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image of the dark triad of psychopathy, narcissism, and machiavellianism

Why It’s Good to be Bad

Nice guys finish last. – Leo Durocher In a post from nearly two years ago (what?! I’ve been writing posts that long?—or rather: what?! you’ve been reading my posts that long?), I discussed the Dark Triad, the three personality traits associated with antisocial behavior; that is, narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy. To briefly recap: narcissism is…

drawing of wolf in sheepskin

Evil in His Eye

It’s man’s own mind, not his enemy or foe, that leads him to evil ways. — Buddah Today…I’m feeling a little devilish. My blood’s a little warmer. There’s an elusive gleam in my eye. The world seems primed for my conquering. Cue the grinningly sinister music. In social psychology, our focus is often on the context of…