Astronaut Jonny Kim’s message at Harvard: Stop trying to be the solo hero

The Korean American astronaut, physician and former Navy SEAL used Harvard Alumni Day to argue that trust, empathy and vulnerability matter more than self-reliance.

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Jonny Kim has spent his adult life in some of the world’s most demanding professions, serving as a Navy SEAL, earning a medical degree from Harvard and spending eight months aboard the International Space Station. Yet before more than 9,000 alumni gathered for Harvard Alumni Day, Kim used his keynote address to chal…