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b'The standard route to success in modern life goes as follows: work hard in high school, score high on your SAT, get into a good college, do well in your classes, get a good job.\\xa0\\n\\nFor some people, that path works, but for a lot of people, it leaves them disengaged and frustrated because it doesn\'t actually lead to a life of fulfillment.\\xa0\\n\\nMy guest today has spent his academic career studying individuals who have bucked the standard formula for achievement and found success on their own terms. His name is Todd Rose. He\'s a professor\\xa0at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and the co-author of the book\\xa0Dark\\xa0Horse: Achieving Success Through the Pursuit of Fulfillment.\\xa0We begin our conversation discussing what Todd calls the "Standardization Covenant," including how it developed to serve institutions rather than individuals and why following the standard path often leads to frustration. Todd then explains his idea of an alternative "Dark\\xa0Horse Covenant" and what it looks like theoretically and in the lives of those who\'ve followed it. He then walks us through the steps that\\xa0dark\\xa0horses follow to find success and fulfillment on their own terms, including focusing on "micromotives" to figure out where you fit, making decisive choices, creating your own options, and trying new strategies until you find something that works. We end our conversation with how Todd would like to see the\\xa0Dark\\xa0Horse dynamic incorporated into our educational system. \\n\\nGet the show notes at aom.is/darkhorse.'