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The End of Average
- How We Succeed in a World That Values Sameness
- Lu par : Fred Sanders
- Durée : 6 h et 31 min
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Are you above average? Is your child an A student? Is your employee an introvert or an extrovert? Every day we are measured against the yardstick of averages, judged according to how close we come to it or how far we deviate from it.
The assumption that metrics comparing us to an average—like GPAs, personality test results, and performance review ratings—reveal something meaningful about our potential is so ingrained in our consciousness that we don't even question it. That assumption, says Harvard's Todd Rose, is spectacularly—and scientifically—wrong.
In The End of Average, Rose, a rising star in the new field of the science of the individual, shows that no one is average. Not you. Not your kids. Not your employees. This isn't hollow sloganeering—it's a mathematical fact with enormous practical consequences.
But while we know people learn and develop in distinctive ways, these unique patterns of behaviors are lost in our schools and businesses, which have been designed around the mythical "average person". This average-size-fits-all model ignores our differences and fails at recognizing talent. It's time to change it.
Weaving science, history, and his personal experiences as a high school dropout, Rose offers a powerful alternative to understanding individuals through averages: the three principles of individuality. The jaggedness principle (talent is always jagged), the context principle (traits are a myth), and the pathways principle (we all walk the road less traveled) help us understand our true uniqueness - and that of others - and how to take full advantage of individuality to gain an edge in life.
Listen to this powerful manifesto in the ranks of Drive, Quiet, and Mindset - and you won't see averages or talent in the same way again.
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- Charles
- 30/11/2018
waste of time
Poorly written, repetitive and flat, this book is excruciatingly painful to read, although some insight appears to prove to be of interest. Please read an online summary, which in that particumar case will be more than enough to comprehend the message conveyed in this book
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- Kristofer Jarl
- 06/05/2019
Good intentions, terrible execution
Todd Rose has a chip on his shoulder. It shows clearly in this book. Even if he gradually eases off on the pedal during this book, (it becomes a tad more nuanced towards the end) it is clear that he has found an enemy in 'average' (or, what he thinks 'average' is), and what he refers to as 'averagerians'.
The problem is that he tries to take all the situations he dislikes in a variety of fields (health care, military, education, industry) and tries to find a way to pin the problems on the 'average' mindset. After a promising first chapter, it becomes unsustainable very quickly.
Let me give an example; Todd Rose says that the recruitment policy in corporate business is flawed, because employers are looking to find talent that is performing better than average on tests.
But 'average' has nothing to do with this behaviour! Employers are looking to find the best talent, period. The 'average' part can be completely omitted, but Rose shoves it in anyway, making it apparent that he does what he can to pin everything on this concept.
He is much better off when he momentarily talks about the flaws in one-dimentional assessment systems, or the jaggedness principle, but alas, he turns it into a lynch rally against 'averageness'.
I have spent quite some time debunking Taylorism and the likes, much like Rose is attempting to do in this book. But even I can see Rose is trying to steer the fire in the wrong direction.
Rose proposes that we go for a system that is more based on individuality than on scores from standardised tests. All is well with that, but very few suggestions on 'how' to do such a thing. A few hand-wavy examples is all he offers.
Like my review title says, Rose may have good intentions, but this book is a shot in the dark. I would say skip it, and go look elsewhere.
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- Tim Welch
- 10/03/2016
A must read for school administrators
I really think that many school administrators should read this book. Perhaps they could find ways to change the overall structure of our institutions in a way that honors the individuality of each and every student and leads to better success. I also believe that the pathways principal is an obvious part of education that honors our individuality. Competencies and credentialing are the coming age.
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- Nicole B.
- 08/11/2017
Yes! Yes! Yes!
Todd Rose eloquently explains how the world came to embrace the factory model and why it no longer meets the needs of humanity. I have listened to this book twice on my commute to work (I currently teach physics in a public high school) and every day I listen I think to myself where were you in 1997 when I graduated with is business degree and wanted to change the business model only to be reminded that a woman was supposed to look nice, fetch coffee, and not disrupt the status quo. This is a must read.
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- Doc
- 14/11/2017
My first book in Audible and I got hooked
This is the first book I purchased from Audible. I started “reading” on Thursday and finished it on Saturday. It’s rare that I am able to finish a book in 3 days but I got hooked because of the content and the narration quality. I am not good at listening but I was pleasantly surprised that I was able to focus and concentrate on this book. In those three days, I was able to repeat several chapters that I needed to review, considering I was reading during work breaks and commute. I just found the format of a narrated book very convenient. I am convinced about the idea of average being broken. I like how Todd Rose presented the theoretical foundations that support the principles he presented. I like the examples because they gave me a clear handle on implementing the principles in real life. I highly recommend this book to all who want to recognize and develop the talents of others and their own.
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- La Mar Sheppard
- 23/01/2017
Started as an interesting title...
Turned out to be one of the best books I've read in the last year. Highly recommend this book.
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- JoeMac
- 28/09/2016
Helpful
There was a bit of redundancy in this lecture, but overall packed with great information.
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- Alexa
- 24/11/2016
Fantastic look at how our paradigms need to shift
This is a fabulous account of how "averagist" thinking has permeated so many aspects of society. This book is a critical read for people involved in transforming social systems.
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- @larry
- 01/11/2016
A MUST READ!
Would you listen to The End of Average again? Why?
A colleague recommended this book, and I am so grateful he did. This is a mind changing book. I believe every parent and educator needs to read this book. We are all geniuses, but in different areas. No one is average!
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- R. Oden
- 26/10/2016
What a hole we have dug.
It is incredible what a hole society has dug for itself with averagism. And how it is still embraced by so many institutions in spite of the science to the contrary. Fortunately some organizations are brave enough to explore alternatives. There may be hope for us yet. :-)
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- vinnie
- 04/10/2016
REQUIRED READING
Change your thinking to make the world a better place to live for all of us!
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- Adrian Hermann
- 25/01/2020
Amazing content for professional and personal life
I loved the personal experience to which most people can relate in one way or another.
I came to this book as a designer with an interest in accessibility, design for all and universal design.
I won some key facts for my user experience every day practice and some arguments that push my feminism further ~> we should all be more like the US Airforce!
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