Develop Useful Psychopathic Traits

Therea lot of interest and positive connotations around the word \u201cpsychopath\u201d. People
seem to think ita mandatory trait in order to be successful, or that having no emotion and remorse is the
only way to get ahead in life. Truth is, psychopathy is not a trait, ita hereditary condition. And you
should all be grateful that you dont suffer from it. You cant become a psychopath. If youre really
inclined, the closest you can get to becoming a psychopath is to turn into a sociopath, and theyre not
the same. Before exploring psychopathic traits, here's a contrast of psychopathy and sociopathy.Brief
difference between the two   Psychopaths have structural underdeveloped components in the parts of
the brain responsible for emotions, impulses and feelings. They have the ability to feel zero guilt. Being
steady and keeping composure, they have the ability completely dissociate feelings from actions.
Psychopaths can function ordinarily; they can work a decent job, run a family and socialize effortlessly.
Psychopaths exhibit deviant social behavior. Sociopaths are a result of environmental problems, such as
traumatic childhood, abusive parents or bad neighborhoods. They are impulsive and behave erratically.
They can become angry and upset very easily, act out in association with feelings to the extent that it
disallows them from maintaining a stable life, job & family. Sociopaths exhibit anti-social behavior.  If
Psychopaths can dissociate themselves from feelings, then what drives their actions? It depends on
intelligence. High cognitive functioning psychopaths learn from their mistakes. They foresee the
negative consequences to their actions and realize they are unable to function the way they are and so
their drive and motivation becomes adapting to society. Their discontinuation of immoral behavior is
predicated on their innate human desire to survive, but also their intellectual capacity to realize that
their survival will be short-lived if they do not keep their psychopathic condition under control and make
adjustments on their behavior. Furthermore, several studies show that psychopaths have higher levels
of dopamine with increased activity in the reward system than ordinary people. This means just like an
addict, their orientation in life is to attain goals in any form, that would stimulate this cognitive reward
system. The lower the IQ fluid intelligence, the more likely a psychopath would employ any means to
achieve a reward, with no regard or critical thought to the consequences.Good & BadSo the key
difference between a good psychopath and a bad psychopath, (i.e; non-criminal vs criminal) is impulse
control. Now also keep in mind that psychopaths are very rare, making up 0.75%-1% of the population.
And that high IQ individuals (130+) make up 2.2% of the population. Assuming you live in a place with an
IQ population of ordinary distribution, then your chances of meeting a high IQ clinically-diagnosed
psychopath is 0.02%.The point here is, what you know about psychopaths is probably inaccurate as you
have probably never encountered one in your life. That CEO is not a psychopath. The ruthless leader of a
nation is not a psychopath. These people are simply in a position that demands them to make difficult
choices, with all options accommodated by certain costs and damages. Their ability to make a choice
despite the cost, is when people perceive them to be psychopathic, which is entirely inaccurate.  You are
not a psychopath.If youre here on this blog to improve yourself, be taken seriously and become a better
man of value, then you are not a psychopath. But the good news is, the components of what makes up a
psychopath can be adopted. Psychopathic traits are on a spectrum. This means that some of us are less
emotional, less compassionate and more callous. Depending on temperament, certain psychopathic
traits can be voluntarily developed to improve or refine emotions and feelings associated with
actions. Why develop psychopathic traits?  If ascension in life is embedded in your apex value, which it
should be, then developing psychopathic traits can significantly increase your chances in attaining that
aim. Because if your intention is to get ahead in life & rise above others in your line of work, you will be
forced to work in a competitive field, not a cooperative one. Contest requires callous, deviant & cunning
attributes to what the average person possesses. Not to necessarily win unfairly, but to protect yourself
justly.Ita fairy tale to say that if you work hard, you will get to where you want to be. Competence
sometimes is not enough in a competitive field. You need to equip yourself with a character that could
do whatever it takes to accomplish an objective. Not necessarily should.It is part of nature that there will
be resentful, envious people waiting for the right moment to use dirty tactics to tear you down. The only
way to deal with them is to employ their own methods to inflict the same amount of damage. Using
psychopathic traits to get ahead comes at the cost of your integrity. But therenot much incentive in
upholding integrity with those who dont have any. So this article is a disclaimer that the purpose of
developing these traits is to employ it only on those willing to use them against you. How do you
develop psychopathic traits?  If I had to explain how an ordinary person could utilize psychopathy in one
sentence, it would be something like;The ability to keep your composure and charm an adversary,
without exhibiting a reaction, for the purpose of cunningly manipulating them for your own benefit,
without them realizing it until it is too late.  Thereseveral key concepts in this sentence.Keeping
composure & charm despite confronting an adversary Showing no reactions despite the desire to do so
Employing manipulation Stealth execution There familiarity in this process that comes to mind; Shadow
integration. A thorough understanding of your multiple personalities is necessary here. People who
make you feel and manifest hate, resentment, envy and anger are all cases where you need to study
those feelings and when they get triggered. The employment of psychopathic traits is LARGELY based on
suppressing your emotions, while simultaneously manipulating and exploiting the emotions of
others. The Process People think psychopaths have no association with empathy. This is not true. To put
it simply, psychopaths lack empathy, but can effectively manipulate other peopleemotions. The lack of
empathy does not prevent them from exploiting other peopleemotions as their portal to which they
conquer their victims. They manifest it themselves anytime at will, for objective selfish purposes.An
ordinary person can not lack empathy. But they can certainly stop exhibiting it. Its in fact ideal for men
not to exhibit empathy and act compassionately; take action to alleviate someonesuffering. Having
empathy can turn you into a tool for others. Once you feel sorry for someone, its very easy to do their
bidding. You have to remember that the competitive field provides value on the basis of competence,
not empathy. Empathetic people fail to make harsh decisions in the best interest of the business,
because of the ramifications it has on nice people. You need to control your desire in having to care for
others. Youre not in such position until you care for yourself first. Then you can extend that privilege to
those who deserve it & lead them. Empathy is the enemy of contest, which is a precursor to success.Its
okay to feel empathy, its not okay to show it. Manipulation Manipulation is one of the main
psychopathic traits to learn. You are being manipulated when a request makes little sense and is
accommodated with emotions. Psychopaths seek to manipulate you by evoking sympathy and play
victim if you refuse. They would also rejoice if you ask for a favor, only to leverage it against you after.
Psychopaths avoid to rationalize because it exposes their manipulations. There will be very little
objectivity in their argument of request.Manipulation works best on emotional people. You have to
understand emotions if you want to manipulate. Look at the emotional state of people, whether theyre
in a happy or a sad state. Each mood has its own advantages. If you cant manipulate other people, youre
a victim of anyone who can. Learn the empathy triad and exercise it at will to maneuver & influence
others. And identify when itbeing used against you; Empathy Triad Cognitive - To get people to do tasks
you want to do that pertain risk. Most ideal for happy state. Emotional - To bond with others to reveal
weaknesses in order to leverage. Most ideal for sad state. Compassionate - Best used by instigating a
problem, sympathizing with reaction, & then offering an ideal solution. Best used if you want to have
leverage on someone or make someone owe you one. Observe those who are easily irritated and
emotional. They are the easiest to apply the empathy triad on & manipulate. Never get irritated
yourself. Remain objective, calm and goal-orientated. If you expose your emotions, you are subject to
manipulation. Detached You can never offend a psychopath or get under his skin. He will never take
anything personally and remain focused on his objective. Treat compliments & insults the same. The
former is to make you complacent. The latter is to throw you off. No one should know what bothers you
and what doesnt.If they do, that means you are indicating interest; that you prefer something over
something else. This could expose you to those who have control of what youre interested in, making
you pay a high price before giving it. Psychopaths never reveal their interest. They in fact display
behaviors that goes against their interest just to mislead others. This is paramount to negotiation &
getting what you want. Act as if youre outcome independent. When you show interest, you are taking a
position. When you show conviction to a position, you become entrapped. The more conviction, the
more entrapped you are, the more your position can be leveraged against you. Hide your true interests
when negotiating.Itan art to exhibit a behavior that goes against want youre truly interested in, yet
stealthily get closer to your true objective. Every negotiation, every action you make should yield
maximum self-interest. But nobody needs to know. Your positional ascendancy will almost always come
at the cost of someone elses.Dont think they wouldnt throw you under if they get the chance
themselves. Leverage Use leverage to weaken peopleposition if they are willing to do the same to you.
Your competence is your strength that can leverage them to a choke hold. Their weaknesses are
opportunities to exploit & leverage to your means. If you know they act in bad faith, dont confront
them. Be patient & befriend them. Share false vulnerabilities to create a covenant of trust & loyalty,
then leverage their own vulnerability to force them into subordination.Leverage works best if you have
something over someone. If you dont, you can use the compassionate empathy triad to create the
model of problem, reaction, solution. I have effectively used this model many times with rich arrogant
customers. Itnot difficult to artificially create a problem within your domain, observe a clients reaction,
which exposes their interest, then offering a solution that makes them owe you one. This model is called
Hegelian dialectic, and it is being used at the very top end of organisational hierarchies. Being
Charming Charm is probably one of the most important psychopathic traits to develop, because
appearance and how you carry yourself is highly looked upon in society. Charm is the vehicle used to
deliver all the methods of manipulations and leverage. It disarms your victims while at the same time
exposing their weaknesses. -Give compliments when they least expect it-Tell them what they want to
hear-Fake a vulnerability to bond-Seek consensus over truth-Dont get offended, ever-Pretend to care &
listen-Memorize names Remember that those who ascend in competitive fields, concern themselves
with human capital, value exchange & leverage. They lack emotions, & yet have the ability to use them
to counter-manipulate others to their end. If you cant do this, youre a victim of anyone who can. No
exceptions.