"A lot of professors give talks titled “The Last Lecture.” Professors are asked to consider their demise and to ruminate on what matters most to them. And while they speak, audiences can’t help but mull the same question: What wisdom would we impart to the world if we knew it was our last chance? If we had to vanish tomorrow, what would we want as our legacy?
When Randy Pausch, a computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon, was asked to give such a lecture, he didn’t have to imagine it as his last, since he had recently been diagnosed with terminal cancer. But the lecture he gave—“Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams”—wasn’t about dying. It was about the importance of overcoming obstacles, of enabling the dreams of others, of seizing every moment (because “time is all you have...and you may find one day that you have less than you think”). It was a summation of everything Randy had come to believe. It was about living."
Link to the video is featured on google currently.
07-27-2008, 09:33 AM
Anxious Mo-Fo
Thanks. I just duped it to MP3/CD for friends.
07-27-2008, 09:44 AM
Cliff Huckable
Bump.
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07-27-2008, 10:24 AM
skibuminwyo
That was an amazing lecture. Wow. Brilliant man, shame he had to go.
07-27-2008, 11:21 AM
2FUNKY
RIP Randy. You have touched more people and changed more lives than you will know. Condolences to his family. The best lecture I have ever seen and a great read. If anyone has not read his book, please do. It will change your outlook on life!
07-27-2008, 12:35 PM
ICEHOCEY77
RIP. I really didn't enjoy the book, but still sad that his kids will be without a father.
08-11-2008, 02:55 PM
pechelman
bump
watched it a couple days ago
definitely worth the time
08-11-2008, 02:58 PM
Rontele
Quote:
Originally Posted by pechelman
bump
watched it a couple days ago
definitely worth the time
Yup. I watched the special on ABC they had after his passing. Needless to say, my eyes were not dry at the end.
08-11-2008, 03:10 PM
Core Shot
Read the book two weeks ago after my wife bought it.
Its a Quick read with decent pearls of wisdom.
The book ads lots of side info and advice that didn't make it into the lecture.
What a cool and charmed life - he made the most of his limited time.
