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Are You a Narcissist?

July 6th, 2009 by Joel Pitney· 1 Comment · Culture, Gen Y, Postmodernism

I recently interviewed San Diego State University psychology professor Jean M. Twenge about her new book, The Narcissism Epidemic: Living in the Age of Entitlement. The book is quite an achievement and deserves all of the attention it’s been getting from Newsweek and other media outlets. Bringing together an overwhelming amount of evidence from recent [...]

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Why We Need to Compare Ourselves to Others

June 19th, 2009 by Joel Pitney· 2 Comments · Culture, Gen Y, Pop Culture, Postmodernism

This past weekend, I watched Kobe Bryant win his fourth National Basketball Association title as his team, the Los Angeles Lakers, defeated their opponent, the Orlando Magic, four games to one in a best of seven series. While the victory was definitely a team effort, Bryant, who was voted MVP of the play-offs, stood out [...]

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