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The desire to fit in is one of the most powerful, least understood forces in a society. Todd Rose believes that as human beings we continually act against our own best interests out of our brains' misunderstanding of what we think others believe. A complicated set of illusions driven by conformity bias distorts how we see the world around us. From toilet paper shortages to kidneys that get thrown away rather than used for desperately needed or...

Drawing on cutting-edge neuroscience, behavioral economic, and social psychology research, acclaimed author, former Harvard professor, and think tank founder Todd Rose reveals how so much of our thinking about each other is informed by false assumptions that drive bad decisions that make us dangerously mistrustful as a society and hopelessly unhappy as individuals. The desire to fit in is one of the most powerful, least understood forces in so...

For generations, we've been stuck with a cookie-cutter mold for success that requires us to be the same as everyone else, only better. This "standard formula" works for some people but leaves most of us feeling disengaged and frustrated. As much as we might dislike the standard formula, it seems like there's no other practical path to financial security and a fulfilling life. But what if there is? In the Dark Horse Project at the Harvard Gradu...

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For generations, we've been stuck with a cookie-cutter mold for success that requires us to be the same as everyone else, only better. This "standard formula" works for some people but leaves most of us feeling disengaged and frustrated. As much as we might dislike the standard formula, it seems like there's no other practical path to financial security and a fulfilling life. But what if there is? In the Dark Horse Project at the Harvard Gradu...

Are you above average? Is your child an A student? Is your employee an introvert or an extrovert? Every day, we are judged according to how close we come to, or how far we deviate from, the yardstick of averages.The assumption that comparative metrics like school grades, personality test results, or performance review ratings can reveal something meaningful about our potential is so ingrained in our consciousness that we seldom question it. Th...

An accessible and insightful book that is part memoir and part social commentary for parents and teachers, about children who struggle in conventional schools.

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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 closely 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...

A book on the emerging science of the individual, and what it means for education, the workplace and wider society. Shows how we are all affected by archaic systems which measure our talents in a false, standardised way.

Todd Rose is the co-founder and president of the Center for Individual Opportunity, an organization dedicated to providing leadership around the emerging science of the individual, and is a faculty member at the Harvard School of Education where he teaches educational neuroscience.

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Zeitreisen und die Apokalypse ... ein wirklich übler Trip! Zugedröhnt mit Drogen wirft Bosley Coughlin einen Blick auf das Ende der Welt. Städte liegen in Trümmern, die wenigen Überlebenden werden von wandelnden Leichen erbarmungslos durch die Häuserschluchten gejagt. Die 14-jährige Ocean dagegen kennt nichts anderes als Tod und Verwüstung. Sie schläft in Autowracks und kämpft sich auf der Suche nach Nahrung und Geborgenheit durch, bis sie...

De eyeopener van 2016, die alles wat je dacht te weten, op zijn kop zal zetten.' - Hebban

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