The wisdom of Randy Pausch

"Experience is what you get
               when you didn't get what you wanted."

Randy Pausch (1960-2008)
Professor of Computer Science and Human-Computer Interaction
"The Last Lecture," Carnegie Mellon University

Dr. Randolph Frederick "Randy" Pausch is justly famous for his "Last Lecture" at Carnegie Mellon shortly before he died, very much prematurely, in 2008. He talked about achieving his childhood dreams…..you do have time to watch him here, you'll be glad you did…

His insight about experience is the greatest invitation I've heard to get in touch with your inner frame of reference for much of the less-than-perfect stuff that happens in life, and walk away a little bit more wise and a little bit less angry, less whiny, less depressed, less self-indulgent, less obstinate…..you know what I'm saying….