The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
Apr. 28th, 2008 09:13 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
snugglekittyWhen I saw that this phenomenon had come out as a book, I wanted it immediately, and ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
trouble4hire was sweet enough to get it for me. I didn't enjoy it as much as the Last Lecture itself, but I thought it provided interesting background.
"It's not a real vacation if you're reading emails or calling in for messages. When Jai and I went on our honeymoon, we wanted to be left alone. My boss, however, felt I needed to provide a way for people to contact me. So I came up with the perfect phone message:
'Hi, this is Randy. I waited until I was thirty-nine to get married, so my wife and I are going away for a month. I hope you don't have a problem with that, but my boss does. Apparently, I have to be reachable.' I then gave the names of Jai's parents and the city where they live. 'If you call directory assistance, you can get their number. And then, if you can convince my new in-laws that your emergency merits interrupting their only daughter's honeymoon, they have our number.'
We didn't get any calls." p 111
If you really enjoyed the lecture, this adds dimensionality, but I don't recommend reading it on its own. If you've never heard of Mr. Pausch, start with the link above instead. Three stars.
trouble4hire was sweet enough to get it for me. I didn't enjoy it as much as the Last Lecture itself, but I thought it provided interesting background. "It's not a real vacation if you're reading emails or calling in for messages. When Jai and I went on our honeymoon, we wanted to be left alone. My boss, however, felt I needed to provide a way for people to contact me. So I came up with the perfect phone message:
'Hi, this is Randy. I waited until I was thirty-nine to get married, so my wife and I are going away for a month. I hope you don't have a problem with that, but my boss does. Apparently, I have to be reachable.' I then gave the names of Jai's parents and the city where they live. 'If you call directory assistance, you can get their number. And then, if you can convince my new in-laws that your emergency merits interrupting their only daughter's honeymoon, they have our number.'
We didn't get any calls." p 111
If you really enjoyed the lecture, this adds dimensionality, but I don't recommend reading it on its own. If you've never heard of Mr. Pausch, start with the link above instead. Three stars.