Amy Chua

They hate the institution. They came in confident, and now they feel like they hate themselves. So this, in a way, is support for you, right? What kind of institution is this that creates this? But I like to go at that level. I just feel like, no. You know, talking to you for 10 seconds, I can tell exactly what your comparative advantage is. So what do you look for as a talent scout?

They hate the institution. They came in confident, and now they feel like they hate themselves. So this, in a way, is support for you, right? What kind of institution is this that creates this? But I like to go at that level. I just feel like, no. You know, talking to you for 10 seconds, I can tell exactly what your comparative advantage is. So what do you look for as a talent scout?

They hate the institution. They came in confident, and now they feel like they hate themselves. So this, in a way, is support for you, right? What kind of institution is this that creates this? But I like to go at that level. I just feel like, no. You know, talking to you for 10 seconds, I can tell exactly what your comparative advantage is. So what do you look for as a talent scout?

Oh, I don't look for a thing. I can just see what each person's thing is.

Oh, I don't look for a thing. I can just see what each person's thing is.

Oh, I don't look for a thing. I can just see what each person's thing is.

You know, that is so hard because I have some students here who reminded me. I mean, we can go through and rate each of you after this. Tian was his classmate, and apparently early on at a party that I threw, I said something like, you're going to be president of the United States, or you're going to be.

You know, that is so hard because I have some students here who reminded me. I mean, we can go through and rate each of you after this. Tian was his classmate, and apparently early on at a party that I threw, I said something like, you're going to be president of the United States, or you're going to be.

You know, that is so hard because I have some students here who reminded me. I mean, we can go through and rate each of you after this. Tian was his classmate, and apparently early on at a party that I threw, I said something like, you're going to be president of the United States, or you're going to be.

And then at his book party, my husband and I, we definitely said that this is after he'll build the LG. It's hard to say what it was. We definitely clicked. So another thing, it's not that I look for it, but I mentor a lot of outsiders. And There are an infinite number of ways to be an outsider, right? It's not just being a person of color or immigrant. I mean, JD was definitely an outsider.

And then at his book party, my husband and I, we definitely said that this is after he'll build the LG. It's hard to say what it was. We definitely clicked. So another thing, it's not that I look for it, but I mentor a lot of outsiders. And There are an infinite number of ways to be an outsider, right? It's not just being a person of color or immigrant. I mean, JD was definitely an outsider.

And then at his book party, my husband and I, we definitely said that this is after he'll build the LG. It's hard to say what it was. We definitely clicked. So another thing, it's not that I look for it, but I mentor a lot of outsiders. And There are an infinite number of ways to be an outsider, right? It's not just being a person of color or immigrant. I mean, JD was definitely an outsider.

What did you immediately notice? I remember him being in my office. I don't think he remembers this. We were talking about something, and he said, why are you so nice to me? And in that comment, I thought, wow, this guy has... That's so disarming. It's so authentic. It's kind of humble. So that comment, I found arresting. You know, it doesn't seem like very much, but I just thought...

What did you immediately notice? I remember him being in my office. I don't think he remembers this. We were talking about something, and he said, why are you so nice to me? And in that comment, I thought, wow, this guy has... That's so disarming. It's so authentic. It's kind of humble. So that comment, I found arresting. You know, it doesn't seem like very much, but I just thought...

What did you immediately notice? I remember him being in my office. I don't think he remembers this. We were talking about something, and he said, why are you so nice to me? And in that comment, I thought, wow, this guy has... That's so disarming. It's so authentic. It's kind of humble. So that comment, I found arresting. You know, it doesn't seem like very much, but I just thought...

I don't know, just no other students ever asked me that. Why are you so nice to me? You know, it made me, and then I later realized it's part of his background. A lot of people weren't nice to him. His mom and dad, I mean, he had no whatever. So, you know, I do like people with big dreams. I mean, you could call it ambition. I do like people who are, want to go for it, I think.

I don't know, just no other students ever asked me that. Why are you so nice to me? You know, it made me, and then I later realized it's part of his background. A lot of people weren't nice to him. His mom and dad, I mean, he had no whatever. So, you know, I do like people with big dreams. I mean, you could call it ambition. I do like people who are, want to go for it, I think.

I don't know, just no other students ever asked me that. Why are you so nice to me? You know, it made me, and then I later realized it's part of his background. A lot of people weren't nice to him. His mom and dad, I mean, he had no whatever. So, you know, I do like people with big dreams. I mean, you could call it ambition. I do like people who are, want to go for it, I think.

What did he mean? The origin story, this is actually amazing, the overlap between Hillbilly Elegy and Tiger Mom. It's kind of incredible. So exams were January of 2011, the final exams. And Wall Street Journal's story breaks January 8, 2011. My book comes out January 11, 2011. I went from being a mild-mannered, well-liked nobody to suddenly being in the middle of this global firestorm.

What did he mean? The origin story, this is actually amazing, the overlap between Hillbilly Elegy and Tiger Mom. It's kind of incredible. So exams were January of 2011, the final exams. And Wall Street Journal's story breaks January 8, 2011. My book comes out January 11, 2011. I went from being a mild-mannered, well-liked nobody to suddenly being in the middle of this global firestorm.