Dark psychology is the study of the mechanisms, techniques, and behavioral patterns that underpin 📝manipulation, coercion, and deceit in human relationships. This field draws from a range of disciplines including psychology, criminology, and philosophy, and is often associated with concepts such as 📝machiavellianism, psychopathy, and 📝narcissism.

Books

• 📝The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene
• Games People Play by Eric Berne
• The Art of Seduction by Robert Greene
• 📝Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini
• The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli
• The Psychopath Test by Jon Ronson
• The Sociopath Next Door by Martha Stout
• Snakes in Suits: When Psychopaths Go to Work by Paul Babiak and Robert D. Hare
• 📝The Art of War by Sun Tzu
• The Anatomy of Motive by John Douglas and Mark Olshaker

Contexts

• 🏷️#dark-psychology (this is the 📝Root Memo)