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In “The Last Lecture,” Randy Pausch collected his thoughts about living a full and meaningful life so that he could pass them on to his children – and to his students, colleagues, friends, and family. Anyone who reads his book or views his last lecture can take away a number of lessons for herself as well. They range from how to achieve your childhood dreams to how to enable the dreams of others, from how to ask for what you want to how to show gratitude for what you receive. … Continue reading
In “The Last Lecture,” Randy Pausch talks about the lessons he learned from his parents about showing appreciation and about generativity. Close to the end of his life, he still felt strongly about giving back when he could and “paying it forward” when he could not. Even though he knew he was dying, he emphasized simple things like writing thank you notes and more complicated ones like expressing gratitude graciously when someone had been helpful. Randy was proud of his parents. The way they lived their lives and with their … Continue reading
When Randy Pausch gave his “Last Lecture,” he titled it “How to Really Achieve Your Childhood Dreams.” But he revealed his “head fake” – that he was actually talking about how to live your life. Busy as you are with your own day-to-day existence as a Sandwiched Boomer, caring for growing children and aging parents, take time to consider some of Randy’s thoughts about living life to the fullest. Balancing hope and realism, yet the ultimate optimist, Randy describes himself as a “fun-lovingTigger” not a “sad-sack Eeyore,” using A.A. Milne’s … Continue reading
And, speaking of friends, the recent death of Randy Pausch touched people across the country who felt they knew him through his video and book,”The Last Lecture.” Randy, a computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon,understood he was dying from pancreatic cancer and wanted to leave a legacy for his three young children. In the process, his words of wisdom gave all of us inspiration about how to conduct our own lives. Perhaps from his background with numbers and formulae, Randy was able to boil down the complicated process of “Really … Continue reading
