Robert Greene

If you are new here, let me introduce myself. I am Robert Greene, the author of seven New York Times bestselling books, including The 48 Laws of Power, The Art of Seduction, The 33 Strategies of War, The 50th Law, Mastery, The Laws of Human Nature, and, most recently, The Daily Laws.

The time that leads to mastery is dependent on the intensity of our focus.

You choose to let things bother you. You can just as easily choose not to notice the irritating offender, to consider the matter trivial and unworthy of your interest. That is the powerful move. What you do not react to cannot drag you down in a futile engagement. Your pride is not involved. The best lesson you can teach an irritating gnat is to consign it to oblivion by ignoring it.

You can insult people on anything, but never insult someone’s intelligence.

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The Effect of AI on the Human Brain

Think of yourself as an explorer. You cannot find anything new if you are unwilling to leave the shore.

Knowledge is always progressing. Don’t let your ego fool you. You are always knowledge’s inferior.

Immersing yourself in details will combat the generalizing tendencies of the brain and bring you closer to reality.

Petulance is not power, it is a sign of helplessness. People may temporarily be cowed by your tantrums, but in the end they lose respect for you. They also realize they can easily undermine a person with so little self-control.

Freaking fantastic read from @RyanHoliday … love this quote he had from @RobertGreene : “A lot of books fail because the writer loses control of the research. You are either a master of the material or it’s the master of you.” That’s true beyond books: You either master your to-do list or the day masters you. You either set clear priorities or get lost in trivial tasks. You either build systems or get overwhelmed by chaos.

What has worth is worth paying for. By paying your own way you stay clear of gratitude, guilt, and deceit. It is also often wise to pay the full price—there is no cutting corners with excellence.

What you want is a picture of a person’s character over time. Restrain from the natural tendency to judge right away, and let the passage of time reveal more and more about who people are.

In order to master a field, you must love the subject and feel a profound connection to it. Your interest must transcend the field and border on the religious.

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People don’t want to feel intellectually inferior. Make sure you don’t insult people based on this.

Like a builder, develop the highest standards, and the patience for the step-by-step process.

Express what others are afraid to express and they will see great power in you.

People's need for validation and recognition, their need to feel important, is the best kind of weakness to exploit.

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