There are many smart people: Huang Renxun’s career advice to young people
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In the rapidly changing era of artificial intelligence (AI), how should young people clarify their career paths? Huida CEO Huang Renxun shared, “Learn all the time and try your best as much as possible.”
When Huang Renxun attended the China-American Semiconductor Association (CASPA) annual meeting dinner in October 2023, he shared that he loved all the jobs he had ever done, including washing toilets.
Jen-Hsun Huang recalled that his first job was at a fast food restaurant, Denny’s. “I worked really hard to climb the career ladder at Denny’s, first as a dishwasher, then promoted to a dishwasher, and then a waiter. If I were still working there now, I would probably be CEO today.”
Huang Renxun went on to say that he later went to Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) for two years, and then to LSI Logic (LSI). He loved every job. If two colleagues hadn’t persuaded him to start the company, he believed he would still be happy. in it.
“What I want to express is that I love every job, including washing dishes and cleaning toilets,” Huang said sincerely, recalling the past, “I am the best at any job, and no one washes dishes more efficiently than me. , or sweep the toilet cleaner than me.”
Huang Renxun also mentioned that he does not wear a watch, “because the present is the most important moment, you just need to concentrate on the present.”
A career epiphany at an ancient temple in Kyoto
Jen-Hsun Huang said that he received the best career advice from a trip to Kyoto, Japan, with his family. When he was young, Jen-Hsun Huang visited an ancient temple in Kyoto on a hot summer day. The temple is very old, but the Zen-style garden is immaculately maintained.
Although the weather was hot and humid and there was no wind at all, he noticed an old gardener squatting on the ground with a small bamboo tweezer. Although tourists kept passing by him, he was still focused on doing his own thing, and the small bucket next to him was almost It was empty except for two or three withered lichen plants that he had picked up.
Huang Renxun chatted with the old gardener and learned that he had been working in the temple for 30 years. Huang Renxun asked curiously, how could the garden be so big and the tweezers so small, so that the work could be completed?
The old gardener said, “I have plenty of time.”
Huang Renxun said, “This is what I want to say. Most of the time, I wait for things to happen. I rarely chase after things. I don’t wear a watch and focus on the present. I love work, and you also know that in the technology industry, I I have been CEO for the longest time. Now, probably no one will hire me, but it’s safe to say, I like my job.”
Huang Renxun also said, “How many students can get a perfect score on the Scholastic Aptitude Assessment Test (SAT)? The answer is very, very many. There are so many extremely smart people graduating from school every year, which is a good thing, and it means that people are interested in physics and mathematics. He is becoming more and more proficient in , basic science, literature and philosophy.”
He went on to say that so young people have to compete with a lot of crazy smart people, and every company is founded by crazy smart people, and these founders are surrounded by people with high IQs. The question is, why some people can lead and create extraordinary things, while others cannot.
Huang Renxun’s next words triggered a burst of laughter from the audience. He said that he was lucky to be raised by Chinese people. One of the characteristics of the Chinese is that they can withstand long periods of pain and suffering. “If you were raised by Chinese parents, you should have endured a lot of pain. In fact, this ability is called perseverance, and this trait has been certified as one of the key traits of successful people.”
(Source: Tom’s Hardware, CNBC, CASPA YouTube Channel)
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2024-02-01 01:07:47
