The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch

13 October 2017 | Professor Randy Pausch (Oct. 23, 1960 – July 25, 2008) delivers his last lecture at Carnegie Mellon University.

Dr. Pausch concluded his lecture with words of wisdom from his lessons learned, summarized as follows:

• Loyalty is a two-way street.
• Never give up.
• You get people to help you by telling the truth. Being earnest. I’ll take an earnest person over a hip person every day, because hip is short term. Earnest is long term.
• Apologize when you screw up
• Focus on other people, not on yourself.
• Get a feedback loop and listen to it. … Anybody can get chewed out. It’s the rare person who says, oh my god, you were right. … When people give you feedback, cherish it and use it.
• Show gratitude.
• Don’t complain. Just work harder.
• Be good at something, it makes you valuable.
• Work hard.
• Find the best in everybody. … 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