Summary of Todd Rose & Ogi Ogas's Dark Horse

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#1 Dark horses are people who have excelled despite not being the typical example of a person who excels. They may have dropped out of college, been fired, or struggled to find a career they love. But they always worked hard, and eventually found their place in the world.

#2 The journey of a dark horse is not always easy. They may feel like a round peg in a square hole, and they may be stuck in a tedious job that doesn’t fulfill them. But eventually, they will realize that they are not living a fulfilling life.

#3 Dark horses are people who have decided to turn their lives around. They have forsaken the straight path for a winding path, but that doesn’t mean they’re not following a path at all. They are simply choosing opportunities that fit their truest self.

#4 The Law of Jante is a set of deeply rooted cultural beliefs concerning the relationship between individuality and success in Scandinavia. It states that everybody is supposed to be treated the same, and you are not supposed to think that you’re special in any way.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Mar 23, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669369219

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Contents

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Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

Dark horses are people who have excelled despite not being the typical example of a person who excels. They may have dropped out of college, been fired, or struggled to find a career they love. But they always worked hard, and eventually found their place in the world.

#2

The journey of a dark horse is not always easy. They may feel like a round peg in a square hole, and they may be stuck in a tedious job that doesn’t fulfill them. But eventually, they will realize that they are not living a fulfilling life.

#3

Dark horses are people who have decided to turn their lives around. They have forsaken the straight path for a winding path, but that doesn’t mean they’re not following a path at all. They are simply choosing opportunities that fit their truest self.

#4

The Law of Jante is a set of deeply rooted cultural beliefs concerning the relationship between individuality and success in Scandinavia. It states that everybody is supposed to be treated the same, and you are not supposed to think that you’re special in any way.

#5

The goal of standardization is to maximize the efficiency of a system of production. The primary mechanism by which standardization accomplishes this is through the elimination of individual variation.

#6

The first people to be standardized were the workers in the factories, who were converted into cogs in the great supermachine of industrial efficiency.

#7

Standardization began in the workplace, and was then applied to our children’s education. We standardized our work, learning, and careers, and eventually