‘I don’t wear a watch’: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang reveals the best career advice he ever received

‘I don’t wear a watch’: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang reveals the best career advice he ever received

By TOI Trending Desk
Publication Date: 2026-06-12 17:17:00

As America is set to celebrate its 250th anniversary, Forbes released a list of 250 of America’s most successful living immigrants. Placing fourth is Jensen Huang, a Taiwanese business tycoon, who is the CEO of Nvidia.At 63, Huang’s story is at the epitome of immigration and has inspired thousands across the globe. He began his career while clearing tables and scrubbing floors at Denny’s. Today, he leads one of the world’s most valuable tech empires, whose major workforce consists of millionaires.When asked about the best career advice he had ever received, Huang peculiarly pointed out that he doesn’t wear a watch. “Very few people know this but I don’t wear a watch,” said the Nvidia founder who had promised his wife that he would be a CEO by the age of 30 and made it happen. “And the reason I don’t wear a watch is that now is the most important time. Just dedicate yourself to now.”He explained the statement by sharing a story, claiming that the best career advice he got was from a gardener. He shared that he was on a family trip to Kyoto and visited a temple that had the largest moss collection in the world. “All of the moss is perfect, and every species of the world’s moss is there. It was a hot summer day – anybody who’s been to Kyoto knows how incredibly hot it is during the summer – and my family walked by this old man who was squatted down working on the moss with a bamboo tweezer. His bamboo basket was nearly empty with only two or three…