's first a cappella group, taught himself recording engineering, and built a career making music in his garage. This quote came after Hollens challenged the graduates to stop overthinking and start doing. 'Most people think something to death,' he said. 'It's good to dream it, but then do it.' The word 'inertia' was carefully chosen — the only thing standing between the graduates and their possibilities wasn't talent or resources or connections. It was the simple, devastating tendency to stay at rest.