/alpha/ - Self-Improvement and Motivation

I'm not sure that you'd want to, anon.

1. If your actions are rooted in a personality that is missing certain features, then you can't easily get that feature back when it's beneficial to you.

2. While it's true that many successful people had dark triad characteristics, it may not be true that the presence of those characteristics leads to success. You are looking at a sample of successful people and looking for those with dark triad characteristics, rather than the other way around.

3. Those transgressions might always catch up with you and destroy what you've accomplished. I don't think that Bill Cosby is guilty, but suppose he was. He's a very accomplished man, but now, at the end of his life, he might lose a fair amount of it. He's certainly lost some ability to accomplish more, with some of his current projects being cancelled.

Lift weights, walk, run, stretch; be physically active daily. Testosterone is a helluva drug. After a good sweaty workout with some kicking music I feel like a god.

Anyway, growing up I was always prone to being emotionally sensitive, and even imagining the threat of rejection or a negative reaction would keep me from doing what I wanted. The answer I've found isn't to turn into a full on psychopath; if you're like me you might just need to tone your emotions down a little and learn ways to master them. For example, EMDR is an awesome technique I've learned for keeping events and emotions from traumatizing me and replaying over and over. I've also benefited from many supplements/nootropics, and even pharmaceuticals like anti-depressants.