Randy Pausch
Randy Pausch
Randolph Frederick "Randy" Pauschwas an American professor of computer science, human–computer interaction, and design at Carnegie Mellon Universityin Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTeacher
Date of Birth23 October 1950
CityBaltimore, MD
CountryUnited States of America
grow health measured months success
Success is measured in months for me. When my health fails, it will fail quickly. Tumors grow on an exponential curve.
successful goal design
Tradition, history and respect; that kind of qualities I admire, that I want to see preserved. Time is the only commodity that matters. Being successful doesn't make you manage your time well; managing your time well makes you successful. Goals, Priorities, and Planning. Why am I doing this? What is the goal? Why will I succeed? What happen if I chose not to do it? 'Good judgement comes from experience, experience comes from bad judgement'.
time successful good-judgement
Being successful doesn't make you manage your time well. Managing your time well makes you successful!
success determination hard-work
A lot of people want a shortcut. I find the best shortcut is the long way, which is basically two words: work hard.
success tables welcome
Be good at something. It makes you valuable. Have something to bring to the table, because that will make you more welcome.
happiness success perseverance
Brick walls are there for a reason. They give us a chance to show how badly we want
success cards-youre-dealt complaining
Don’t complain; just work harder.
success failure pitfalls
The person who failed often knows how to avoid future failures. The person who knows only success can be more oblivious to all the pitfalls.
hurt apology three
Proper apologies have three parts: 1) What I did was wrong. 2) I feel badly that I hurt you. 3) How do I make this better?
love-you care last-lecture
When you see yourself doing something badly and nobody's bothering to tell you anymore, that's a very bad place to be. Your critics are the ones telling you they still love you and care.
change life lots people talk
Cancer didn't change me at all. I know lots of people talk about the life revelation. I didn't have that.
academic knew last
There's an academic tradition called the 'Last Lecture.' Hypothetically, if you knew you were going to die and you had one last lecture, what would you say to your students? Well, for me, there's an elephant in the room. And the elephant in the room, for me, it wasn't hypothetical.
takes time
Smelling a crayon takes you right back to childhood. When I need to go back in time, I put it under my nose and take another hit.
dad days hard inherited kids though usual
Chemo days make me tired, though it's hard to say that's because of the chemo when you have kids who have inherited their dad's usual energy level.