Last Lecture

這場演講的講者是Randy Pausch,
Carnegie Mellon大學Computer Science的教授,一位癌末病人.
講題是"真正實現你的兒時夢想(Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams)"
在網路上可以看到整場演講的錄影.
我就不寫太多介紹了,若只想了解個大概的話,
這裡有篇不錯的介紹文
簡單來說,這是一場笑聲不斷又意義深刻的演講.
還蠻值得推薦給大家的.

我一開始是在jeff的blog看到,
過幾天group seminar的時候,我老闆也提到這場演講.
我老闆當然是沒時間看這些東西的人,想必是誰傳給他的.
由此可見它最近在網路上流傳之廣.
我老闆說他並不認識這位教授,
不過他之前爭取的一個project,
他相信對手之一非常有可能就是這位Randy Pausch.
而結果當然就是那個project被CMU拿走了 :p
直到今天我才有空把整場演講看完.
而裡面Randy真的有提到USC,聽到時覺得蠻有趣的

Randy的網頁在這裡,裡面有錄影的連結.
可以直接下載,也可以線上觀看.聽力好的可以直接看.
他英文有時候講得還挺快的,我常會漏聽一些.
也有整場演講的文字紀錄可以對照,這最適合要練聽力的人.
看不懂英文也沒關係,有中文全文翻譯,不過是簡體中文.
(對岸的朋友有時候真的很恐怖,現在只有看到有中文譯本.)
我猜搞不好再來會有中文字幕版.
新增:中文字幕版

摘錄幾段話:

But remember, the brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want it badly enough. They’re there to stop the other people

How to get people help you:
-Tell the truth
-Be earnest
-Apologize when you screw up
-Focus on others, not yourself

還有最後的幾點結論:

Get a feedback loop and listen to it.[...]The hard part is the listening to it. Anybody can get chewed out. It’s the rare person who says, oh my god, you were right.
Show gratitude.
Don't Complain. Just work harder.
Be good at something, it makes you valuable.
Find the best in everybody.[...] you might have to wait a long time, sometimes years, but people will show you their good side. Just keep waiting no matter how long it takes. No one is all evil. Everybody has a good side, just keep waiting, it will come out.
And be prepared. Luck is truly where preparation meets opportunity.