Kevin Dutton

The Wisdom of Psychopaths

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  • 洪一萍has quoted4 years ago
    other random experiences can cause subtle changes in internal wiring and chemistry which then later account for tectonic shifts in behavior.
  • Siwaar Djebbihas quoted2 years ago
    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 Wibowohas quoted4 years ago
    Psychopathy really is like a high performance sports car. It’s a double-edged sword that inevitably cuts both ways.
  • Michelle Wibowohas quoted4 years ago
    They simply couldn’t care less how society, as a whole, might contemplate their actions.
  • Michelle Wibowohas quoted4 years ago
    the borderline between functional and dysfunctional psychopathy depends not on the presence of psychopathic attributes per se, but rather on their levels and the way they’re combined
  • Michelle Wibowohas quoted4 years ago
    number of psychopathic attributes were actually more common in business leaders than in so-called disturbed criminals
  • Michelle Wibowohas quoted4 years ago
    “I think every society needs particular individuals to do its dirty work for it,”
  • Michelle Wibowohas quoted4 years ago
    Zeroing in on weakness may well be part of a serial killer’s toolkit.
  • Michelle Wibowohas quoted4 years ago
    Even depression has its advantages. Recent research suggests that despondency helps us think better—and contributes to increased attentiveness and enhanced problem-solving ability.
  • Michelle Wibowohas quoted4 years ago
    To a psychopath, you see, there are no such things as clouds. There are only silver linings.
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