Author of The Last Lecture, Randy Pausch, passed away today at the age of 47. I have followed his struggle with pancreatic cancer since hearing his "Last Lecture" given at Carnegie Mellon in September 2007. At that time he had just been given a time frame of, "... 3 to 6 months of good health left". He defied those odds by faith, love of family, optimism, passion for life and his life's work and by prioritizing. In addition to the insightful lecture he gave in September, he also did one on Time Management at UV in November 2007. I believe this one to be extremely practical and helpful, especially for someone who can let work get the best of her.
We will all die some day. We all face the same fate, his was just faster. But I found the journey and the way he traveled to that end to be very inspiring and loving.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo The Last Lecture - Carnegie Mellon September 2007
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5784740380335567758 Time Management - University of Virginia November 2007
http://www.thelastlecture.com/ Buy the Last Lecture
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Thank you for sharing this. What an amazing man and what a legacy he has left for his family and friends.
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