Robert Greene ON: The Daily Laws of Mastery, Power, and Human Nature & How to Harness Your Dark Side For Good

On Purpose with Jay Shetty

Robert Greene sits down with Jay Shetty to talk about our inner power. How we react to situations, the emotions we pour in, and the amount of control we have over our reactions defines how much power we have over ourselves. When you’re out of control and not in tune with your reality, you become toxic and this toxicity feeds your greed which eventually destroys that raw power within you.

Robert is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The 48 Laws of Power, The Art of Seduction, The 33 Strategies of War, The 50th Law, and Mastery. In his book, The Laws of Human Nature, he turns to the most important subject of all – understanding people’s drives and motivations, even when they are unconscious of them themselves.

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What We Discuss:

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:47 Figuring people out is a form of power
• 07:01 The misconception of having power
• 10:55 Nobody thinks of power in a positive sense
• 16:32 The person who talks less usually has the most influence
• 20:24 The people without self control are often greedy
• 23:51 Learn the art of insinuation and persuasion
• 27:14 What does it mean to plan the end?
• 36:51 How do you master the art of timing?
• 42:25 The story of the checkered shirt
• 47:46 Having empathy for others
• 52:07 Zen Buddhism meditation
• 55:29 What gets you what you want is your daily habits
• 58:32 The most toxic people are of narcissistic characteristics
• 01:08:15 It doesn’t to be a little bit wary of someone
• 01:11:40 Inability to adapt to circumstances destroy our own power
• 01:16:49 With success, you become conservative
• 01:19:40 People’s mind is locked in the conventional view of the world
• 01:25:00 Robert on Final Five

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• Robert Greene | Website
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