From a young age, we are taught that everyone is unique, singular, special. And as we get older, we celebrate figures like Steve Jobs and Elon Musk, visionaries who are so unlike everyone else that they do what no one else can. Being different, we are told, is a good thing.

But many of us feel that we stand out in all the wrong ways. Maybe we pitch a big idea during a work meeting, only to receive awkward silence in response. Maybe our attempts to join a new friend group fall flat. Maybe we struggle to feel properly seen, heard, or understood by the people around us. Maybe, we wonder, we’re just too weird to fit in.

The Atlantic staff writer Olga Khazan has good news for all of us: Weirdness isn’t an affliction—it’s a superpower. In Weird: The Power of Being an Outsider in an Insider World, Khazan uses dozens of surprising studies to illuminate why society craves conformity, and how weirdness really works. She then grounds the science in lived experience, introducing us to an array of fascinating, inspiring individuals who are unique in their workplaces or communities. Finally, she offers a variety of counterintuitive tips and tricks to help us not only deal with our weirdness, but also use it to become more creative, adaptable, and successful.

While we’re not all destined to become the next Steve Jobs or Elon Musk, there really is power in being different. And in Weird, Olga Khazan shows us all that we can accomplish if we only embrace who we are.

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