The Last Lecture is a farewell speech written by Randy Pausch, a computer science professor who died from pancreatic cancer. He wrote it when he had six months left to live, in part to give his kids and students something to remember him by. The lecture, Achieving Your Childhood Dreams, is cheesy and full of stupid dad jokes and other jokes that are only funny if you are a computer science professor obsessed with DisneyLand but, still, it is a good read if you're looking to put your own life in perspective. Like, say, for example, if you are stuck on the subway with an hour to kill and no clear idea of where you are or how to get to where you are supposed to be. Reading about Pausch's tumor-riddled pancreas somehow makes that type of problem seem much less important. I got this book as a gift, by the way. It is that kind of book. You can watch the lecture that inspired it here.
Sunday, September 13, 2009
One Way To Stop Feeling Sorry For Yourself
The Last Lecture is a farewell speech written by Randy Pausch, a computer science professor who died from pancreatic cancer. He wrote it when he had six months left to live, in part to give his kids and students something to remember him by. The lecture, Achieving Your Childhood Dreams, is cheesy and full of stupid dad jokes and other jokes that are only funny if you are a computer science professor obsessed with DisneyLand but, still, it is a good read if you're looking to put your own life in perspective. Like, say, for example, if you are stuck on the subway with an hour to kill and no clear idea of where you are or how to get to where you are supposed to be. Reading about Pausch's tumor-riddled pancreas somehow makes that type of problem seem much less important. I got this book as a gift, by the way. It is that kind of book. You can watch the lecture that inspired it here.
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