About the Book
About the Book
Fair Isn't The Name of this Game
You were told that if you worked hard, stayed honest, and followed the rules, things would work out. And maybe they did for a while. But at some point, you noticed the gap between what you were promised and what actually happened. Between the values on the wall and the decisions in the room. Between what counted as fair and what actually counted. Fair Isn't The Name of this Game is Marina Schmidt's frank and fearless exploration of that gap. Part personal narrative, part cultural critique, and part practical guide, this book names the unspoken dynamics that shape careers, relationships, and entire lives.
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What's Inside the Book
Section Intro: Fair Isn’t The Name of this Game is structured to take you on a journey from recognition to understanding to action. Each chapter builds on the last, giving you both the insight to see clearly and the tools to move forward with intention.
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Chapter 01
The game begins before we realize we're playing. In this opening chapter, Marina examines how unspoken rules, inherited assumptions, and curated narratives shape our expectations from the very start and what happens when reality refuses to match the script we were handed. Chapter Preview
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Chapter 02
Fairness isn't just about outcomes; it's about who gets to define them. This chapter dives deep into the mechanics of power: how it operates quietly, how it shapes perception, and why the standards we're measured against so often seem to shift depending on who's doing the measuring.
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Chapter 03
Understanding the game doesn't mean surrendering to it. In this pivotal chapter, Marina shares the strategies, mindset shifts, and hard-won perspectives that allow people to engage with an unfair world without losing themselves in it. This is where the book turns from diagnosis to direction.