“Advice To Your Younger Self”

“The key question to keep asking is, Are you spending your time on the right things? Because time is all you have.” -Randy Pausch, The Last Lecture

A useful exercise to think about and perhaps do…

If you were going to give a Ted Talk and you had no more than 20 minutes (maybe it’s only 15, 10, 5) to deliver it, what would you say?

Start with this question: “What advice would you give to your younger self?”

Then…

Write (fast and furious).

Edit (compress it down, ala George Saunders, to fit within the time constraints).

Record (into your voice memo app or if you’re really feeling brave, into your phone camera).

Review (listen/watch your recording).

Remind (yourself; it’s not too late to follow your own advice).

Share (your recording; with a young person).

In doing so, you might just change someone’s life. Including your own.