7/28/2019 Reading Lecture 10_Last Lecture Dr Randy Pausch

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The Last Lecture by Dr. Randy Pausch

Coach Graham used to ride me hard. I remember onepractice in particular. "You are doing it all wrongPausch. Go back. Do it again!" I tried to do what hewanted, lt wasn't enough.

When I was finally dismissed, one of the assistantcoaches came over to reassure me. "Coach Grahamrode you pretty hard, didn't he?" he said. 'That's agood thing" the assistant told me. "When you'rescrewing up and nobody says anything to any anymore,that means they've given up on you."

That lesson has stuck with me my whole life. when yousee yourself doing something badly and nobody'sbothering to tell you anymore, that's a bad place to be.You may not want to hear it, but your critics are oftenthe ones telling you they still love you and care aboutyou, and want to l4ake vou better.