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The Good Psychopath's Guide to Success

By: Andy McNab,Kevin Dutton
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Summary

If you are bored and unfulfilled by dry and overly worthy self-help manuals, then this is the audiobook for you! Listen to this and take a very different look at yourself!

Former SAS hero Andy McNab and eminent psychologist Professor Kevin Dutton are unlikely partners. As Oxford academic and bestselling author of The Wisdom of Psychopaths, Kevin Dutton has plenty of experience of psychopaths, but he'd never met anyone quite like Andy McNab, decorated war hero and special forces warrior. And although they took very different paths on their roads through life, their personal stories are remarkably similar.

Together they decided to explore the subject of the psychopathic condition using a unique combination of McNab's personal experiences of 20 years in the army and Dutton's ability to analyse them. In their words, McNab pulls the trigger, Dutton explains why the gun goes bang!

This audiobook sets out to answer two main questions: What is a good psychopath? And how can you use the positive attributes of that psychology to be the 'best that you can be' In order to do so, they have created a Psychopath Manifesto, an alternative set of rules for life, which begins by asking 'what do you really want from life' and 'what does success look like to you'? It then offers a candid and penetrating insight into those questions viewed using Dutton's expertise through the prism of Andy McNab's wild and various career. It aims to provide an unusual and entertaining roadmap to self-fulfillment whether in your personal life, your business life or your social life

©2014 Andy McNab and Kevin Dutton (P)2014 Random House Audiobooks

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Andy McNabb does it again!

Would you listen to The Good Psychopath's Guide to Success again? Why?

I really enjoyed this book. I've read most of Andy's books since 'Bravo Two Zero', and this one is very different, as with Kevin's input, providing the background to Andy's perspective and thoughts, it has a more scientific element. There are plenty of little nuggets of information that are very useful and could be used by the reader to enhance their lives. It is written in Andy's inimitable style, as some of the language used in the book is a little blunt and coarse.

It all seems to come down to an ability to seize an opportunity when it exists, without fear of the consequences for others. In other words the psychopath just does something (often with purpose and planning) without much conscience, agonising or consideration. He or she just sees that "the opportunity is there" and "if I don't take it someone else will." and "it's what has to be done." I felt that this book was aimed at giving you confidence in yourself and for you to believe in your own decisions? It's a more rigorously intellectual approach to decision making, but pros weigh more than cons, opportunities more than threats. In some scenarios getting our feelings out of the way is very useful, in others getting our thoughts and feelings to work together is a saner approach

There's an interesting, and rather different approach to life described in this book, particularly around making decisions and taking actions. It may not be everyone's way of working, but you can learn a lot from this approach. I would not recommend that everyone who reads this book implement all the ideas Andy and Kevin discuss in this book, but there are certainly some great little ideas that most people could use to enhance their lives and make some big improvements.

A must read!

What other book might you compare The Good Psychopath's Guide to Success to, and why?

Nothing like it to compare with.

Have you listened to any of Andy McNab and Kevin Dutton ’s other performances? How does this one compare?

No.

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

No - just very thought provoking.

Any additional comments?

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light on subject matter.

Mildly amusing anecdotes and lighthearted banter prevail over learning material. Below entry level psychology for geezers. I get the impression the authors feel the need to dumb things down for a laddish reader base. If you already have an interest in psychology this book will fall short. However if you enjoy Andy McNabs work and fancy a change of direction from him then this book may work for you.

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Ok but not 5 stars..

5 stars, seriously.. 5 stars should be saved for one of the BEST books you've ever read not this sort of thing. Is this really the one the finest works of literature that you've ever encountered? The 5 star review is fast becoming a meaningless barometer.

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Nothing new

If like me you've read quite a few self development books, I think you'll find this is a collection of familiar advice, delivered and organised in a way that relates to good/bad psychopaths. I didn't learn much beyond what the synopsis describes.
The worst part about this is that the book is full of analogies and stories that just seem to be padding the book out. The narrator, at least to me, seems to deliver this all in a voice that is intended to be funny and entertaining, but instead just annoying.
However if you're starting your journey of self development, this might have some useful advice for you.

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#1 self help manual of modern times!

What did you like most about The Good Psychopath's Guide to Success?

Everything. The intelligence, the fact that everything Andy and Kevin talk about is related to real life, what people go through on a daily basis. It's realistic. I've read many books of this kind, and as an avid Mcnab fan I wanted to give this a go for different reasons. I can categorically define this as the best self help manual of it's kind on the market. 10/10.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Mcnab. Easy.

Any additional comments?

Buy it and "read" it. This book is full of so many useful snippets of information, ideas and suggestions on how you can improve your life by unleashing your "inner Psychopath".

Note: Do not be put off by the title. Just buy it and listen to it and let the magic happen. I can honestly say that I use a lot of strategies already that are talked about in this book and can tell you they are both 100% right in what they are saying. They just extended the ideas to make even more sense to an even wider range of people.

Whether you're an office worker, lawyer, nurse, manual labourer...whatever! this book is designed to help you in ways you couldn't imagine. Cue my favourite phrase on audible reviews...

BRAVO MCNAB! (...and Dutton)

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brilliant

a great book that cuts out all the happy clappy stuff and cuts through to the core of the ideas

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Why use so much foul language???

I was really looking forward to listening to this book but have given up as one of the authors insists on using really foul language! I am far from a prude and it doesn't bother me at all to read fiction books where that kind of language is used, but it certainly doesn't belong in a book like this! My 10-year old son and 12-year old daughter walked into the kitchen when I was listening to this while cooking and their eyes nearly popped out of their heads... Such a shame Andy McNab couldn't think of other ways of expressing himself. His co-writer, Kevin Dutton, seems to have managed this quite well! And if he can do it...? Anyway, I'm sure the content of this book is really useful, but as the bad language continued well into the book, I've now given up as it kept bugging me. So, sadly, Andy's foul mouth ruined the experience of this book for me and I'll be asking to return it.

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Worth while!

short and helpful. I would recommend it to people who are looking to change their lives for the better.

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Psycho Killer!

A great book that once you've heard it through you'll go back to the start again. This has become my business mentality bible. Some of the most crazy common sense I've ever read!

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As Impactful As The 7 Habits

Steven Covey's The 7 Habits of Highly Successful People is still talked about and revered 30 years after it was first published. for me, that book has been the mosy influential but it can seem a little dated. This book, however, takes on the baton. Packed with neuroscience studies that seemingly covers all areas. as well as real life examples, this book is packed full of rich knowledge that helps you learn more about who you are and why. If there was a new habit of Highly Successful People, it would be to listen to this book.

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