Robert Greene ON: The Laws of Mastery, Power and Human Nature & Harnessing Your Dark Side For Good

Robert Greene sits down with Jay Shetty to talk about our inner power. How we react to situations, the emotions we pour in, and the amount of control we have over our reactions defines how much power we have over ourselves. When you’re out of control and not in tune with your reality, you become toxic and this toxicity feeds your greed which eventually destroys that raw power within you.

Robert is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The 48 Laws of Power, The Art of Seduction, The 33 Strategies of War, The 50th Law, and Mastery. In his book, The Laws of Human Nature, he turns to the most important subject of all – understanding people’s drives and motivations, even when they are unconscious of them themselves.

What We Discuss:

00:00 Intro
02:47 Figuring people out is a form of power
07:01 The misconception of having power
10:55 Nobody thinks of power in a positive sense
16:32 The person who talks less usually has the most influence
20:24 The people without self control are often greedy
23:51 Learn the art of insinuation and persuasion
27:14 What does it mean to plan the end?
36:51 How do you master the art of timing?
42:25 The story of the checkered shirt
47:46 Having empathy for others
52:07 Zen Buddhism meditation
55:29 What gets you what you want is your daily habits
58:32 The most toxic people are of narcissistic characteristics
01:08:15 It doesn’t to be a little bit wary of someone
01:11:40 Inability to adapt to circumstances destroy our own power
01:16:49 With success, you become conservative
01:19:40 People’s mind is locked in the conventional view of the world
01:25:00 Robert on Final Five

[missprajawalikapradhan]

I wish and pray that Robert Greene lives a long and healthy life to give to the world the incredible gem of books and lessons which every soul in this planet needs so badly....🙏🙏

[AhmetKaan]

*"The person who wins, is the person who wants it the most."*

This changed my life.

[keithshowell]

There is no man more powerful than a humble genius, like Robert Greene. His work will inspire lives forever around the world.

[VFdsss]

Robert Greene interviews are gold. I am Glad to be alive in an era where he's alive to witness great interviews and sparkles of gems like this. I love all of Robert greene interviews. I learn so much from the dialogue

[jellygurl]

Is it just me or is every interview with Robert Greene so refreshing? It's like even after watching it, it's like I am watching him speak for the first time.

[NathalieLazo]

Hey YOU, incredible person reading this...The truth is you are confident and good enough already with who you are, where you are at and what you have right now to have the success you want in life. Don't let others define what “success” is for you. Get up, learn that skill and go after it! I believe in you so much! Have an awesome day! - Love, Nat ❤️

[The_lupo_]

Robert Greene and his books are life changing, really interesting prespective on life. Anyone can learn a lot from this great man!

[DemetriPanici]

*"Put your heart, mind, and soul into even your smallest acts. This is the secret of success." - Swami Sivananda*

[antoniodossantos]

I became a writer at age 61 in Bogotá, Colombia. It is my way to overcome my reality as Venezuelan Immigrant. It is my way to protest elegantly and reach the World 🌎

[millacolic]

Robert green’s humbleness is so infectious, I can listen to him for hours.

[MrSegunadedapo]

48laws of Power is a a must for any serious minded person.

[shikastormcrow]

I like what Robert said about power not necessarily being evil or a bad thing. It's all about how it's used. And in order to bring about those bigger changes, what he said about playing on the same grounds as your opponents is very true indeed.

Thank you Robert and Jay! Wishing everyone much peace, love and good health <3.

[ivymay]

Thank you for asking him deep and meaningful questions! They truly shed more light on Robert Greene's personality and work.

[thesuperdp]

I am having goosebumps on how intelligent this man is! Thank you for sharing your wisdom to us. You are indescribable Mr Robert Green. Thank you for changing how we view the world! I hope you live a long life 🤍

[neginshayesteh]

I can listen to this interview as a therapy session every day! I sincerely hope to see you some day Robert Greene. Thank you

[AllyFathana]

One of the reasons why people think "crush your enemy totally" law is evil is because they only see enemy in human form. Eg. Make laziness, poverty, etc your enemy then that law will have a different meaning.

[dushyantmukadam]

I like Robert Greene's books absolute master piece. Especially useful for the soft hearted people, the empaths the kind one. They can learn to protect themselves by learnings of his. Books.

[kayy]

I was introduced to Robert Greene’s books by my oldest brother.. He let me have his 48 Laws of Power when they transferred him to another prison, he wasn’t going to be able to take his belongings so he sent me that book and a few others. Glad he sent it to me, the book is amazing. I’m still reading it, and then I bought the Laws of Human Nature. Looking forward to collect all his books. 🙏🏼

[reepusingh]

Just wow, load of wisdom loaded in this podcast, it needs many watches before it gets absorbed, thank u Jay for introducing us to robert love from india🇮🇳🇮🇳

[edgardosantana]

Jay & Robert, this has been one of the best podcast episodes I've EVER listened/watched. That's not a light statement since I've consumed a lot of podcast episodes.

The quality of the people, the in-depth conversation and the essential topics that were covered as well as the mutual respect both have for each other makes this honestly a world-class conversation that's essential listening for everyone. Beautiful conversation all throughout. Let a thousand flowers bloom.

Thank you both!