Maybe someone had a wee bit too much time on their hands, eh?
Month: April 2008
Overload
Phillip Dick would have loved this: a research project dedicated to unraveling why certain people remember everything they’ve ever seen and done–including an impeccable recall about historical events which occurred during their lifetime.
Gifted people who can not forget. Sounds like a bit of a curse to me. And like all exceptional people, there’s a non-fiction book about the experience for sale:
Last Lecture
Let’s say you had pancreatic cancer and less than six months to live. Forecasting what I might do in such a situation is unthinkable–at least on a Monday morning–but if I displayed 1/10 the courage and class of Randy Pausch, I would be proud.
Rand wrote the Last Lecture. And it’s a good thing he did.
Watch it on youtube.com.
Read a pdf transcript of the lecture.
There’s some very powerful ideas in his oration, including:
” . . . experience is what you get when you didn’t get what you wanted.”
” . . . brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something.”
That takes guts
I love the third paragraph of this letter. Not trying to imply the writer is presumptuous, but . . .
“I will be calling you Monday April 21st at 9:00 AM to set up this appointment. Please expect my call. If you need to change it please give me a call.”
Mmm. Unsolicited phone goodness.
