Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2024-09-16
Chris Williamson & Robert Greene: books mentioned on Modern Wisdom #839
12 Raw Truths About Gaining Power & Respect - Robert Greene - #839
Robert Greene is an author and historian. Robert is one of the most legendary writers in the world on human nature and today we get to go through some of my favourite lessons from him on seduction, confidence, happiness, masculinity, Machiavelli and more.
Robert Greene recommended Homo Ludens by Johan Huizinga and Machiavellis Virtue by Harvey Claflin and others, and discussed The Daily Laws by Robert Greene and Mastery by Robert Greene. Chris Williamson recommended The possibility principle by Mel Schwartz and The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Daily Laws
Discussed“yes he designed to cover the daily laws and I'm hoping he'll”
Where to get it
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The possibility principle
Recommended“it's not perfect it's pretty good book called the possibility principle you can look that up”
Where to get it
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Mastery
Discussed“I talked in Mastery about Temple Grandin, who was born with severe autism. She was able to find her way to become an incredibly brilliant professor, academic, writer, and expert on animal behavior and autism. She found her way there, even when at three or four years old, she couldn't speak any language and was going to be hospitalized.”
Where to get it
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Homo Ludens
Recommended“it's a book called homo ludens by Dutchman Johan henka written in like the 30s”
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Machiavellis Virtue
Recommended“the if the my favorite book about makavelli is called Machiavelli's virtue by Harvey Mansfield it's a fantastic book”
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The 48 Laws of Power
Recommended“first off everyone needs to go and pick up uh the 25th anniversary edition of 48 Lo of power”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (5) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing The 48 Laws of Power
“I also wanted to say thank you for sending me the special edition of 48 Laws of Power”
Plugged The 48 Laws of Power
“well I when I wrote the 48 Laws of Power I tried to”
Plugged The 48 Laws of Power
“well when I wrote the 48 Laws of Power I tried to I have somebody through my whole life loves playing games”
Plugged Mastery
“I hate to say it, but this is a chapter I'm writing right now for my book on mastery. I explain how that comes from biology—you are marked as a unique individual at birth; the combination of variants in your chromosomes is mathematically impossible to replicate.”
Plugged Mastery
“and so and I explain in Mastery where that comes from biologically your DNA how you are marked as a unique individual at Birth”