IMM Senior Thesis – Fall 2020

Link to Video: https://youtu.be/ji5_MqicxSo The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch  Watching The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch Randy had a lot of great points within his video there are 4 lessons that I think contributed to thoughts about my current life assessment and senior thesis. The four lessons are accomplished mundane goals, actively following your … Continue reading “Video Response: The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch”

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Hello! I’m Ben, and this…is “Music of the Week”, a series of WordPress posts from yours truly where I post songs I think are pretty neat.

I watched the Steve Jobs video. I enjoyed his story about dropping in on classes that seemed interesting. I’ve been a musician my whole life, so when I got to TCNJ I auditioned for choir because why not. I got into Chorale and fell in love with the Music Department. I looked at all the … Continue reading “Video Response- Steve Jobs”

On June 12, 2005, Steve Job gave a speech to the graduating class at Stanford, telling them three important themes, “connecting the dots”, “love and loss”, and “death”. Each theme represented a period in his life where he was at his lowest but from these hardships, he learned valuable lessons that changed his life for … Continue reading “Steve Jobs Commencement Speech Response”

I picked Randy Pausch’s talk for one reason and it’s that he’s not Steve Jobs. I owe nothing more. I also knew I wasn’t going to watch all 76 minutes of his lecture. Come on. So, in the spirit of spontaneously and impulsively jumping into stuff, I clicked around and just went with random timecodes. … Continue reading “A discussion post about Randy Pausch, a man who is not Steve Jobs”

Something that caught my attention right away with Jobs’ commencement speech is the same thing that made his keynote speeches for Apple so popular, and so memorable, and that is his ability to be direct. It’s strange because it should be painfully easy to be clear, concise, and direct with what you’re saying and trying … Continue reading “Don’t Settle: Discussion on Steve Jobs’ Commencement Speech”

I think he would have been amazing to meet.

In his 2005 Stanford commencement speech, Steve Jobs tells three simple stories entitled “Connecting the Dots”, “Love and Lost”, and “Death”. Each one has their own important message, but also a very kind-hearted purpose behind all of them. In “Connecting the Dots”, Steve discusses how college wasn’t the right path for him, so much so … Continue reading “Steve Jobs: A Commencement Worth Another Listen”