take the path less traveled
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To choose the less popular or common option. The phrase is typically associated with Robert Frost's 1916 poem, "The Road Not Taken." I took the path less traveled when I decided not to go to college, unlike all of my siblings. Our company has become so successful by taking the path less traveled—by doing things differently from our competition!
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