The Calculus of Greener Grass | Haofeng "Fish" Yu | TEDxWinsor School Youth

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Haofeng "Fish" Yu is an actuary and mathematician who spent his career building models to predict the future. He decides to apply that same rigor to his own life, and his model says: move from Houston to Boston. What follows is a cross-country drive through a near-collision on I-90, a rocky start building his consulting firm, FolioX, amid a colder culture, and months of aimless T rides trying to find where he belongs. The turning point comes at the Arnold Arboretum, in front of a 74-year-old bald cypress, a swamp tree from the Gulf Coast that has survived decades of Boston winters without ever becoming a maple. Blending math, humor, and honest reflection on adaptation, Yu distills his experience into two elegant conclusions: adapt to your environment, but never stop being yourself. Haofeng "Fish" Yu is new to Boston and new to the Winsor community. After relocating from Houston with his younger daughter in August, he has been rethinking a familiar idea: the grass is greener somewhere else. In his talk, Fish shares how change, distance, and everyday effort shape where - and how - we grow. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx