Book · 2012 · Neurosciences
The wisdom of psychopaths
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Another phenomenal book is the wisdom of psychopaths what we can learn from spies serial killers military and CEOs.
The best things said about it
Up until I started looking into this and reading books like The Wisdom of Psychopaths, I used to just think psychopath equals serial killer, serial rapist, violent criminal underworld gang member.
So there's a book called um the wisdom of psychopaths and it talks about psychopathic tendencies and it's a character type.
He wrote the wisdom of psychopaths. And yeah, so one of the sub traits that so there are these kind of three sub traits in psychopathy.
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Why people recommend it
The Wisdom of Psychopaths by Kevin Dutton is a fascinating exploration of psychopathic traits, examining how characteristics typically associated with extreme deviance can also manifest as adaptive strengths in high-achieving professions like business, law enforcement, and surgery. This title captured the attention of several podcast hosts and guests who frequently used it to unpack human behavior. On The Shawn Ryan Show, Travis Haley described it as a phenomenal read regarding the psychological makeup of military personnel, spies, and corporate leaders, while Nathan Apffel noted that it sheds light on specific personality archetypes. Jordan Harbinger discussed the book across multiple episodes of The Jordan Harbinger Show, admitting that it fundamentally altered his prior misconceptions that equated psychopaths exclusively with violent criminals like serial killers or gang members. Additionally, Christian Jarrett appeared on Modern Wisdom with Chris Williamson, where they referenced Dutton's work while analyzing sub-traits of psychopathy such as fearless dominance. Throughout these discussions, the book served as a core reference point for demystifying complex psychological profiles and understanding the nuanced spectrum of human personality.
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Jordan Harbinger Up until I started looking into this and reading books like The Wisdom of Psychopaths, I used to just think… 3
“Up until I started looking into this and reading books like The Wisdom of Psychopaths, I used to just think psychopath equals serial killer, serial rapist, violent criminal underworld gang member”
“When looking into this topic and reading books like The Wisdom of Psychopaths, I used to think that being a psychopath meant being a serial killer, a serial rapist, or a violent criminal, like Tuko Salamanca from Breaking Bad.”
“wisdom of psychopaths and that's a book from like 2010 2012.”
Travis Haley another phenomenal book is the wisdom of psychopaths what we can learn from spies serial killers military a… 1
“another phenomenal book is the wisdom of psychopaths what we can learn from spies serial killers military and CEOs”
Christian Jarrett He wrote the wisdom of psychopaths. And yeah, so one of the sub traits that so there are these kind of thre… 1
“He wrote the wisdom of psychopaths. And yeah, so one of the sub traits that so there are these kind of three sub traits in psychopathy”
Nathan Apffel So there's a book called um the wisdom of psychopaths and it talks about psychopathic tendencies and it's a… 1
“So there's a book called um the wisdom of psychopaths and it talks about psychopathic tendencies and it's a character type.”
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“What I did in The Wisdom of Psychopaths was acknowledge that, yes, some psychopaths are people like Ted Bundy and Jeffrey Dahmer.”
“Um but actually, what I did in The Wisdom of Psychopaths was I said, "Look, you know, yes, true.”
“wisdom of Psychopaths, which was the I think still still the only book to my knowledge that actually argues that you know Psychopathic characteristics can be good”
“I made a decision; in fact, I wrote a book with an ex-SAS guy called Andy McNab, who's very famous over here. It was a follow-up to Wisdom of Psychopaths.”
“so uh the wisdom of psychometric is a book is 10 years old now mate to be honest but it was a wisdom of Psychopaths um was pretty much the first book uh to my knowledge anyway that kind of introduced this idea of a psychopathic spectrum”
“when I wrote wisdom of psychopaths I had no idea they were going to be the book was going to do that well”
“many years ago about 10 years ago now I wrote a book called The Wisdom of psychopaths which became very controversial um and it's still I think the only book that um suggests that Psychopaths aren't all bad”
“uh so um many years ago about 10 years ago now I wrote a book called The Wisdom of psychopaths which became very controversial um and it's still I think the only book that um suggests that Psychopaths aren't all bad”
“um and if you want to check out some of the books wisdom of psychopaths probably the the one that started all over or going a couple of books I wrote with Andy McNabb”