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Some discussion here: https://www.psychreg.org/executive-narcissism-inhibits-inter-unit-knowledge-transfer/ https://www.psychreg.org/executive-narcissism-inhib

Some discussion here: https://www.psychreg.org/executive-narcissism-inhibits-inter-unit-knowledge-transfer/ https://www.psychreg.org/executive-narcissism-inhibits-inter... > Dr Liu offered two theories as to why narcissism stands in the way of knowledge transfer: One, narcissistic unit heads may strongly believe that they have a superior knowledge stock, compared to executives in other units, and understand their unit’s problems better – leading them to believe others’ knowledge is less valuable. The second theory is that these executives may believe that knowledge transfer may diminish their sense of superiority and uniqueness, leading them to decline to receive external knowledge in an attempt to preserve their image. If you're worried you might have narcissitic tendencies, don't worry too much: a real narcissist would never entertain such a notion.

fsckboy 4y ago
If you're worried you might have narcissitic tendencies, don't worry too much: a real narcissist would never entertain such a notion. this is literally not true, research indicates narcissists know they are narcissistic https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/beautiful-minds/201103/do-narcissists-know-they-are-narcissists https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/beautiful-minds/2011... http://www.simine.com/docs/Carlson_et_al_JPSP_2011a.pdf http://www.simine.com/docs/Carlson_et_al_JPSP_2011a.pdf
- eftychis 4y ago
  But they are not worried about it -- usually at least.
  - wolverine876 4y ago
    Narcissists are typically extremely worried, though they won't admit it, probably not to themselves. They are people who feel extremely vulnerable and insist that everything around them cannot threaten that vulnerability. Their kids, for example, have to make them feel like the perfect parent. Not a happy way to live, for them or the people around them.
- lowkey_ 4y ago
  One of the most fun things about psychology is that everything sounds intuitive and obvious, even if wrong. There's an anecdote about a professor telling his students on the first day of a Psychology class, "some things about this field are obvious common sense — for instance, a baby won't recognize and prefer more attractive people as they're unaware of beauty standards." The class all agrees, and the professor says "JK, babies actually do! Welcome to Psychology."
  - BlargMcLarg 4y ago
    I think you just described the problem with rational arguments in general. Great until evidence points out otherwise.
    - whatshisface 4y ago
      Can an argument be rational if it is not founded on evidence? I don't think it is rational to adopt beliefs as a grounds for reasoning without any reasons for adopting them.
      - failedengineer 4y ago
        Gravity is not, in fact, the attraction of lesser mass to greater mass. Gravity is the repulsion of lesser mass by greater mass. In the case of the Earth, this means you are repulsed toward the Earth by the weight of the column of space "above" you, and are only prevented from falling through the Earth by its density. The Earth is relatively equally displaced by the column surrounding it, meaning you do not notice this effect. Gravity seems to come in waves because all things in the relevant column are moving, but the shifting of mass is almost unimportant to your perception because it is such a small value. The magnitude and frequency is such that it goes unnoticed to all but the most sensitive equipment. .... completely no evidence available, but, it sounds kind of reasonable.
        whatshisface 4y ago
        You actually cited evidence in your example: >prevented from falling through the Earth >Gravity seems to come in waves >the shifting of mass is almost unimportant to your perception [...] unnoticed to all but the most sensitive equipment.
- ghostbrainalpha 4y ago
  I'm pretty sure that was just an attempt at humor. But your links are interesting nonetheless.
- coding123 4y ago
  I think that was a joke and two - the only part they worry about, however, is their image. That's not the same as a person worrying about how they have potentially treated someone else.
- passivate 4y ago
  The article also says "In reality, all of us are at least a little narcissistic. ", so make of that what you will. Me personally, I'm always cautious when research people claim to have found "truths" about human psychology - which is temporal, transient, highly mutable, highly context-dependent and extremely difficult to generalize. Coming from a tech background which promotes algorithmic thinking, I have been more than humbled when trying to apply such conceptual frameworks to biological systems at my current job.
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fsckboy 4y ago

If you're worried you might have narcissitic tendencies, don't worry too much: a real narcissist would never entertain such a notion. this is literally not true, research indicates narcissists know they are narcissistic https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/beautiful-minds/201103/do-narcissists-know-they-are-narcissists https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/beautiful-minds/2011... http://www.simine.com/docs/Carlson_et_al_JPSP_2011a.pdf http://www.simine.com/docs/Carlson_et_al_JPSP_2011a.pdf

eftychis 4y ago
But they are not worried about it -- usually at least.
- wolverine876 4y ago
  Narcissists are typically extremely worried, though they won't admit it, probably not to themselves. They are people who feel extremely vulnerable and insist that everything around them cannot threaten that vulnerability. Their kids, for example, have to make them feel like the perfect parent. Not a happy way to live, for them or the people around them.
lowkey_ 4y ago
One of the most fun things about psychology is that everything sounds intuitive and obvious, even if wrong. There's an anecdote about a professor telling his students on the first day of a Psychology class, "some things about this field are obvious common sense — for instance, a baby won't recognize and prefer more attractive people as they're unaware of beauty standards." The class all agrees, and the professor says "JK, babies actually do! Welcome to Psychology."
- BlargMcLarg 4y ago
  I think you just described the problem with rational arguments in general. Great until evidence points out otherwise.
  - whatshisface 4y ago
    Can an argument be rational if it is not founded on evidence? I don't think it is rational to adopt beliefs as a grounds for reasoning without any reasons for adopting them.
    - failedengineer 4y ago
      Gravity is not, in fact, the attraction of lesser mass to greater mass. Gravity is the repulsion of lesser mass by greater mass. In the case of the Earth, this means you are repulsed toward the Earth by the weight of the column of space "above" you, and are only prevented from falling through the Earth by its density. The Earth is relatively equally displaced by the column surrounding it, meaning you do not notice this effect. Gravity seems to come in waves because all things in the relevant column are moving, but the shifting of mass is almost unimportant to your perception because it is such a small value. The magnitude and frequency is such that it goes unnoticed to all but the most sensitive equipment. .... completely no evidence available, but, it sounds kind of reasonable.
      - whatshisface 4y ago
        You actually cited evidence in your example: >prevented from falling through the Earth >Gravity seems to come in waves >the shifting of mass is almost unimportant to your perception [...] unnoticed to all but the most sensitive equipment.
ghostbrainalpha 4y ago
I'm pretty sure that was just an attempt at humor. But your links are interesting nonetheless.
coding123 4y ago
I think that was a joke and two - the only part they worry about, however, is their image. That's not the same as a person worrying about how they have potentially treated someone else.
passivate 4y ago
The article also says "In reality, all of us are at least a little narcissistic. ", so make of that what you will. Me personally, I'm always cautious when research people claim to have found "truths" about human psychology - which is temporal, transient, highly mutable, highly context-dependent and extremely difficult to generalize. Coming from a tech background which promotes algorithmic thinking, I have been more than humbled when trying to apply such conceptual frameworks to biological systems at my current job.
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