{"product_id":"book-bn9c","title":"The End of Average","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAre you above average? Is your child an A student? Is your employee an introvert or an extrovert? \u003c\/em\u003eEvery 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe End of Average\u003c\/em\u003e, Rose, a rising star in the new field of the science of the individual shows that \u003cem\u003eno one is average\u003c\/em\u003e. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeaving 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 \u003cem\u003ejaggedness principle\u003c\/em\u003e (talent is always jagged)\u003cem\u003e,\u003c\/em\u003e the\u003cem\u003e context principle\u003c\/em\u003e (traits are a myth)\u003cem\u003e,\u003c\/em\u003e and the\u003cem\u003e pathways principle\u003c\/em\u003e (we \u003cem\u003eall\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRead this powerful manifesto in the ranks of \u003cem\u003eDrive, Quiet, and Mindset—\u003c\/em\u003eand you won’t see averages or talent in the same way again.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49345349255472,"sku":"BDbn9c","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49345349288240,"sku":"ZEbn9c","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/bn9c-Square-cover.jpg?v=1776936602","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-bn9c","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}