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Will you watch The Last Lecture?
 Wednesday, April 09, 2008

Tonight ABC is going to air The Last Lecture, a speech given last year by Randy Pausch, a professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University.

For those who are not familiar, Mr. Pausch is a 47-year old father of three who was diagnosed in 2006 with pancreatic cancer and given six months to live. Soon after this diagnosis, he delivered his now infamous last lecture where he talks about enjoying life, accepting his diagnosis, and the lessons he wants to pass on to his young children.

I've seen his story on television, and on the web, but I haven't taken the time to watch the video - which has become an internet phenomenon.

So tonight, at 10 pm, ABC is going to air the video and I've got my TiVo set to record. But I'll be frank, I'm not sure if I want to watch his speech. I don't know if I'm in a place where I want to question my life choices, my motivations, my decisions. I don't know if I want to be inspired to change.

I'm afraid I might be too chicken to watch.

How about you? Will you watch? Why or why not?

And if you do... what did you think?

by Kristin * Comments (3) * Link to this entry

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Comments

I began watching the lecture online one morning in my classroom before school started. I was quickly reduced to tears and had to turn it off before I was too red faced to greet my kids for the day. I had every intention of going back and watching the whole thing but had forgotten about it. If I remember to set my DVR tonight, I'll watch it...when I have some time to myself.

Posted by: amym [TypeKey Profile Page] | April 9, 2008 11:59 AM

I've watched the whole lecture on YouTube. For me, I found it very inspiring. He is such a positive person, and has such a positive message. The stuff where he talks about his students is really funny. I recommend watching it. Myself, I took the advice as a way to move forward in a positive manner to make my goals happen, not to look back and regret. :)

Posted by: mouse269 [TypeKey Profile Page] | April 14, 2008 08:42 AM

I did watch this and loved quite a few 'take home points' from this lecture. One of my faves was that since we all have a limited amount of time on this planet, you choose how to spend it... do you want to be a Tigger (optimistic, fun) or an Eeyore (gloomy, dumpy)? My husband was acting Eeyore-ish and I told him that story... and it made him smile. There's no stronger testimonial to the power of positivity than Pausch. Just when you thought you were having a bad day... watch The Last Lecture.

Posted by: Julie Dennehy [TypeKey Profile Page] | April 15, 2008 03:27 PM

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