The End of Average
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| Author | Todd Rose |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Personal success, applied psychology, probability and statistics |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
Publication date | 2016 |
| Pages | 256 |
| ISBN | ISBN:978-0-06-235836-3 (hardcover) |
The End of Average: How We Succeed in a World That Values Sameness is a book by Todd Rose. It was published by HarperCollins in 2016, and talks about the importance of individuality rather than the concept of average human beings.[1]
In this book, the author argues that no individual can be accurately labeled as average. He presents an alternative to understanding individuals solely based on averages. He introduces three principles of individuality - the jaggedness principle (talent is always uneven), the context principle (traits are not fixed), and the pathways principle (we often take unconventional routes).[2][3]
According to The New York Times , “Readers will be moved to examine their own averagerian prejudices, most so ingrained as to be almost invisible, all worthy of review.”[4] As per Kirkus Reviews, the book is “an intriguing view into the evolution and imperfections of our current system but lacks a clear path toward implementing the proposed principles of individuality.”[5]
References
- ↑ Keats, Jonathon (10 February 2016). "The End of Average tells us why we should discard a mean idea". New Scientist. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2076608-the-end-of-average-tells-us-why-we-should-discard-a-mean-idea/.
- ↑ Morris, Iain (16 February 2016). "Originals by Adam Grant". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/feb/16/originals-adam-grant-end-of-average-todd-rose-review.
- ↑ McGregor, Jena (5 December 2021). "Nine leadership books to watch for in 2016". Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/on-leadership/wp/2015/12/28/nine-leadership-books-to-watch-for-in-2016/.
- ↑ Zuger, Abigail (22 February 2016). "Review: In ‘The End of Average,’ Cheers for Individual Complexity". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/23/science/book-review-the-end-of-average-todd-rose.html?searchResultPosition=1.
- ↑ "THE END OF AVERAGE - Book Review" (in en). Kirkus Reviews. https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/todd-rose/the-end-of-average/.
Further reading
- Bethune, Brian (2016-01-25). "Todd Rose, high school dropout turned Harvard professor, on why the idea of average is damaging, especially when it comes to education". Maclean's: pp. 12–13. http://global.factiva.com/redir/default.aspx?P=sa&an=MCNM000020160125ec1p00002&cat=a&ep=ASE. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- Hart, Anna (2016-01-19). "Mr Average? There's no such person". The Daily Telegraph: pp. 19–20. http://global.factiva.com/redir/default.aspx?P=sa&an=DT00000020160119ec1j0005v&cat=a&ep=ASE. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- Reisz, Matthew (2016-01-28). "Names, not numbers". Times Higher Education: pp. 42–45. ISSN 0049-3929.
- "Teaching, Learning and 'The End of Average' - Technology and Learning". insidehighered.com. https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/technology-and-learning/teaching-learning-and-%E2%80%98-end-average%E2%80%99. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
- The End of Average: Todd Rose's '8 for 8'. October 8, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2016 – via YouTube.
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