It's cancer again. People with definitively limited time have such a focus. I don't think I'd trade though.
RIP, thanks.
Something happier next time, I promise.
Keeping track of the things which inspire me. Maybe they'll also inspire you.
It's cancer again. People with definitively limited time have such a focus. I don't think I'd trade though.
RIP, thanks.
Something happier next time, I promise.
Last night I settled down and made my way through the very easy ~200 pages. If you've seen both Randy's lectures then the book is really supplementary material - an alternative version containing basically the same information presented in a different medium, one which allowed more than the hour provided for the lecture.
I do believe it is best to watch the video first.
At the end of course there is a website - something I ought to have looked up earlier. thelastlecture.com contains bonus material, the full list of acknowledgements, and links to more video than I have collected here including the 10-minute version of the Last Lecture on Oprah.
One thing I especially liked about the book itself - I have the hardcover - is the way textures are done on the dustjacket. The cord itself is embossed to be slightly raised and the photo 'clipped' to the back is slightly raised and has a much smoother surface than the rest of the cover, making just holding the book a unusally tactile experience.
Two new points I took away from the book:
The last* in the series, from Randy, a later lecture given at the University of Virginia. The irony of how long it has taken me to get around to this is not lost.
Randy takes a little while to actually get into the talk. After that it's pretty solid. There's likely not a lot you haven't heard before, but it's nicely collected in one place and presented with his usual panache.
*I purchased the book of The Last Lecture today. I'll probably post a review.
Points to take away
Remembering Dr Randy Paush - a memorial service. Worth watching just to contrast Don Martinelli with the string of computer scientists.
Point to take away:
Slight divergence because I'm having trouble finding the hour & 1/2 to watch the next video (Randy Pausch's lecture on time management beckons).
Not thematically unrelated though. Via Seth Godin, this time.