“Resilience matters in success. Character is not formed out of smart people. It is out of people who have suffered. I wish upon you pain and suffering.” —Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to a group of Stanford students

Getting beat up by life—periodically, of course, with some time in between to recover—may just save your life. Hard times can strengthen us, and when we're strong, it increases our capacity to celebrate and enjoy our lives.

Jensen Huang has gone through significant struggles himself. Long story short: Huang was born in Taiwan, moved to Thailand, and was then sent away to Washington, to a school for “difficult” children. His main chore as a........

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