Sunday, September 20, 2009

Randy Pausch's Last Lecture Response

I found this video to be very interesting. The time went by very fast. Mr. Pausch is a great speaker, keeping your attention very well. The lecture was once called the "Last Lecture." This name came from someone asking Mr. Pausch if this lecture was his last, what would it be? Now, the title is Achieving Your Childhood Dreams."
Mr. Pausch started his lecture by listing his childhood dreams. He made the statement that " he grew up in the 60's, which was a time to dream." Another dream was to play in the NFL. He never made it to the NFL, but did become a professor.
I thought that Mr. Pausch working for Disney was astounding. For a person to be able to say that you helped create an attraction for such a famous place is really an honor. This also showed how intelligent Mr. Pausch really is. Once the Aladin project was over, he went back to enabling childhood dreams. He brought about several successful technology projects that even created campus phenomenons.
For this man to have six tumors in his liver, one would never know by his attitude and actions. He is very upbeat and very positive. I loved the quote that he used in the lecture: " When you are doing something badly and nobody tells you, then that is a very bad place to be." How true this is!

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