Randy Pausch Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams

Carnegie Mellon Professor Randy Pausch (Oct. 23, 1960 - July 25, 2008) gave his last lecture at the university Sept. 18, 2007, before a packed McConomy Auditorium. In his moving presentation, "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams," Pausch talked about his lessons learned and gave advice to students on how to achieve their own career and personal goals.

For more on Randy, visit: http://www.cmu.edu/randyslecture

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[weirdferny]

I just listened to this and all I could think of was "What the fuck am I doing with my life."

[InformalSpace]

We cannnot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand

[lilkiller20]

I don't think we should to begin to speculate and question his childhood life. Its pointless and serves no purpose in this discussion because honestly we both didn't know him. And i agree with you having a good attitude isn't enough, because your attitude may get you the chance. But you still must be prepared in order to really impress that person. So i can see where your coming from. Maybe your looking a little to deep into his character and not enough into the actual speech itself?

[normalguycap]

Why are you happy he's dead? You didn't like the video then?

[normalguycap]

Amen to that.

[normalguycap]

Dude, there is a lot wrong with that statement. Everyone wants their dream, that's why they are dreams. He got his through a lot of help that not many get in their lifetime. Wanting it has no true bearing on achieving it. His message isn't even new. This stuff has been said time and again by loads of more impressive people.

[normalguycap]

He got things handed to him as far as we know. We have no information what he did to get the advantages that he explained later. He even made a point that he was lazy for a period of his life. He got lucky and it worked out after that. Besides, don't you find people with terminal illness usually have some achieving dream story and feel good message? Maybe that's fate.

[normalguycap]

Not really if you pay attention. He's calling attention to that despite his ill health. He's not making fun of it. That would disrespectful.

[normalguycap]

But we don't know how he acted when he was younger. All we know about him is how he is in this video. He comes off as abrasive to me. He might have been a different person when he was younger and changed as he got nagged and forced to do things his teachers wanted him to do. I understand your point on attitude however, but that's not enough in the real world. It really isn't. He's influenced people sure, but then again this is the feel good speech and most people wouldn't think deeper.

[normalguycap]

Do you consider yourself in a fit shape?

[Matt Bay]

"If that's the way you see it. He did directly say that he was more fit than the audience and pointing out flaws doesn't seem to be a way to get your audience to listen"

It was a joke did you not laugh cause I did.