Walter Isaacson's biography of Jobs shows a uniquely windy road to the Apple cofounder's otherwordly success. My prototypical Dark Horse is Steve Jobs. In my opinion, those are the individuals that truly change the world. I admire Dark Horses, those individuals that take non-traditional routes to excellence. The book, which I'm about 3/4 of the way through, reminded me of the Japanese concept of Ikigai, "the reason for being." The authors argue that not only is the Dark Horse Model a necessity for the 21st century, it is a pathway to personal fulfillment and wellbeing. The Dark Horse Model is fundamentally inconsistent with our traditional way of thinking-the only way to succeed is through the conventional corporate (or academic) pathway. The Dark Horse model flips the traditional success on its head by having an individual first ask what motivates and fulfills them and then working toward a life/career that incorporates those goals. Instead, many individuals that fundamentally alter our thinking are Dark Horses. It is rare that individuals, successful only by standardized measures, change the world. Commonly, we identify successful individuals by being like everyone else, only better. Unfortunately, one may achieve many of those things and remain unfulfilled. Society currently measures success by wealth, power, and prestige. The premise of the book, Dark Horse, is that current measures of success don't hold up in the emerging world of personalized education and business. The Dark Horse Project is a long-term study of how women and men achieve success by harnessing their individuality. Rose leads the Dark Horse Project at Harvard. One of the books Wojcicki mentioned was Dark Horse, by Todd Rose. The podcast touched on education and family dynamics. The premise of the podcast was how to raise kind and fulfilled children.
She raised three daughters who have each become famously successful as the CEO of YouTube, the Founder and CEO of 23andMe, and a top medical researcher. Wojcicki knows a little bit about raising successful kids. I was recently listening to the podcast episode, The "T.R.I.C.K." to Raising Successful People with journalist, educator, and Silicon Valley influencer, Esther Wojcicki.
I am a big fan of Shane Parrish's blog, Farnum Street, and his podcast, The Knowledge Project.
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