The Freak Factor: Discovering Uniqueness by Flaunting Weakness

We live in a world that values conformity. Our homes, schools and organizations want people to be well-balanced and well-rounded. However, successful people are abnormal, unbalanced and unusual. They don’t fit in. They freak out. Dyslexic billionaires, autistic software-testers and disruptive students prove that what makes us weird, makes us wonderful, and what makes us weak, makes us strong.