Robert Greene ON: The Laws of Mastery, Power and Human Nature & Harnessing Your Dark Side For Good

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