I think the first thing I noticed about Pausch's lecture Achieving Your Childhood Dreams is simply, he is in touch with who he was as a child. I often think and thought as a child, that adults forget what it's like to be a child. Before the world is more known and understood to us. When "life" is still just a possibility and not a saying, "that's life". He supports my thoughts later in the video when he says "never loose the childhood wonder".
Expectations are bad! This is a lesson I have learned in my relationships with people. If you expect anything beyond what they are willing to be or do, you WILL be disappointed.
I noticed early on in this lecture, that this seemed to be more of a lecture on how to live a good, satisfying life. His final "head fake" wasn't much of a surprise.
Overall, I did enjoy this lecture. I didn't seem much in it beyond what my own life has already taught me. I do wish I had his type of support system growing up. The supportive parents and the guided exploration of the world. But, again, I have known that about myself for several years now.
As Socrates said, "the unexamined life is not worth living." My life has been examined thoroughly. On that final note, Pausch and I agree again on the importance of a "feed back loop". It's important to be selective on who's opinions you entertain though.
Aaron it seems like you understand what Dr. Pausch was saying in his last lecture. I'm not sure I agree with you on Expectations. Not all expectations are bad with out expectations we would not have anything to "raise the bar" with. I think you have done a great job of putting forth what you think and tying it together with Dr. Pausch's statements. One typo in your blog is what I can see in the second to last paragraph you probably meant see instead of seem. Hope you have a great rest of the semester.
ReplyDeleteYou are right about the typo, thanks for the feedback!
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