The last lecture
Chapter 23 – Pages 106-111 – I’m On My Honeymoon, If You Need Me …
1. Explain why Pausch left the grocery store happier to have an extra fifteen minutes
than 16 dollars.
2. What truth did Pausch realize about time?
3. What was the first truth Pausch learned about time?
4. What was the second truth Pausch discovered about time?
5. What question should we be asking ourselves in regard to time? What example did he
cite to prove his point?
6. On what matter did Jai consider Pausch to be “compulsive?” What response did he
give to Jai?
7. What one trick kept Pausch from having to hang on the phone for long periods of
time?
8. What two techniques did Pausch have for keeping unnecessary calls shorter?
9. What technique did Pausch use for annoying telemarketers?
10. What technique did he use to have a short conversation with someone at work?
11. What did Pausch say is an important skill as a professor and as a father?
12. How did Pausch handle callers who wanted to contact him on his honeymoon?
13. What did Pausch say is the one thing we all have but lessens as we age?