About an eccentric, longtime bachelor CS lecturer who found love in his 40s and gave his last lecture after being diagnosed with terminal cancer. His presentation contains many inspiring quotes about work, relationships, perseverance, and other topics that remind me of timeless stoic wisdom.
I like the concept of capturing life lessons for your children after you pass away through a lecture, which feels like a quite unique way of preserving these memories and life lessons. I also admired his self-reflection on transforming from a hardworking know-it-all to a caring husband and parent, resulting in many heartwarming stories about his children and the memories he wanted to leave behind.
quotes
Engineering isn’t about perfect solutions; it’s about doing the best you can with limited sources
- Randy Pausch
Have something to bring to the table, because that will make you more welcome
- Randy Pausch
You’ve got to get the fundamentals down, because otherwise the fancy stuff is not going to work.
When you are screwing up and nobody says anything to you anymore, that means they’ve given up on you
Time is all you have. And you may find one day that you have less than you think.
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity
- Seneca
Experience is what you get, when you didn’t get what you wanted
You are only as good as your word
origin
Book was gifted by Ron