Summary Of The Last Lecture By Randy Pausch

Randy Pausch’s “The Last Lecture” is Pausch’s final lecture at Carnegie Mellon University, which is where Pausch educated college students as a professor. The concept of the last lecture is to put into other minds the question of what exactly an individual’s last lecture would discuss, being that it would be there last. “The Last Lecture” video is important because it calls attention to hard-working students who want to pursue their dreams. As people continue to view Pausch’s perspective on achieving dreams, they will be able to understand that achieving dreams are possible, but not easy. The importance of this video begins with recognizing the ambition of a person who sets certain goals and tries their best to pursue them. Pausch’s journey to success was not easy at all, which is why viewers can attest to obstacles that may occur on their journey to success. For instance, Pausch opens his lecture with acknowledging the “elephant in the room”. The “elephant in the room” is Pausch’s cancer diagnosis. The purpose of this segment was to allow the audience to see the obstacle that Pausch has endured in his life as to achieving his dreams and becoming a successful professor, writer, and

designer.
After watching Randy Pausch’s “The Last Lecture”, I learned that not all goals that are attempted to achieve will always fall through.

Pausch explains to his audience that becoming a National Football Player was one of his dreams as a little kid. However, Pausch did not achieve this particular dream. Throughout the lecture, Pausch informs viewers that even though he did not become a National Football Player, the sport played a major part in his success. It is always rewarding to strive for personal dreams and goals, even if they are not succeeded. Pausch says, “Experience is what you get, when you didn’t get what you wanted.” I learned that people gain experience from failing. It is the reward for attempting to achieve a goal because when mistakes are made, people learn from

them.
“The Last Lecture” has allowed me to rethink about the journey of pursing my dreams. The lecture concludes that striving for success has its downfalls. I am mentally prepared for obstacles that will come across me as I continue to make my dreams come true. As a college student, I continuously hope and learn that attempting to pursue my dreams are better than giving up on them all at once. However, Pausch has showed me that his journey to success was not as easy as he thought it would be. This video has changed my perspective as I proceed to pursue my dreams after college. I now know that experience is everything and obstacles make people stronger, smarter, and successful individuals.