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Randy Pausch's "Last Lecture"; getting what you want AND being happy
Thirty seconds is enough to suck you into this video. In fact, if you haven't taken an hour and sixteen minutes out of your life to watch this video you have missed something special.
Pausch is an exceptional speaker and a first-class teacher. Even if I disagreed with everything he said I would have to admire the way he made his points. Luckily for me I agree with him wholeheartedly.
I find that when you have a big idea you find yourself taking great pains to use small words so they don't get in the way (or so I've heard from people who actually have them).
This gentleman had many big ideas and fulfilled so many of them. His humility, intelligence and most of all compassion should give us all reason to pause before we cry cynically to the heavens about the darkness in the world. For me he is a great lesson in the way giving to others ends up giving even more to you. And not in that syrupy way but in that concrete, "holy crap I'm lucky!" kind of way.
The speech he is giving is for the school's series called The Last Lecture
The speech is given ten months before he died of liver cancer. He is married and has three children.
He said he can't talk about his family because he will cry.
Pausch is an atheist (yay!) which he sneaks into the speech without alienating anyone.
The speech is about acheiving your dreams. Like most good speeches it involves real-world examples from his life. He is also very funny.
I challenge you to watch this without learning something about yourself and feeling good. Immediately followed by immense sadnes that this wonderful human is now gone. Best wishes to his family.
He also talks about "Head-fake" learning; learning something you did not expect to learn when you are learning something else.
"When you're screwing up and nobody is telling you any more it means they've given up."
"Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted."
"Brick walls are there to stop people that don't want it badly enough."
"Give someone enough time and they will impress you." (usefull when they are pissing you off)
Interview with House aka Hugh Laurie (He's funny in British too)
I love House! And since Hugh Laurie makes it awesome I love Hugh Laurie. He brings so much to the character. Whether it's a pause or a raised eyebrow or his perfect American accent Laurie really is enjoyable to watch.
I thought this interview with Jonathan Ross was both entertaining and revealing.
Scott Tenorman Chilli - Hilarious South Park Clip
Either you think this is one of the funniest things ever or you think it's stupid. I'm from the former group.
Unlike some of South Park's more mature topics this one is all about celebrating the evil that is Cartman, who is smart, successful and evil. He will probably grow up to be Republican; less government, fewer taxes for the rich.
