Cet essai "coup de poing" démantèle les idées reçues sur la psychopathie et son côté "sanguinaire", pour démontrer que tous les psychopathes ne sont pas des tueurs et qu'ils peuvent nous enseigner nombre de vertus très utiles, de par leur comportement et leurs qualités : confiance, courage, concentration, inflexibilité, détermination, charisme, art de la manipulation... Des qualités essentielles pour pouvoir vivre et se défendre dans notre monde moderne sans pitié.
Ce livre part à l'exploration passionnante du cerveau des psychopathes, à travers les dernières recherches de la science et l'histoire singulière de personnes psychopathes, mais sur un ton déca !é, voire humoristique et provocateur... Dans la même lignée que les Concessions d'une sociopathe, un livre choc qui bouleverse nos idées reçues sur le bien et le mal... Un regard sur l'évolution humaine et de !a société moderne, à travers la vision de la psychopathie.
''Essential insights into the character of human choice and decision-making.'' Robert Cialdini, author of Influence and Pre-suasion ''Fascinating, important, and entirely convincing.'' Philip Pullman _______________ It is human instinct to sort and categorize. We are hardwired to discriminate and frame everything around us in binary black and white. It''s how our brains work. Migrant or refugee? Muslim or Christian? Them or us? Rather than reaching out to those who are different, we bond with those who are similar to ourselves. Rather than challenging our own thinking about the world, we endeavour only to confirm what we believe. The difference between polarized beliefs becomes ever greater. Dangerous possibilities arise. ISIS. Brexit. Trump. The Alt Right. Through persistent binary thinking our capacity for rational through - seeing the grey, rather than the black and white - begins to erode. Black and White Thinking is an alarm call. It highlights this issue at a time when our world is experiencing a rising tide of religious intolerance and political extremism. It argues that by understanding our evolutionary programming we can overcome it, make sense of the world and in future make far subtler - and much better - decisions.
It is human instinct to sort and categorize. According to Professor Kevin Dutton, a psychologist at the University of Oxford, we are hardwired to discriminate and frame everything in binary black and white. It''s how our brains work. Migrant or refugee? Muslim or Christian? Them or us? Rather than reaching out to those who are different, we bond with those who are similar to ourselves. Rather than challenging our own thinking about the world, we endeavour only to confirm what we believe. The result is that the difference between polarized beliefs becomes ever greater. Dangerous possibilities arise. The Arab Spring. Brexit. Trump. Through persistent binary thinking our capacity for rational thought - seeing the grey, rather than merely black and white - begins to erode. Black and White Thinking is an alarm call. Amidst a rising tide of religious intolerance and political extremism, it argues that by understanding the evolutionary programming of our binary brains we can overcome it, make sense of the world and in future make much subtler - and far better - decisions.
Psychopath. No sooner is the word out than images of murderers, rapists, suicide bombers and gangsters flash across our minds.
But unlike their box-office counterparts, not all psychopaths are violent, or even criminal. Far from it. In fact, they have a lot of good things going for them. Psychopaths are fearless, confident, charismatic, ruthless and focused - qualities tailor-made for success in twenty-first-century society.
In this groundbreaking adventure into the world of psychopaths, renowned psychologist Kevin Dutton reveals a shocking truth: beneath the hype and the popular characterisation, psychopaths have something to teach us.
A leading research psychologist presents a fast-paced analysis of what can be learned from psychopaths, incorporating the latest advances in brain scanning and neuroscience to illustrate the scale of mental health that impacts everyone, the role of functional psychopathic behaviors in success and the misunderstandings that impact today's treatments. 30,000 first printing.
What is a good psychopath? And how can thinking like one help you to be the best that you can be?
Professor Kevin Dutton has spent a lifetime studying psychopaths. He first met SAS hero Andy McNab during a research project. What he found surprised him. McNab is a diagnosed psychopath but he is a GOOD PSYCHOPATH. Unlike a BAD PSYCHOPATH, he is able to dial up or down qualities such as ruthlessness, fearlessness, conscience and empathy to get the very best out of himself - and others - in a wide range of situations.
Drawing on the combination of Andy McNab's wild and various experiences and Professor Kevin Dutton's expertise in analysing them, together they have explored the ways in which a good psychopath thinks differently and what that could mean for you. What do you really want from life, and how can you develop and use qualities such as charm, coolness under pressure, self-confidence and courage to get it? The Good Psychopath Manifesto gives you a unique and entertaining road-map to self-fulfillment both in your personal life and your career.
