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There are a number of chores scheduled for today as we get ready for a garage sale this Saturday.
I need to select the next book for reading: "The Last Lecture".
| Long Term Activities | Planned Activities for Today | Time Today | Cumulative Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cull professional articles | Review Psychology articles | 5 hr |
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| Prepare pdf files of my papers | Digitize 3 professional papers | 4 hr |
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| Digitize slides | Digitize slide collection | 10 hr |
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| Put away stamps | 0 hr |
| Learning Category | Planned Activities for Today | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Literature | Begin morning with a Rumi reading | |
| Puzzles & Games | New York Times crossword puzzles | 1 hr |
| Literature | Read "The Last Lecture" by Randy Pausch | 3 hr |
| Mathematics | Make a few notes on linear algebra (Hefferon Ch I, section 1) | 1 hr |
| History | Continue reading "Ahtahkakoop" by Deanna Christensen | 1 hr |
I notice that I am beginning to make very few notes or comments on many of the books that I read. This is another one.
I enjoyed this book. Right from the first page I was hooked, and I completed it in two sittings. It would have been one sitting if a previous commitment had not forced me to put the book down for a couple of hours.
I would suggest this book to anyone who is either going through a cancer diagnosis, or knows of someone who is. There are many personal anecdotes that give the book an incredible sense of immediacy. I expect this book to become a classic. It is not about dying, it is about living.
The book has a web site: http://www.cmu.edu/uls/journeys/randy-pausch/index.html .
I read the book first and then watched the video of his "Last Lecture". I liked that sequence.
I would rate this book as 4 our of 5.
Tags: psychology, cancer, counselling
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