Why people recommend it
The Wisdom of Psychopaths by Kevin Dutton is a psychological exploration of psychopathic traits, investigating how certain characteristics commonly associated with psychopathy can manifest as positive assets in high-achieving professions. On The Jordan Harbinger Show, the host reflected on reading the book, noting how it dismantled initial misconceptions that conflated all psychopaths exclusively with violent criminals like fictional characters or notorious serial killers such as Ted Bundy and Jeffrey Dahmer. The guest on the program also referenced the book while discussing psychopathic sub-traits and connecting the work to a subsequent collaboration with former SAS operative Andy McNab. Christian Jarrett brought up Kevin Dutton and his book on Modern Wisdom during a conversation centered on personality change and the specific sub-trait of fearless dominance. Across these podcast appearances, the book serves as a primary reference point for unpacking the complex spectrum of human personality, challenging rigid societal stereotypes, and examining the neurological and behavioral components that enable certain individuals to navigate high-stakes environments successfully.
Who recommended it
- Christian Jarrett Discussed
Christian Jarrett — 1 mention
“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”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker — 3
“What I did in The Wisdom of Psychopaths was acknowledge that, yes, some psychopaths are people like Ted Bundy and Jeffrey Dahmer.”
“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.”
“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.”
Other mentions (3: passing, ad reads, own books)
“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”