psychopaths don’t procrastinate, focus on the positive, don’t take things personally, don’t beat themselves up if things go wrong, and are assertive and cool under pressure.

most psychopaths take their coffee black.

psychopaths have recognizable language patterns. they tend to speak of events in the past tense, to frequently say 'uh' or 'um' in an attempt to sound 'normal', and frequently speak of events as cause and effect, using words such as 'so that' and 'because'.

psychopaths have difficulty making long-term plans, keeping their impulses in check - and detecting the difference bteween odors.

since psychopaths are attracted to professions such as law enforcement, business, medicine, and education, this might be a good test to determine whether or not someone should be in any of those professions.

are you an internet troll, or do you know a few? the amount of time that they spend trolling indicates the level of their psychopathy. that's right - trolls are often psychopaths.

in a 2010 study, it was found that 1 out of every 25 executives were psychopaths. that's right - 'american psycho' was dead on.

psychopaths are particularly attracted to certain types of occupations, including police officers, lawyers, and surgeons - positions where they have control over others.

psychopaths are dopamine addicts. their brain produces more dopamine than a normal brain, craves more, and getting their own way activates it.

psychopaths are unable to recognize fear. it's not that they choose not to - they literally cannot look at a frightened person's face and tell that they're afraid, nor do they experience fear. this is the case even when they are children. the lack of fear response is due to a brain aberration where the amygdala is thinner than normal.

that's right - with a simple test (looking at pictures of people's facial expressions) we can tell who is likely to become the next jeffrey dahmer.

some things you might not know about psychopaths:
1. they are more altruistic than the average person.
2. they can almost always tell when someone is lying or concealing something.
3. they can often be more empathic than the average person.
4. they tend not to take things personally.
5. by every definition, james bond, if he really existed, would be one.

the 10 most popular jobs for psychopaths are, in order - ceo, lawyer, media (television/radio), salesperson, surgeon, journalist, police officer, member of the clergy, chef, and civil servant.

the 10 least popular jobs for psychopaths - care aide, nurse, therapist, craftsperson, beautician/stylist, charity worker, teacher, creative artist, doctor, and accountant.