Robert Greene || Strategy, Seduction, and the Sublime

In this episode, I talk to international bestselling author Robert Greene about strategy, seduction, and the sublime. Robert implores us to get comfortable with the dark side of human nature and society. He argues that by acknowledging the reality of human interactions, we can use certain strategies to help us effectively navigate the workplace, our relationships, and daily life. We also touch on the topics of empathy, imagination, charisma, power, and his upcoming book on transcendence and the sublime.

Chatting with Robert is always such a delight as we have many mutual areas of interest. I have been a long-time admirer of his books, and remember reading them in college and thinking that he seems to just get it. I hope you enjoyed this high-level discussion as much as I did.

Bio
Robert Greene is an author and speaker known for his books on strategy, power and seduction. He graduated from U.C. Berkeley and the University of Wisconsin at Madison with a degree in classical studies. He has written six international bestsellers: The 48 Laws of Power, The Art of Seduction, The 33 Strategies of War, The 50th Law, Mastery, and The Laws of Human Nature. Recently, he published The Daily Laws: 366 Meditations on Power, Seduction, Mastery. Greene’s books are hailed by everyone from war historians to the biggest musicians in the industry including Jay-Z, Drake, and 50 Cent.

Website: powerseductionandwar.com
Twitter: @RobertGreene

Topics

00:02:12 Robert’s health

00:03:43 The Daily Laws

00:04:58 What is a radical realist?

00:10:10 Empathy is like a telepathic connection

00:14:59 The human desire for fantasy

00:18:50 Etiquette is deception

00:22:17 How to live with the harsh truths of reality

00:28:03 Poeticize your presence

00:31:16 Channel pain into charisma

00:35:36 Stop being so nice all the time

00:39:08 Mix harshness and kindness

00:42:36 The primary law of human nature

00:46:08 Embrace your dark side

00:50:33 Schadenfreude vs mitfreude

00:53:46 The Pygmalion Effect

00:56:17 The integration of the shadow

01:02:05 The Law of the Sublime

01:08:14 The “post-mortem life”

01:10:03 The sublime is in the everyday


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