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Kevin Dutton

The Wisdom of Psychopaths

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Psychopath. The word conjurs up images of serial killers, rapists, suicide bombers, gangsters. But think again: you could probably benefit from being a little more psychopathic yourself.Psychologist Kevin Dutton has made a speciality of psychopathy, and is on first-name terms with many notorious killers. But unlike those incarcerated psychopaths, and all those depicted in movies and crime fiction, most are not violent, he explains. In fact, says Prof Dutton, they have a lot of good things going for them. Psychopaths are fearless, confident, charismatic and focused—qualities tailor-made for success in today’s society.The Wisdom of Psychopaths is an intellectual rollercoaster ride that combines lightning-hot science with unprecedented access to secret monasteries, Special Forces training camps, and high-security hospitals. In it, you will meet serial killers, war heroes, financiers, movie stars and attorneys—and discover that beneath the hype and popular…
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  • 洪一萍цитирапреди 4 години
    other random experiences can cause subtle changes in internal wiring and chemistry which then later account for tectonic shifts in behavior.
  • Siwaar Djebbiцитирапреди 2 години
    But human beings are pathologically risk averse. A lot of the mechanisms that drive our emotions aren’t really that well adapted to modern life.”
  • Michelle Wibowoцитирапреди 4 години
    Psychopathy really is like a high performance sports car. It’s a double-edged sword that inevitably cuts both ways.

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