Randy Pausch died last Thursday of pancreatic cancer at the age of 47, leaving behind a wife and three kids. Seems glum, but he certainly didn’t feel that way. For those of you who haven’t seen his “last lecture” at Carnegie Mellon entitled Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams, it’s here (1h 16m). Highly entertaining and absolutely worth your while.
He’s also written a book entitled The Last Lecture, which I plan to get my hands on soon. I’m told it’s very inspiring.
In truth, while a lot of people find his ideas on how to live life to be fresh and radical, I’ve been exposed to the exact same ideas all my life, as a cultivational Daoist. The difference is that he presents the concepts miles more practically than I’ve ever seen. Kudos to him, and may he RIP.
By the way, this “last lecture” idea isn’t the first. Those of you who have read or seen Tuesdays With Morrie know what I’m talking about.
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