“Narcissist, Taker, or A**hole” (with Adam Grant)
HBO's Succession Podcast
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Does Your Family Not Hug You Enough?
Narcissism was predicted by having parents who told you that you were God's gift to humanity. You then enter a social world that's not in that family bubble and end up with this very fragile ego. So it's not low self-esteem that underpins narcissism. It's extremely high, but extremely fragile or unstable self-esteem.
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