Dont Be A Dick, Mark B. Borg Jr., PhD
Dont Be A Dick, Mark B. Borg Jr., PhD
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Don't Be A Dick
Change Yourself, Change Your World

Author: Mark B. Borg Jr., PhD

Narrator: Roger Wayne

Unabridged: 6 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 11/19/2019


Synopsis

Why this book? Because you might be a dick: a mean-spirited, self-serving individual who thinks and acts as though everyone else in the world can only be understood—and whose only importance is defined—in terms of their relationship to himself or herself. That's right, herself. Because anatomical evidence aside, dicks can be women, too. Being a dick might feel powerful in the short-term, but it is probably not helping you much in the long-term, because this flawed character trait is exactly what is keeping you from attaining what you may want most: personal satisfaction, a steady job, a loving committed relationship, and/or lifelong friendships.

Anyone, at any time, can slip into being a dick—and many do. Yet Don’t Be a Dick is especially for people who have noticed how their own behavior tends to backfire, leaving them feeling isolated or uncertain why their seemingly justified actions consistently have such poor results. If you're constantly using the refrain, "It's not me, it's them," whenever something goes wrong, Mark Borg is here to tell you that it is, in fact, you. The good news is there is something you can do to reverse these behaviors and live a happier, more fulfilling life.

About Mark B. Borg Jr., PhD

Mark B. Borg, Jr., PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist/psychoanalyst who has been in private practice in New York City since 1998. Originally from Southern California, he moved to New York in 1997 to accept the position of Director of Psychology at the 5th Avenue Center for Psychotherapy, a West Village community center that has been at the forefront on the community mental health scene since the early 1960's. Dr. Borg attended graduate school at the California School of Professional Psychology, where he earned both his master's degree and his PhD in a dual-track program in clinical and community psychology. While there, Dr. Borg served on a four-year community empowerment project that was developed in South Central Los Angeles in the wake of the 1992 riots. Also at that time, he conducted individual and group psychotherapy at the AIDS Services Foundation in Orange County, California. When he arrived in New York City, Dr. Borg trained in psychoanalysis at the William Alanson White Institute for Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis, and Psychology. Dr. Borg is the author of Don't Be A Dick: Change Yourself, Change Your World.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Bryan on March 31, 2021

This is the first time that I have just flat-out stopped reading a book. I will usually push through a book even if I'm not thrilled by it but with this one, I just can't. My sons bought this for me as a joke a while ago but I figured I would read it. I never look a gift book in the mouth. It's not......more

Goodreads review by AVHer on May 02, 2023

Very helpful. This book empowered me to feel like I had control over my own actions and abilities. It gets repetitive, in that it's because it's saying the same thing in as many ways as possible. In order to get through the readers thick mindedness and actually empower them to make the changes. Lots of......more

Goodreads review by Rob on April 28, 2020

Deep insight in common language I thoroughly enjoyed this common-sense, common language explanation of heavy psychological concepts. That was interesting, but in a more practical sense, it helped me look at myself and see how I can act different and feel better. Great book by a brilliant and down-to-......more

Goodreads review by Chantal on January 22, 2020

Not particularly well-written, but a useful tool for reflection.......more

Goodreads review by David on August 08, 2023

This is one of the better self-help/psychology books I have read.......more