The author's parents were originally from Taiwan and then immigrated to this country. Her mother worked at a jewelry store; her father was a programmer. She says she grew up on a farm because they couldn't afford housing near where their jobs were. "I feel like, you know, I always took immigrant parents, the first kid is the experiment and the second kid, they fixed everything they fucked up on"
Laura Huang is a professor at Harvard Business School. She joins us on the show to to dissect the topic of adversity and how we can find a way forward when it comes into the picture. During our discussion, we talk through her framework, a how-to on turning adversity into advantage, as well as discover why hard work and grit is, in fact, the last thing you should focus on.
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