For those of you who are fortunate enough to not work in politics, consider yourself lucky. People involved in legislation are constantly worrying about the next step: are we getting supported? By whom? Can we win? What happens if we don't?
It's a lot of work, which could ultimately lead to a huge failure. As you can imagine, it's pretty easy to lose faith and become uninspired. About to succumb to this peer pressure, my supervisor needed some motivation.
So, I went to the most inspiring source I knew, Randy Pausch. While I was at Carnegie Mellon, Randy gave his last lecture, which provided his unique perspective on really achieving your childhood dreams. Watching the video is absolutely profound and you can see his passion for life, so close to the end of his own.
Rather than simply sending her a link and a crumby message, I went out and purchased the book for her. Inside, I wrote a soppy message about inspiration and a quotation from Mr. Pausch.
I wrapped the book, put some candy in the gift bag, and then hid the book on her door and waited for her to come into work.
I believe that she felt a moment of inspiration. (If nothing else, she felt that her work was appreciated--and who doesn't like that feeling?) And I felt that the act of kindness was well-timed and definitely gave me precipice to send off my second karma diary.
For this new karma diary, I sent it off to a CMU friend. Carnegie Mellon is such an amazing and unique place, I wanted this book to only be a part of our lovely little bubble. Hopefully, my friend will be able to rise to the kindness challenge and pass along the book to another member of our nerdy paradise.
Here's hoping kindness is more pressing than calculus,
James
It's a lot of work, which could ultimately lead to a huge failure. As you can imagine, it's pretty easy to lose faith and become uninspired. About to succumb to this peer pressure, my supervisor needed some motivation.
So, I went to the most inspiring source I knew, Randy Pausch. While I was at Carnegie Mellon, Randy gave his last lecture, which provided his unique perspective on really achieving your childhood dreams. Watching the video is absolutely profound and you can see his passion for life, so close to the end of his own.
Rather than simply sending her a link and a crumby message, I went out and purchased the book for her. Inside, I wrote a soppy message about inspiration and a quotation from Mr. Pausch.
I wrapped the book, put some candy in the gift bag, and then hid the book on her door and waited for her to come into work.
I believe that she felt a moment of inspiration. (If nothing else, she felt that her work was appreciated--and who doesn't like that feeling?) And I felt that the act of kindness was well-timed and definitely gave me precipice to send off my second karma diary.
For this new karma diary, I sent it off to a CMU friend. Carnegie Mellon is such an amazing and unique place, I wanted this book to only be a part of our lovely little bubble. Hopefully, my friend will be able to rise to the kindness challenge and pass along the book to another member of our nerdy paradise.
Here's hoping kindness is more pressing than calculus,
James
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