Sociopathic Mindset

[Urbanyst]

Don't buy the sociopath thing. Looks or MONEY trumps all.

 

[darksprezzatura]

Don't buy the sociopath thing. Looks or MONEY trumps all.

Agreed but useless without the mindset.

 

[zekko]

I don't believe that it is necessary to have a personality disorder in order to enjoy something or to be successful at anything.

 

[The Duke]

I don't believe that it is necessary to have a personality disorder in order to enjoy something or to be successful at anything.

I guess "success" is relative. The most successful people I know are not very balanced people. They are very focused and tend to be selfish. The technical minded ones lack social skills and have Asperger traits/OCD. The ones in politics show a lot of cluster B traits.

-Most corporate CEO's are narcissist.

Catherine Zeta Jones - Diagnosed Bipolar
Donald Trump - Likely Narcissist
Michael Phelps - ADHD Diagnosed
Beethoven - Diagnosed Bipolar
Hitler - Likely Borderline
Marilyn Monroe - Likely Borderline
Thomas Jefferson - OCD diagnosed
Anna Nicole Smith - Many psychologists claimed she had Histrionic
Steve Jobs - OCD diagnosed
Albert Einstein - Aspergers
Isaac Newton - Aspergers
Mozart - lol, that dude was an off the charts nut.
Musicians and artists - suicide, co-dependent on alcohol/drugs, depression runs rampant.

I've met some very successful people in my life. People that have tons of respect and well known in their field. When you get to know them as a person, they all had something mentally off about them.

I'm sure ole PoonKing had something. You might not of liked his style, but he had more wisdom about women than anybody I've ever seen on this board in the past 10yrs. You don't achieve that knowledge with out being successful and after more attempts than the average person. There's nothing balanced about that.

 

[resilient]

Musicians and artists - suicide, co-dependent on alcohol/drugs, depression runs rampant.

I was at a Guitar Center last weekend checking out guitars on the wall. I heard somebody talking next to me. The weird part? I noticed he was talking to himself while playing the guitar plugged into an amp. It sounded like he was having an argument with himself. I smiled with a with a slight nod and walked away. Strange cookie.

 

[darksprezzatura]

I don't believe that it is necessary to have a personality disorder in order to enjoy something or to be successful at anything.

Agreed. It's a mindset I can't escape from anyway.

If it makes sense, great.
If it doesn't, that's fine too.

 

[CodeOfAtlas]

"Personality disorder" in itself implies there is a correct way to think. People should learn to embrace the way their brains naturally flow and manipulate it in such a way that it is advantageous to them. Most "disorders" have a positive aspect to them.

For example, anxiety stems from anticipating future events, a natural tendency to look ahead. This can be turned into an advantage with emotional training.

The term sociopath probably confuses what I think are the important points here: stop caring what other people think so you can take action and walk your path.

 

[darksprezzatura]

"Personality disorder" in itself implies there is a correct way to think. People should learn to embrace the way their brains naturally flow and manipulate it in such a way that it is advantageous to them. Most "disorders" have a positive aspect to them.

For example, anxiety stems from anticipating future events, a natural tendency to look ahead. This can be turned into an advantage with emotional training.

The term sociopath probably confuses what I think are the important points here: stop caring what other people think so you can take action and walk your path.

Exactly my point. I would even go out on a limb to say disregard rules and authority if the actions you take further your goals.

TAKE into account the severity of consequences ALSO.

If the only consequence is another person being angry or irritated or pissed at you, go ahead and do what you want anyway.

I was at a Guitar Center last weekend checking out guitars on the wall. I heard somebody talking next to me. The weird part? I noticed he was talking to himself while playing the guitar plugged into an amp. It sounded like he was having an argument with himself. I smiled with a with a slight nod and walked away. Strange cookie.

In the circuits I run in, most musicians are alcoholics.

Most of them are a little off.
Even some celebrities I had the fortune to perform with had major emotional issues.
One used to pop acid every time he got on stage. Another couldn't live without a hit of pot.

Personally, I still use alcohol pre-gig, just because I get the all-you-can-drink-pass.