Randy Pausch: Dying Last Lectures November 7th, 2008 · 2 Comments
So we haven’t posted in 2 weeks and that’s no good. This one is defintely out of left field…much like every other post. Hopefully, this one will make up for the lost time.
Randy Pausch was a professor at both University of Virginia and Carnegie Mellon
who died July 25th 2008 of pancreatic cancer. He was a Computer Science
Professor who worked with Disney, Google, Adobe, and created the ALICE program
for teaching introductory computing.
What he is really known for is a lecture he gave in the last year of his life
called Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams. His charismatic style and
inspirational advice made this lecture an instant hit.
Another lecture he gave towards the end of his life was very appropriately
about Time Management. This lecture is really useful for anyone who feels
strapped for time. He gives useful hints about delegation, email management, and
turning off the tv!
Do yourself a favor and watch these…especially if you DON’T have the time.
1 Esteban // Nov 14, 2008 at 2:43 am
Actually read the book while on a long plane ride recently–great read. Poignant.
2 Speaking of Speeches, Lectures, and Talks // Dec 26, 2008 at 2:05 pm
[…] The late Randy Pausch also had a couple of classics. […]
Love it or Hate it, but Leave a Comment