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Feb 2022
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Brian Klaas on the Pursuit of Power and ...

Daily Stoic | Wondery
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Ryan reads today’s daily meditation and talks to professor Brian Klaas about his new book Corruptible: Who Gets Power and How It Changes Us, why we should minimize the psychological distance between leaders and the people they lead, the differences between functional and dysfunctional psychopaths, and more. Brian Klaas is an associate professor of global po ... Show More
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