I heard about Dr. Randy Pausch sometime last fall, from Digg of all places. At the time, I hadn’t paid too much attention to the story (a 47-year-old Carnegie Mellon professor dying from pancreatic cancer gives an inspirational message in a lecture at the university); since then, however, his lecture, which addresses how to really achieve your childhood dreams, has picked up considerable steam especially in the media in the last few weeks. I finally had a chance to watch it tonight, and I’m apt to agree with all that’s been said about it.
Although it clocks in just under eighty minutes, I highly recommend watching it if you haven’t yet; Carnegie Mellon has a website set up here with links that provide the video on YouTube, (free!) audio and video versions from iTunes and even a transcript of his lecture.
It’s funny, moving and all the while, filled with extremely good advice on not only how to achieve your dreams (”Brick walls are there for a reason: they let us prove how badly we want things”) but more importantly, how to live your life.
And if the ending doesn’t move you, even in the slightest, well, you’re just an unfeeling jerk.
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I actually have this video playing on another tab right now. Thanks for providing the link! I like it so far. He has a great spirit.
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