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·-20071127,.,©CopyrightRandyPausch,2007FriederikeSophieBrand..(),,,.,.LichaoChen!,,.,,.Email:ocirlin@gmail.com:[].{}.RandyPausch:·:Thankyou,that'sverykind,butnevertipthewaiterbeforethemealarrives..Thankyou,GabeandJim,Icouldn'timaginebeingmoregratefulforanintroduction.ThesearetwopeoplethatI'veknownalongtime,ItaughthereatUVA,Ilovethisschool,it'sanincredibleplacefilledwithtraditionandhistoryandrespect,thekindofqualitiesthatIreallyadmire,thatIwanttoseepreservedinAmericansociety.AndthisisoneoftheplacesthatIjustloveforpreservingthat.IthinkthehonorcodealoneattheUniversityofVirginiaissomethingthateveryuniversityadministratorshouldstudyandlookatandsay:“Whycan'twedothattoo?“Ithinktherearealotofthingsaboutthisplacetolove.,,.I'mgoingtotalktodayonthetopicoftimemanagement.Thecircumstancesare,asyouprobablyknow,alittlebitunusual.IthinkatthispointI'manauthoritytotalkaboutwhattodowithlimitedtime.Mybattlewithpancreaticcancerstartedaboutayearandahalfago.Fought,didalltherightthingsbutasmyoncologistsaid,ifyoucouldpickoffalist,that'snottheoneyou'dwanttopick.OnAugust15th,theseweremyCATscans.Youcanseethatifyouscrollthroughallofthem,thereareaboutadozentumorsinmyliver,andthedoctorsatthattimesaid,-Ilovethewaytheysayit:“Youhavethreetosixmonthsofgood1healthleft.“Optimismandpositivephrasing.It'slikewhenyouareatDisney:“Whattimedoestheparkclose?“-“Theparkisopenuntileight.“SoIhave“threetosixmonthsofgoodhealth.“Well,let'sdothemath:Todayisthreemonthsandtwelvedays.SowhatIhadonmyday-timerfortodaywasnotnecessarilybeingattheUVA.I'mpleasedtosaythatwedotreatwithpalliativechemo,they'regoingtobuymealittlebitoftimeontheorderofafewmonthsifitcontinuestowork.I'mstillinperfectlygoodhealth.WithGabeintheaudience,I'mnotgoingtodopush-ups,becauseI'mnotgoingtobeshownup.Gabeisreallyingoodshape!ButIcontinuetobeinrelativelygoodhealth,Ihadchemotherapyyesterday,youshouldalltryit,it'sgreat.Butitdoesbegthequestion,Ihavefinitetime-somepeoplesaid:“Sowhyareyougoingandgivingatalk?“TherearealotofreasonsI'mcominghereandgivingatalk.OneofthemisthatIsaidIwould.That'saprettysimplereason.AndI'mphysicallyableto.AnotheroneisthatgoingtotheUniversityofVirginiaisnotlikegoingtosomeforeignplace.Peoplesay:“Aren'tyouspendingallyourtimewithfamily?“Andbycomingbackhereforaday,Iamspendingmytimewithfamilybothmetaphoricallyandliterallybecauseitturnsoutthat-manyofyouhaveprobablyseenthispicturefromthetalkthatIgave,thesearemynieceandnephewChrisandLaura.MynieceLauraisactuallyasenior...afourth-year!hereatMr.Jefferson'suniversity.Laura,couldyoustandup,sotheyseeyou'vegottentaller?Thereyouare.Icouldn'tbehappiertohaveherhereatthisuniversity.TheotherpersoninthispictureisChris,ifyoucouldstandupsotheyseeyou'vegottenmuchtaller?Theyhavegrowninsomanyways,notjustinheight.It'sbeenwonderfultoseethatandbeanuncletothem.IsthereanybodyhereonthefacultyorPh.D.studentsofthehistorydepartment?Anyhistorypeoplehereatall?Anybodyherewhoisfromhistory,findChrisrightafterthetalk.BecauseheiscurrentlyinhissophomoreyearatWilliamandMaryandhe'sinterestedingoingintoaPh.D.programinhistorydowntheroadandtherearen'tmanybetterPh.D.programsinhistorythanthisone.SoI'mpimpingformynephewhere!Let'sbeclear!,.Whatarewegoingtotalkabouttoday?We'regoingtotalkabout-thisisnotlikethelecturethatyoumayhaveseenmegivebefore.Thisisaverypragmaticlecture.Oneof2thereasonsthatIhadagreedtocomebackandgivethisisbecauseGabeandmanyotherfacultymembershadtoldmethattheyhadgottensomuchtangiblevalueabouthowtogetmoredone,andItrulydobelievethattimeistheonlycommoditythatmatters.Sothisisaverypragmatictalk.Itisinspirationalinthesensethatitwillinspireyoubygivingyousomeconcretethingsyoumightdotobeabletogetmorethingsdoneinyourfinitetime.I'mgoingtotalkspecificallyabouthowtosetgoals,howtoavoidwastingtime,howtodealwithaboss,-originallythistalkwashowtodealwithyouradvisor,butItriedtobroadenit,soit'snotquitesoacademicallyfocused.Howtodelegatetopeople,somespecificskillsandtoolsthatImightrecommendtohelpyougetmoreoutoftheday.Andtodealwiththerealproblemsinourlives,whicharestressandprocrastination.Ifyoucanlickthatlastone,youareprobablyingoodshape.Youdon'tneedtotakeanynotes.IpresumeifIseeanylaptopsopenyou'reactuallyjustdoingIMoremailorsomething.Ifyou'relisteningtomusic,pleaseatleastwearheadphones.Allofthiswillbepostedonmywebsiteandtomakeitreallyeasy,ifyouwanttoknowwhentolookup,anyslidesthathavearedstararethepointsthatIthinkyoushouldreallymakesurethatyougotthatone.Conversely,ifitdoesn'thavearedstar,well....ThefirstthingIwanttosayisthatAmericansarevery,verybadatdealingwithtimeasacommodity.We'rereallygoodatdealingwithmoneyasacommodity.Weare,asaculture,veryinterestedindealingwithmoney,howmuchsomebodyearnsisastatusthingandsoon,butwedon'treallyhavetimeelevatedtothat.Peoplewastetheirtimeanditalwaysfascinatesme.OneofthethingsthatI'venoticedisthatveryfewpeopleequatetimeandmoneyandtheyarevery,veryequatable.ThefirstthingIstarteddoingwhenIwasateacherwasaskingmygraduatestudents:“Well,howmuchisyourtimeworthanhour?“Orifyouworkatacompany:“Howmuchisyourtimeworthtothecompany?“Whatmostpeopledon'tr