Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2024-09-16
Books mentioned on 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.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Daily Laws
The Daily Laws by Robert Greene is a daily guidebook offering condensed wisdom, strategies on power, and tactical insights drawn from Greene's previous bestselling works.
Discussed“yes he designed to cover the daily laws and I'm hoping he'll”
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The possibility principle
The Possibility Principle by Mel Schwartz is a self-help and psychological book that applies quantum physics concepts, such as cognitive superposition, to everyday life and mental well-being.
Recommended“it's not perfect it's pretty good book called the possibility principle you can look that up”
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Mastery
Mastery by Robert Greene is a non-fiction guide that examines the lives of historical figures like Mozart, Einstein, and Darwin to outline the path toward achieving true expertise and finding one's life calling.
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.”
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Homo Ludens
Homo Ludens by Johan Huizinga is a foundational cultural history first published in the 1930s that explores the essential role of play in the formation of human culture, art, law, and warfare.
Recommended“it's a book called homo ludens by Dutchman Johan henka written in like the 30s”
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Machiavellis Virtue
Machiavelli's Virtue by Harvey Claflin, Jr.
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
The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene and Joost Elffers is a popular psychological guide that draws upon historical tactics to explain the dynamics of gaining, maintaining, and defending against power.
Recommended“first off everyone needs to go and pick up uh the 25th anniversary edition of 48 Lo of power”
Other mentions in this episode (5) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“I also wanted to say thank you for sending me the special edition of 48 Laws of Power”
“well I when I wrote the 48 Laws of Power I tried to”
“well when I wrote the 48 Laws of Power I tried to I have somebody through my whole life loves playing games”
“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.”
“and so and I explain in Mastery where that comes from biologically your DNA how you are marked as a unique individual at Birth”