This Woman Is Most Likely To Cheat On You
While we can't tell you whom to marry, we can help steer you clear of the type of woman you should avoid.Yesterday's piece in the NYTimes about predicting celebrity marriage failure presented an...
View ArticleYou're More Likely To Ace A Job Interview If You're A Narcissist
Narcissists often ace job interviews because they freely brag about themselves.According to a soon-to-be-published study in the Journal of Applied Social Psychology, narcissists scored much higher than...
View ArticleHow To Tell If You're A 'Conversational Narcissist'
"Conversational narcissists always seek to turn the attention of others to themselves."Via The Art of Manliness:Conversational narcissists always seek to turn the attention of others to themselves....
View ArticleA CEO's Signature Can Predict How Financially Healthy A Company Really Is
Signature size has been found to be a good measure of ego.When it comes to CEOs, an autograph on a yearly SEC filing is a particularly public and significant demonstration, and a good measure of...
View ArticleBlame Narcissistic Modern Culture For The Rise Of Mass Shootings
There is one question that the pious critics of America's so-called gun culture cannot answer. If mass school shootings like that in Connecticut really are a product of the apparently mad Second...
View Article20 Signs That You're A Narcissist
The ex-LAPD officer who was the most hunted fugitive in California until Tuesday might have been a huge narcissist, according to experts. Christopher Dorner, who allegedly killed two civilians and a...
View ArticleTHE DARK TRIAD: People Who Love The Night Have Psychopathic Traits
People who prefer to work and play at night may have evolved to possess the so-called "Dark Triad" of psychological traits — psychopathy, narcissism, and manipulativeness, a new study suggests.A new...
View ArticleHow To Spot A Narcissist
The first hand impression of a narcissist: charming, friendly and seemingly empathic. Beneath the surface: indifferent, arrogant, dominant, self-centered and manipulative.An Epidemic of Narcissism?Some...
View ArticleYour Facebook Status Updates Can Reveal Dark Aspects Of Your Personality
If you think your friend might be a narcissist, investigating their Facebook status updates could reveal the truth.According to a new study published online in October in the journal Personality And...
View Article10 Signs You're A Secret Narcissist
If other people saw you as a selfish person, would you realize it?Over the past year, I've noticed some telltale clues:1. You look significantly hotter in your LinkedIn profile than in any other photo...
View Article7 Tips For Handling A Narcissistic Boss
Have you ever tried talking to your manager about a project, only to have her cut you off to tell you about the award she won years ago? Do meetings feel like a one-man show starring your boss? Does...
View ArticleOne Simple Question Can Determine If You're A Narcissist
Are you a narcissist? Turns out, one question could reveal the tendency to think the world revolves around you.People who have an inflated sense of self will readily admit they are narcissists if...
View ArticleNarcissism And Other Reasons Why More Than 60% Of Managers Are Bad At Their Jobs
Thursday is National Boss Day. And, unfortunately, there are lots of bad bosses out there.Some psychologists say that more than 60% of managers are bad leaders. In an effort to understand why it's so...
View ArticleScience Says Night Owls Are 'More Manipulative And Psychopathic' Than Early...
If you're a night owl, a psychologist will tell you that you have an evening-oriented "chronotype"— meaning that you feel more alert later in the day than those annoying morning people.Recent research...
View ArticleThis Bill Gates Quote Summarizes What The Tech World Thought Of Steve Jobs
The deeper you get into understanding the late Apple cofounder Steve Jobs, the weirder it gets. On one hand, he was a dedicated practitioner of Zen meditation.On the other, he was an often tyrannical...
View ArticleA psychologist argues that America's fixation with 'self esteem' could raise...
In 1969, Canadian psychologist Nathaniel Branden published "The Psychology of Self-Esteem."In it he argued that self-esteem "has profound effects on a man's thinking processes, emotions, desires,...
View ArticleHere's why your children are narcissists
The guy right in front of you on the plane just stood up before the plane finished taxiing. He’s taking out his luggage, forcing a flight attendant to intervene. He keeps saying he has a very important...
View ArticleHere's the quiz that can tell you if your kids will be narcissists
There's a link between parents who think their children are more special than others and if those children have narcissistic traits, according to a new study published in the Proceedings of the...
View ArticleWhy women find narcissists irresistible
It’s been clear for some time now that narcissists are attractive to women. At first blush, their extreme self-confidence can be almost magnetically alluring.But surely after women have been dating for...
View Article'People skills' have a dark side — and we're just now understanding it
"People skills" are almost always assumed to be a good thing.Search employment ads and you will find them listed as a qualification for a startling array of jobs, including Applebee's host, weight-loss...
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