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From the news team at LinkedIn, this is Hello Monday.

It's our show about the changing nature of work

and how that work is changing us.

Every so often, I stop to reflect, to look back.

I think it's part of what it means to be middle-aged, actually.

Life goes by so fast and the next thing you know,

you're like today's guest, watching your daughter accept her diploma.

I'm at this college graduation and I'm having this kind of out-of-body experience where

I can't believe this kid is 22 and graduated because he was just born.

But then even more important, perhaps, is that I can't imagine that how did I have

to graduate from college because I'm like, I just graduated from college myself like five years ago.

That's Daniel Pink, and he's being sarcastic.

You've heard Dan on the show before.

He's written a bunch of thoughtful business books,

and I love a good conversation with him.

And so I know he won't mind me telling you that he's not a recent college grad

by a long shot.

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