Lots of Things to Do and No Time?

Hear from the man who really didn't have much time. Carnegie Mellon Professor Randy Pausch was diagnosed with cancer and was told that he only had 3-6 months to live. He chose to accept the fact and lived his remaining life to the fullest. He continued to inspire many through his "Last Lecture". I was especially inspired by the lecture he gave at the University of Virginia on Time Management. Live everyday as if you would die tomorrow? Hear the practical tips from the inspirational professor.

He passed away on 25 July 2008.

How Not to Have Fun

"I don't know how not to have fun..." ~ Randy Pausch

Wao! I have forgotten how to have fun. My parents and the school taught me from young about delayed gratification and that some form of sacrifice and suffering was inevitable. Press on long enough and we will see the fruits of labour, I was told. When in school, I was told playing can wait, school comes first. After challenging the authorities for some period, I gave in. I didn't think about extra-curricular activities, no money-making ways, anything to do with investment was unorthodox. I felt guilty when I didn't spend all my time before exams studying. After 20 odd years in the system, I was conditioned, moulded like the others, like in a production line.

I wished I was like Randy, allowed to paint his own room, had dreams and chased them, created his own course, did work that helped many others (students in his case), left a legacy, most importantly, he had fun while doing all these. Then again, what's stopping me now?