“Achieving Your Childhood Dreams” and “Time Management” by Randy Pausch

December 15, 2009



Achieving Your Childhood Dreams

Time Management

If you haven’t heard of Randy Pausch, it’s time you get familiar. His straight forward talks about how to achieve your childhood dreams and how to better manage your time are super entertaining and educational as hell. He really explains how he Made Cool Shit and how to get past some of the “Brick Walls” that people and society put up to try and stop you. He even talks a bit about being an Imagineer at Disney, (which was one of my childhood dreams).

Yeah, each movie is about an hour long, but here is a tip. Try watching these videos tonight instead of watching reality crap or formulaic dramas on TV. Trust me, you will be way more entertained and educated at the end of one of Randy’s talks that you will be at the end of “So you think you can Dance”.

Randy = Inspiration

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  1. ErikRVA on December 15, 2009 said...

    Randy was amazing! When I first stumbled upon these videos I was so positively shocked, he ignite my will to change and take effective decisions about my life!

  2. Joe on December 16, 2009 said...

    Thanks so much for that. It really puts things in perspective, especially now that I have kids.

  3. Stef on December 16, 2009 said...

    I’ve told you this before, your blog is more interesting than school. Thanks Nick!

    Make Cool Shit Said...
    December 16th, 2009

    Thanks, Stef!

  4. Philipp Rudler on December 16, 2009 said...

    maybe I’m wrong – but is it really worth achieving your childhood dream? I mean, nowadays I know even more stuff I’d love to do besides controlling a dredge…
    in addition to that I think some dreams should stay dreams – otherwise you have nothing to dream of, right?

    Stef Said...
    December 16th, 2009

    It’s not about achieving your childhood dreams, but about how to lead your life.

  5. Make Cool Shit on December 16, 2009 said...

    I think the speech is more about knowing that you can LOVE your job and your life. It’s about not ending up in a job you hate.

    Philipp Rudler Said...
    December 16th, 2009

    point.

  6. Kjellin on December 20, 2009 said...

    Have you guys read his book ”Last Lecture”? It truly gives you a perspective on things. He’s a pure genius!

  7. Bryan Heredia on December 21, 2009 said...

    I love hearing about people who continue to pursue what they love and find interesting, each and every day.

    I think he tried to remind everyone to not only focus on what you love, but to collaborate and form relationships with other people while doing. It makes life much fuller.

    Thanks for posting!

  8. ciaran on April 29, 2010 said...

    Wow, what an inspiring character! I gave him a round of applause after that first lecture, loved it. Thanks for the heads up on this.

  9. clason stuhlreyer on June 3, 2010 said...

    the epitome of what “IT” is all about.

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