Mitch in Brooklyn, 2021. Pic by Ebru Yildiz.

Avoid Predatory Personalities

How to spot them — and what to do when you do

7 min readDec 1, 2021

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This essay on predatory personalities is adapted from my forthcoming book Cosmic Habit Force (Jan 2022). I am providing it free and in full because of the urgency of its message. If you find it useful, please consider preordering the book. — MH

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