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3 Jobs Where a High Level of Narcissism is Desirable
You don’t want them in your personal life, but they are necessary in these positions.
There are three positions that I was thinking about, when a high level of narcissism is desirable, possibly even necessary. Let me explain.
Narcissists have an extreme level of self-importance, almost to the point of being delusional. They are grandiose, and make connections with other high level personalities, in order to benefit from their status.
High levels of narcissism provide persistence and ambition in some people. It’s important to note that a person having high levels of narcissistic traits is different from Narcissistic Personality Disorder, where these traits are disordered, and victimize others, with no sense of remorse or empathy for their actions.
However, a person with high levels of narcissistic traits can show some forms of empathy, like cognitive empathy, where they can understand what a person is feeling, and emotional empathy, where they can understand a person’s feelings, as long as their feelings do not have anything to do with themselves, which would trigger their deep inner wound.
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