Randy Pausch是美國卡內基梅隆大學的計算機科學、人機交互及設計教授。2006年9月,他被診斷患有胰腺癌。2007年9月18日,他在卡內基梅隆大學做了一場風靡全美的“最后的演講”,根據這次演講,他出版的“The Last Lecture”一書則成為亞馬遜網站上最為暢銷的書籍之一。Randy教授所傳達的訊息之所以如此震撼人心,是因為他以誠懇、幽默的態(tài)度去分享他獨特的經驗。他談的不是死亡,而是人生中的重要議題,包括克服障礙、實現兒時夢想、幫助別人實現夢想、把握每一個時刻……

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When we send our kids to play organized sports – football, soccer, swimming, whatever – for most of us, it's not because we're desperate for them to learn the intricacies of the sport. What we really want them to learn is far more important: teamwork, perseverance, sportsmanship, the value of hard work, an ability to deal with adversity. This kind of indirect learning is what some of us like to call a "head fake." There are two kinds of head fakes. The first is literal. On a football field, a player will move his head one way so you'll think he's going in that direction. Then he goes the opposite way. It's like a magician using misdirection. Coach Graham used to tell us to watch a player's waist. "Where his belly button goes, his body goes." he'd say. The second kind of head fake I the really important one – the one that teaches people things they don't realize they're learning until well into the process. If you're a head-fake specialist, your hidden objective is to get them to learn something you want them to learn. This kind of head-fake learning is absolutely vital. And Coach Graham was the master.