Gabriel Robins
4 HN recommenders · recommended in 3 months, 2016–2021
1:44:09 · 1.1M views · May 2, 2011
Randy Pausch, a Carnegie Mellon computer scientist and virtual reality pioneer who was dying of cancer, gives his 'Last Lecture' about achieving childhood dreams and living well. The recording is a full-length talk of about 104 minutes.
HN commenters recommend it as an emotionally powerful life-advice talk and revisit it as a reminder of mortality.
4 comments from Hacker News
This reminds me of the Last Lecture by Professor Andy Pausch. It is a lecture that will really hit you in the feels: this video It is also an excellent book.
While not a blog post really, I often times revisit Randy Pausch's The Last Lecture[1] to act as a memento mori[2]. [1] this video [2] [LINK]
First and foremost, what you are describing is metacognition - thinking about the way you think. Hopefully that will aid you in your search for things! Secondly, here are some of my favorite influential material: - Li Ka-Shing, Tips on Life. My takeaway: invest in yourself. [LINK] - Randy Pausch, The Last Lecture. My takeaway: don't limit yourself this video - Guy Kawasaki, Make Meaning. Aimed for startups, but equally applicable in life. My takeaway: Have the proper motivations for doing things. [LINK] - Admiral William H. McRaven, Make your bed. My takeaway: if you want to change the world, start by changing yourself. [LINK] - David Foster Wallace, This is Water. My takeaway: Take a big picture view, and don't sweat the small stuff. [LINK] - “Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field. I'll meet you there. When the soul lies down in that grass, the world is too full to talk about.”― Rumi - Man's Search for meaning. My takeaway: We make meaning. [LINK] - "All the livin that you're saving, won't buy your dreams for you" - Townes Van Zandt - Idiot wind by Bob Dylan My takeaway: Your reaction to things can be just as bad as the actual thing. [LINK] - Stoicism and Marcus Aurelius, Seneca. My takeaway: Focus on what matters. [LINK] (read this one first for a good foundation) [LINK] [LINK] - Buddhism. Our takeaway: Meditation is important, the doctrine of emptiness (not nihilism!) is super interesting. [LINK] [LINK] [LINK] [LINK] [LINK] - Leonardo Da Vinci My take
I am not sure you came across The Last Lecture, if not you may find it interesting: this video [LINK] I consider myself lucky to have had the opportunity to work with you and learn an awful lot along the way. Thanks!