Episode · Invest Like the Best · 2024-06-25
Patrick O'Shaughnessy & Robert Greene: books mentioned on Invest Like the Best #379
Robert Greene - Optimizing Your Reality - [Invest Like the Best, EP.379]
My guest today is Robert Greene, author of many books but perhaps most famous for his books "48 Laws of Power" and "Mastery." He has spent his life studying why people behave like they do and why some go on to build great things.
Robert Greene discussed Mastery by Robert Greene, The Laws of Human Nature by Robert Greene, Dangerous Liaisons by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, and The 50th Law by 50 Cent and others. Patrick O'Shaughnessy discussed The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Mastery
Discussed“So even mastery, which is the least Machiavellian of my books, if you will, I'm looking at the brain and trying to get behind what creates excellence in the world”
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The 48 Laws of Power
Discussed“And it's very interesting that very famous book you wrote, an early one was on power. And then this notion of having to feel the thing you're writing about.”
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The Laws of Human Nature
Discussed“I'm revealing what other people do. But on the other hand, it's something that I wrote about in my book on human nature. We all have a dark side.”
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Dangerous Liaisons
Discussed“So in Dangerous Liaisons, probably the greatest novel about seduction, there's this, the Ficot Valmont, who's the great seducer in it.”
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The 50th Law
Discussed“What did you most learn from 50? Well, 50 is a great person. So the thing is, up to then, I read three books and they were all lots of research”
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Other mentions in this episode (5) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Mastery
“The 48 Laws of Power and Mastery. He has spent his life studying why people behave like they do and why some build great things.”
Passing The 48 Laws of Power
“I'm Patrick O'Shaughnessy, and this is Invest Like the Best. This show is an open-ended exploration of markets, ideas, stories, and strategies”
Passing The 48 Laws of Power
“And, you know, in modern times, someone like Madonna would exemplify that. I remember growing up, Bob Dylan was like that because he had a style early on.”
Passing Mastery
“It's what all my books are about, is observing people as not being self-absorbed to the point where you do talk more than necessary, where you do have these faults that I mentioned”
Passing The 48 Laws of Power
“Well, Robert, your canon of books is one of the most unique. And if you like history, I think it's about the most chock full of interesting episodes in history”