Comments on: The Katana: Randy Pausch and Basketballs 12/21

By: Sunday Link Rodeo 13

Sunday Link Rodeo 13 — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:12:09 +0000

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By: thriftygal

thriftygal — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 21:10:18 +0000

@admin
@HollyP: He clarifies it in an interview published in Time magazine: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1729708-2,00.html

“You mention in your lecture that one of the keys to success is working extra hard. But shouldn’t life have a balance? —Claire Morris in Arlington, VA
The thing I wish I’d clarified in the lecture is that was when I was single. Once I got married and had kids you would not find me in my office at 10pm.”

By: admin

admin — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:31:33 +0000

MLR – Cool, sounds good to me. I really think it’s what one makes of their work. They can decide to kick ass, or let their ass get kicked!

By: MLR

MLR — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:24:56 +0000

@admin Ah, without knowing your line of work, I guess I can't comment. In my line of work, you'd be hard pressed to be working constantly for 10-12 hour days (as long as staffing is correct!). The people who work for 8-9 hours and are time-counters make themselves very obvious by the results. The people who come in, jump in head first, create organizational impact, and get results are very obvious, too. They live and breath one of our adopted mottos "Act Now. Do It Today. Get Results." In my new job role, I have probably gotten more done in the past 6 months then some people have done in multiple years! .-= MLR´s last blog ..Last Minute Xmas Shopping Advice =-.

By: admin

admin — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 07:09:04 +0000

@HollyP It's not surprising. He had children after he made tenure actually.

By: HollyP

HollyP — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 05:03:04 +0000

I’m surprised to hear that Prof. Pausch had children but still advocated such a long workday. You won’t find me at the office at 10 pm on a Friday evening. I enjoy my job, but I’d rather spend time with my family.

By: Don@MoneyReasons

Don@MoneyReasons — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 02:39:23 +0000

@Financial Samurai
Yeah, I’m in the same boat, I want to get my house paid off first and a good nut saved, before I go “Carpe Diem”ing :)

Maybe I’ll start by going “Carpe Penny”ing… (sorry for the lame joke, I couldn’t resist)
.-= Don@MoneyReasons´s last blog ..Wealth Tip #2: Working Both Harder and Smarter Can Make You Wealthy =-.

By: admin

admin — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:39:52 +0000

@kosmo @ The Casual Observer Yeah, it was nice of him to be so straight up with me. They are ALL apart of the San Francisco Parks & Recreation Center, so they're looking out for each other. @Money Funk You should DEFINITELY allocate 50 minutes of your time this week to watch his video in this post. I'm telling you, it will move you and change the way you look at things. It's absolutely one of the best videos about the human spirit around. @neal@wealthpilgrim Agreed. It makes you think about what's really important. There's no number crunching or calculations, but yet, it very well could be the best PF book around. @Suzan Thank you for continuing to come visit the site! @Don@MoneyReasons Carpe diem indeed, but I have to admit, I'm scared to be a little too carpe diem before I have my nut saved. Carpe diem within reason I guess!