The Good Psychopath's Guide to Success
by Andy McNab, Kevin Dutton
self help
copyright 2014
read a bit in 2016, 2021
rated 4/10: bad but could be read
Okay, it's well written. Easy to read in the sense that, it's jolly, it's informative, it flows nicely. What's bad is what it says.
I like the concept: a logical approach to solving problems.
I read a few chapters. Lent the book, got it back five years later, read a bit more. Quickly remembered what I had thought of it on the first reading.
The man is a creep. Self-centred. Doesn't care who he hurts, how other people feel about being manipulated.
Probably -- as stated -- a brilliant SAS leader, where the situation is definitely "them or us". If it's win-or-lose -- and "lose" means death -- bring on the psychopath. As long as he is on our side.
In real life -- everyday civilised life -- life-or-death is not an issue. Winning a big contract is not life-or-death. Flying first-class or economy is not life-or-death.
We van afford to accept some give-or-take. To occasionally allow the other person to win. To treat other people as human beings. To allow some room for other people -- other human beings -- to win a little.
This "good" psychopath must always win. At any cost. Sure, send him to a war, where winning and losing really is a matter of life or death.
Keep him away from other human beings.
Dr Nick Lethbridge / Consulting Dexitroboper
... Agamedes Consulting / Problems ? Solved
==="No matter how much you push the envelope, it will still be stationery"
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