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Rethinking Narcissism
- The Bad - and Surprising Good - About Feeling Special
- Narrated by: Kiff VandenHeuvel
- Length: 6 hrs and 6 mins
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Summary
Harvard Medical School psychologist and Huffington Post blogger Craig Malkin addresses the "narcissism epidemic" by illuminating the spectrum of narcissism, identifying ways to control the trait, and explaining how too little of it may be a bad thing.
"What is narcissism?" is one of the fastest rising searches on Google, and articles on the topic routinely go viral. Yet, the word "narcissist" seems to mean something different every time it's uttered. People hurl the word as insult at anyone who offends them. It's become so ubiquitous, in fact, that it's lost any clear meaning. The only certainty these days is that it's bad to be a narcissist - really bad - inspiring the same kind of roiling queasiness we feel when we hear the word sexist or racist. That's especially troubling news for millennials, the people born after 1980, who've been branded the "most narcissistic generation ever".
In Rethinking Narcissism listeners will learn that there's far more to narcissism than its reductive invective would imply. The truth is that narcissists (all of us) fall on a spectrum somewhere between utter selflessness on the one side and arrogance and grandiosity on the other. A healthy middle exhibits a strong sense of self. On the far end lies sociopathy. Malkin deconstructs the healthy from the unhealthy narcissism and offers clear, step-by-step guidance on how to promote healthy narcissism in our partners, our children, and ourselves.
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- Faith.Freedom.Income
- 11-12-20
Great way to understand
This book is brilliant for helping you to understand yourself and others around you on a deeper level. A real eye opener to how we perceive situations.
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- Woody2013
- 09-05-16
I discovered so much about myself
I got this book as I wanted to understand more about a guy I had started dating that I could see Narcasstic traits in him. What unfolded as I listened to each chapter, was an insight into much of my own behaviour patterns, my parents and how I too slide up and down the scale. This has pointed out valuable revelations about friends, and colleagues behaviour. I enjoyed how there is constructive guidance on language to use and how to manage yourself and others, also the positive spin that we are told narcasstic values are negative but in fact can be the opposite. I'm starting listening to the whole book again tomorrow, and recommended this to several friends. Invaluable advice for life!
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- Neerac
- 01-09-16
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Excellent take on what is a growing problem, thanks in part to social media and the Internet.
Unbiased and insightful it helped me to understand the people around me much more. I would recommend everyone to read this book. Many will not know they are living with an echo it's or Narcissist. With excellent advice on hope to deal with them. There is hope!
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- Amazon Customer
- 20-05-20
might save your life.
A last lifeline for self aware recovering narccisists, this book is very thorough without being boring. looks at the history of the term, different types, even potential for recovery. It covers every angle from relationships to social media.
it wouldn't be too much of a stretch to say this book combined with Dr Grande's work on YT might have saved my soul.
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- James
- 03-10-16
A must read (listen)
Would you listen to Rethinking Narcissism again? Why?
I found this book to be a very interesting listen around Narcissism and the spectrum of different scales. I am listening to this book for a 2nd time as I believe I am on the darker scale and I am using this as a first step towards dealing with my emotions.
What other book might you compare Rethinking Narcissism to, and why?
This is the first book I have listened too.
Have you listened to any of Kiff VandenHeuvel’s other performances? How does this one compare?
The narrator was very pleasant to listen to and I found both his reading and acting of different situation to be very captivating.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
Once you diver deeper into the different scales and how to deal with them. I found that taking the advise to apply on others may work when applying on myself. I am also going to try and get my partner to listen to this book to try and better understand the feelings I have.
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- Ala Hachem
- 19-06-18
Great book, amazing performance,
One of the best books I've ever had about narcissism. Outstanding performance by the narrator.
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- Mariana stevens
- 29-01-20
Brilliant book!
Love the book! It changed my view about narcissism and gave me a better understanding of it. Everyone should read listen to it. Highly recommended!
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- Reene
- 01-08-18
Rethinking Narcissism
The best book on the subject so far, and I have read many. Thanks author.
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- Miss Ej Hayward-smith
- 10-05-20
Highly recommend
Very interesting and convincing, while written with compassion. Too much written on narcissism is demonizing of what is a serious mental health issue.
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- Jeff Cassapi
- 21-12-17
It helped me navigate some tricky relationships
And I now don't feel so negatively about some of the people I know or knew
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