Lessons on Mastery

In my book "Mastery", I discuss how you can get your life in order, find out your life's task, and become a master in your career. Here is a compilation of my best moments discussing "Mastery" over the years.

Robert Greene 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, Mastery, The Laws of Human Nature, and most recently, The Daily Laws.

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Introduction
0:25 - Why I Wrote Mastery?
1:29 - Focus and Concentration
2:27 - Follow Your Inner Voice
3:29 - Alive Time vs Dead Time
4:28 - Be Original
5:28 - Can't Fake Your Way Through Life
6:05 - Learn Skills in Your 20s
6:51 - Become Whomever You Want
7:43 - Connecting Great Ideas
8:32 - Become Your Own Critic
9:25 - Change The Way You Think of Your Career
9:53 - Don't Be Conventional
10:45 - Change Your View of Work
11:52 - Allow For Dreaming
12:21 - Find What You Love To Do
12:57 - Pick The Right Job
14:00 - Stop Trying To Find Your Passion
14:44 - Your Laziness is a Sign
15:37 - Good vs Bad Mentor
16:08 - Changing Careers
16:49 - Discipline and Reward
17:26 - A Sense of Fulfillment and True Pleasure
18:21 - How To Be Creative
19:18 - Motivation is a Key Factor
20:20 - What Makes You Unique?
21:10 - Stevie Wonder's Story of Mastery
22:14 - Benefits of Hard Work
23:12 - Try To Better Your Best
24:15 - You Need Struggle

[SlicyKing]

I feel like the biggest problem these days to achieve mastery is the decreasing attention span. Everyone knows a lot of stuff on a shallow level. But not many people know stuff on a deep level. Mastery is where the value is at!

[FoundingStockNZ]

The road to mastery is like roaming through a desert, sometimes for years, drinking the water offered, with an undying belief in the oasis on the other side. Just don't quit. ❤

[Abdiaziz]

It's a coincidence that I just finished reading your book mastery some minutes ago and got this notification. You can't imagine the profound impact your wisdom had in my life. It's always a pleasure listening to your talks. Inspirational and life changing. I wish to travel to the US someday just to appreciate and say hello to you. Wish you a healthy long life Sir. Greetings from Kenya.

[davidwensel]

You inspire me Robert. I’m day 111 as a recovering addict. I started reading your books a while ago and fell out of it because I got caught back up in using. You have changed my life forever and I can honestly say I look up to you. You’re the cool uncle I never had. I hope I can meet you one day to thank you in person.

[athosgomesfonseca]

You are the #GOAT thinker of our time. Thank you! 🙏🏼

[satnamo]

Like Robert Greene says:

Self-mastery is the ultimate form of power ❤

[Dghhvgjnb]

8:25 i have given up, health issues, but i think in deep down i still want to try to get my health back. I want to live, i want to get better, i also need good doctors. There is still light, hope in the bottom of abyss. 14:43, everything in this video is really good, helpful. Thank you. 👍🏽 You are amazing, wise, human. This is eye, mind opener. 😊❤️

[christopherthrawn]

This is priceless wisdom for all ages.

[Peace]

The only person that i can listen to him for hours ❤

[xxx]

robert, sorry for saying this but you’re a legend

[markeziproducer]

Robert, I want to thank you with all my heart for writing the book “Mastery”, I have been using the principles on my work place and I found my mentor which he likes me and we have built an emotional connection, what I have learned within the last 6 months I have not learned during all my life, thank you, I still have goosebumps when reading your book, this is my third time reading it and I can’t get enough of it thank you 🙏

[shawndodd]

I came across your work about a month ago and it has been life changing. I have felt pretty lost and powerless my whole life and I am starting to understand why and how to change that for the betterment of myself and the people around me. Thank you for all of your hard work and dedication, it affects people more than you know.

[IGNITESTEAM]

Thank you Robert for sharing your wonderful mind and energy. It is important and we need more of what you are sharing in order for us all to MASTER our lives. Thank you again.

[djg]

One of the beautiful things about the guitar. The statement on connecting things in your mind is you can physically feel it happen. You get to this point of overwhelmness feel something going on in your mind. You stop you go to bed. You wake up the next day and Bam you can do whatever you struck for hours with the last night

[davidbrobb]

Thank you Robert, for all the value you have provided to my life throughout the years. And that which you continue to! For all the talk of darkness, you are a light in it.

Edit: for anyone reading this, I'm 31 and two years ago I hit that wall Robert talks about where you realise you are totally disconnected from what you do. The advice I never got was to make sure you do something that truly speaks to you, and after what has been quite a journey since that realisation, I'm on the right path. I got Robert's book, The Daily Laws, as soon as it was released - about a week before I packed up my life to go figure things out. Talk about timing.

He is absolutely right. Don't wait to find out like I did. Money is the materialisation of what really matters, which is pursuing something in your life which truly aligns to the core of who you are.

And just to balance this hopefully not tedious comment out, having the ability to earn a baseline amount of money with a skill that's in demand is important - but I thought it was everything, and it's not. It's just your safety net that allows you to pursue what calls you in life.

[NicholasMGlasson]

Love your persistence and attitude Robert! Very thought provoking and useful guidance. My friend Andrew is in his 70s and is a famous sculptor. He lost use of his left half after a stroke and is still at it too! Just shows what you can do when you don't give up hope, wishing you well! 🙏

[DailyTechNews.mp]

Thank you Robert. I really appreciate you and your work.

[luciefitness]

You're the best Robert Greene ❤🔥🙌🏿

[lenderzconstable]

I heard you on a podcast that usually gets referred to me and it came up by auto play but what you were saying was interesting enough to wake me up from a half sleep. Now I’m your fan. You’re great bro.

[delilah]

The contrast is what teaches me the most, everything ur saying is so true! Thank YOU! I feel incredibly blessed to have heard you on Andrew Huberman’s podcast, picking up 3 books today, me and my 21 and 24 year old! U are changing my perspective and my life for the better!!! I’m so very grateful ❤