Irrationality I Robert Greene 

Robert Changed my life in so many ways, just through his books ! Guy literally got me out the hood lmao

I read all of Roberts books at 19 years old and they’ve helped me gain clarity being young and black.

Needs his own netflix show. I could binge watch everything he says.

"A man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest." - Paul Simon

I stopped everything to hear the master speak 😁. I love Robert

I’ve read all your books Robert, multiple times along with many other philosophers. Not only do you illustrate the flaws and nature of humanity but you offer your own flaws as well. You have solidified your place among Sun tzu, Carl Jung, Socrates, and Machiavelli. I will make sure of that. I’m sure many others are in agreement. Thank you.

Robert Greene saying "bitched-slapped by the reality" has got to be one of my favorite moments of RU-vid of all time!! 44:05

Thank You Robert, this reminded me to post this quote of yours: “You like to imagine yourself in control of your fate, consciously planning the course of your life as best you can. But you are largely unaware of how deeply your emotions dominate you. They make you veer toward ideas that soothe your ego. They make you look for evidence that confirms what you already want to believe. They make you see what you want to see, depending on your mood, and this disconnect from reality is the source of the bad decisions and negative patterns that haunt your life. Rationality is the ability to counteract these emotional effects, to think instead of react, to open your mind to what is really happening, as opposed to what you are feeling. It does not come naturally; it is a power we must cultivate, but in doing so we realize our greatest potential.” ― Robert Greene, The Laws of Human Nature

Robert always seems like he is talking to us because he cares, thats what makes him so special, he cares to make the world a better place. One day I hope to meet you and thank you in person.

I love this guy. His words calm me. They give me reason and logic to navigate through life.

The humility of this man...'sorry it was so long'.....superb talk, thank you!

This man’s books saved my mind in prison! Thank u sir!

You're looking stronger Robert!

BEST PHILOSPHER of 21st century. Huge respect for you robert, you're changing lives and yes, I LEARNED A LOT today!

All the way from Kenya, Africa. 🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪 I honestly appreciate you. Your work has altered my train of thought on so many levels.

I am very happy to see Robert looking healthy and wise in his thoughts. :) Best wishes to you and all who see this.

I'm so glad I found your books, especially the laws of human nature. I picked up the book in hopes that I'll understand people more but I ended up understanding myself. I'm so grateful, thank you ❤️

I discovered Robert Greene when I was 21 or 22. It was one of the best things that's ever happened to me. Thanks for putting in the work and for these knowledge you share with us in your books 🙏

You are right in saying the problem is that we do not/cannot see the evidence ourselves, the evidence is presented to us by individuals with their own interests and agendas.

This is solid gold. Robert is a tremendous, rational resource; and a treasure.

Your wisdom changed my life! Sending love and light from Malaysia 🇲🇾

Now, more than ever, we need that new book Robert. No doubt it'll be sublime.

My idol. Robert Greene is professor of professors, He will go down in history, generations will be studying his Books. Long live the King

I love this man. Would love to spend time with him, him talking about books ❤️

This is the best thing on the Internet right now.

At least this pandemic gave us Robert's videos on youtube hehheeh.

Thank you for helping me understand, learn, and most importantly, let go of a horrible mean girl bullying situation that happened to me. So excited to read all of your books as well as listen to you. You are amazing!!!

Really like the second to last advice. Social media really does play alot with our emotions. Without our control. Only control we have is getting On social media.

Thanks for your books. One chapter of Laws of human nature and a few RU-vid videos of yours changed my life. It has got me out of the mess I lived in from last 29 years (I am 29 year old). Your work has guided me to change my habits as well as choose a good career. I know I am late but I am pretty sure the guidance I needed is in your books. I have noticed something great in your TED talk. You talk about work. Because of that I could see that the only way to move forward is through work. You don't get to know where you are lacking until you start working on something. When I decided I will develop a skill and get a job in that I got to know that it is my family that is sabotaging my growth from very childhood. Some of that might be conscious some may be unconscious . That doesn't matter. All that matter is I needed to learn a way to get out of the drama that stopped me from living a life. So I figured out may be I am too emotional and my emotions are not in my control. Thus started internet search and one after the other resources came to me. One day your videos appeared and that is what I exactly needed. I have been fortunate to find your incredible knowledge. But that fortune came to me with a decision to work. Thanks a lot. May Athena bless you with more and more rationality.

When the student is ready, the teacher will appear. Proverb August 2020

Your words clarify our daily conundrums and provide tools to REALLY understand their orgins and our ability to alter our analysis, actions and outcomes. Thank you for sharing your humble brilliance with the world!💗🙏

I love seeing your left hand grow stronger and stronger; the unwavering in your voice filled with life and clarity. You show patience through the hurdles of life. Yep, inspired to act wisely without fear! Continue to go forth if even if you never read this; we know you feel us by vibrations and love!!!

My all time favorite author has RU-vid channel.. WHAT? The 48 laws of power changed how I see the world. Talk about a revelation. Smh

I can’t thank you enough for your work and this masterclass. You are amazing person that inspired my life and everytime I feel that I’m loosing grasp of my life, usually your books and videos put me back on track. I didnt had a father present, but people like you and jordan person usually fullfil this whole. Hard words sometime, difficult to keep listening and painful. But usually makes me free and more comfortable with my mortality. Thanks

Such a wonderful spirit to be sharing the planet with. Just found you Mr. Greene whilst journeying down the rabbit hole called RU-vid. Just when I sooooo needed your messages, you appeared. Just bought 4 of your books today and looking forward to them with all my heart. Sending many regards of gratitude to you. Thank you. 🙏

Keep 'em coming RG. We'd love to see more content from you! I love the idea of looking at reality from the perspective of concentric circles - with the first circle representing you and your world (conscious/unconscious divide), and the wider circles going outside of you. It's a great way of understanding not only your limits of knowledge, but in which circle you're struggling with any given issue. For example, if you are struggling with your spouse, that would be the second circle. You can then act appropriately (i.e. rationally) according to what limits of knowledge you experience. You can use empathy (Law 2). Great video!

Law 38: Think as you like, but behave like others. Brilliant way to trigger the ‘irrational’ during the end, but for such an esteemed sage of power and human nature, in light of the growing evidence that opposes a lot of your points, this is expert Gaslighting at it’s worst.

Robert Green is from another Galaxy , so much knowledge

I also wanted to say I respect you greatly Robert Greene. Thank you for sharing your way of thinking with us. It’s enlightening and priceless

Robert, since you said you read the comments, I just want to say how thankful I am for your books, your philosophy has truly helped me. Everytime I am upset, I return to the laws of human nature, and it truly calms me down. Thank you so much for your wisdom! I am looking forward to your next book! One of my dreams is to meet you someday and have a chat with you!

Love your mind & work Robert, blessed to be alive in the same era as a living legend like yourself! Keep making these videos!🙏🏾

I'm so glad I found this channel, Robert. Your books have helped me a great deal. I really enjoyed your thoughts on the insanity of 2020. As I have done with your books, I will take your advice, and see how it goes. Thanks for posting!

Robert, not only do we share the same name but mindset, too. Thanks a lot for a wonderful recapitulation of the most important insights you have collected in this life. It’s a great honor to listen to a savant like you who’s also kind and thoughtful enough to share his wisdom. May God bless you!

The words cannot describe how thankful and blissful i am for all your books sir. They are powerful weapons, my personal bible, and Ariadne's thread that helps me throughout my life. These videos are probably the best thing that Covid brought, so please keep posting. We all wish you strong health, because this crazy, irrational world needs you. Now more than ever. Thank you one more time master Robert.

Whenever I'm caught up in emotions and scenarios where I don't know what to do, I call on (read books by, listen to podcasts of, watch) Robert Greene.

Brilliant, Robert. Thank you for this analysis we desperately need today.

Thank you so much for these videos. The world need you Robert Greene. Please stay healthy. And I personally don’t mind your videos being one hour long. Can’t wait for the next one.

Robert I’m a huge fan and will read/listen to you and your books over and over again. Please continue to make videos, you are beloved and a true voice of reason! Thank you for all that you do, you inspire us all! Also, it may benefit your left arm to Armwrestle, I feel it may speed up your recovery. Wishing you all the best!

For anyone looking for a practical action item to implement this all, start a mindfulness meditation practice of 60 min/day. I’ve been doing this for 13 months now, and this develops emotional intelligence like no other. All of these lessons Robert talks about becomes intuitive so instead of just listening to theory, you learn it by just observing your mind from a distance. Once you become ever more aware of your subtle emotions/thoughts, you can understand others now. Ever get blacked out drunk and wake up the next day thinking “why the fuck was I thinking/doing that?!” This starts happening multiple times per day when you become more aware of your internal experience

This is becoming so true right now crazy how accurate this video is

Thank you for your work, huge shift in my life, and the amount of clarity and authenticity is something I strive for. So once again Thank you Robert Greene, and I hope to talk with you soon

Roberts left hand in minutes 0:46 through 0:48 made me smile. I havent seen him speak in a while. Its good to see he is a student of his writing as well. The master is living through a chapter of one his character studies from human nature. Wishing you strenght in your battles Robert.

Thank you Robert, this message is very timely.

Robert Green reminds me of my father. I wish one day I could meet him. My father was very fond of history and was as smart as him

You're speaking to me man, and everything that I'm going through. Even the examples you used to stress your points❤️❤️🙏🔥

Thank you so much Mr Robert Greene for all your teaching, your books they changed my life.

It is impressive how focused on the issue and in the meantime how mindly widespread He is

Another book that provides rational mental models is 'seeking wisdom: from Darwin to Munger'.

You're a legend Robert! I've been reading your work for years. Thank you for all that you've done and continue to do.

Thank you Robert for dissecting the turmoil of today profoundly through human nature, neurology and with historical in-depth analysis. That historical understanding of ourselves as a society and as humans is so wiped out for most of us, which could keep us better grounded in reality and rationality. It could be part of the antidote for demagogues. Thank you for presenting personal solutions too. I hope your recovery is going forward and that you remember to keep an open mind spirit for it. Remember the Milton Erickson's story.

Robert is a walking genius. I absolutely love all his books 📚👍🏼

Great to see you posting!!!!!! Awesome vid -Owen

I have to be honest, I don’t understand why anyone apologizes for the length of their videos. I enjoy every minute of the message.

Thank you Robert for taking the time to make these videos. I await your next offering with baited breath! The world needs your wisdom now more than ever. Cheers from Australia xoxo

I'm really quite astounded that Robert hasn't questioned and scrutinised the information around coronavirus more thoroughly.

Peace I enjoyed the video, looking forward to watching your up & coming videos.

Thank you so much Robert Greene for your wisdom. Love from South Africa.

Robert you'll have multiple 100,000x subscribers very soon. Long time reader and fan. These RU-vid videos are needed now more than ever. Thank you for devoting your life's work to this.

Robert Greene you the best my G‼️

Your brilliant mind is a gift for the world! I'll strive to become rational although it's really hard. Whenever I see your new video, I'm excited to gain new insight. Thank you, Robert. Please keep it coming!

This was fantastic and is, arguably, required listening for the population at large. Thank you.

This Channel is going to BLOW UP! People are catching on... "Good Product Sells itself" Robert Greene is the perfect example to what I should mentioned. Keep them coming Robert, I am a fan of all your work and read all your books except for 31 strategies of war which I hope to read one day whenever I get the time to. Out of all the books I read I would like to say that 48 laws and Human Nature were my favorites. Looking forward to Sublime! You are such a MASTER at RATIONAL THINKING! Love your work! We are at a time with a Lunatic President in Power about to burn the whole world to the ground, people need to think RATIONALLY more then ever right now!

This fits to Plato's five regimes, where he says society moves in 5 big cycles (Aristocracy, Timocracy, Oligarchy, Democracy, and Tyranny)

My favorite book is the 48 Laws of power, I've read that book many times

A living Legend! I feel so blessed to live in the same era as Robert Greene!

That was just excellent! Thank you for being a sane voice in an insane time!!

I absolutely love the methaphor of the horse rider. After being insecure basically my entire life I am finally being able to understand my feelings and cope with them in a rational way. I just started reading The Laws Of Human Nature and after it I will follow with more of your work!

After every text or book from Robert feel an accurate sense of awareness of things that I did not know

When you read that book and watch his videos on YT, everything is just tied together. I cant help but just thank this man😊

Dude I have bought all your books. And also lost most of them because of lending them to others... and bought a few of them again including your last one. Those books have had a great impact on my life. Thank you for sharing your knowledge for those who need it.

I recommend reading Working Minds, by Beth Cradall that explains how we make decisions through intuition and prior experience. It relates to Robert Greene's analogy of "twisting a drill into the wood", where we gain more knowledge and understanding with each attempt.

The GOAT has descended from the skies once again to drop FACTS, this bouta be a lit ass hour

i do enjoy Robert really good to see you active again, im just waiting on a op to remove a tumour on my liver in an hour, man last year i had all the ups & down of normal life, now i have pancreatic C and what id give for the old problems , its all a gift life ,time & health being the most valuable, try not to waste a second of it, the key to most is the noise we create between our ears , meditate will be such a help thanks Robert

I love your latest book robert, and recommended it to my friends. Your depth of insights on human dark side is unparalleled in our times, the way you assimilate a variety of subjects, history, neuroscience, biology, psychology, etc and bring us the bigger picture is simply fascinating.

Nursing for 40 yrs we had new virus every year this has happened since 1918 and built anti bodies to that We do not give vaccines either especially the elderly or even vulnerable people of all ages.We have weaknesses.

The mentor of all mentors

Hey Robert I hope you are more well then yesterday, I’ve listen to all of your interviews on RU-vid, and have read all your books except 50th law. I just want to let you know that you made an extreme impact in my life, I had a dream of you yesterday..why? I wake up every morning and I put your audio books or RU-vid interview and sip on coffe to get my day started at 4am and get my business ready to go. That’s why I dreamed of one day meeting you, and you walking in my life, the same way one dreams of there hero. Robert thank you so much for living and sharing your beautiful wisdom. Me and my family will forever remember you.

You and your book were the thing I needed in my life. Thank you so much for your work.

I love this! My current job is getting me so miserable since the head chef doesn't know how to take the time and talk to his crew and always blames everyone else for everything 😟 He creates these lavish new menus every couple weeks and then loses his shit at the cooks for not knowing how the plating is the first night a new menu is rolled and he hasn't even shown anybody how it's plated.......... it's frustrating... lol.. I already am looking for another gig to hold me closee until this covid thing blows over and I feel safe opening my own takeout joint .. I thought about calling a meeting and telling the poor chef that his whole crew thinks he sucks at communicating but I think he'll go mad so I'm gonna leave llol.

Who needs church when you have Robert Greene

That's an incredible sharing! Thank You, Mr. Greene - How such glory like that of Athens...

I have huge respect for you Robert. Thanks for sharing your wisdom!

Robert, if could read out and share your thoughts on the book Tao Te Ching in subsequent interviews, I shall ever be so grateful to you.

We could all use a "bitch-slap" from reality once in a while.

i read robert's book (Mastery) when i was 19, and it really changed my life and my work ethic too and then i read some other books. all of them are perfectt, now i feel like i want to study more deeply from all of his books. it really help me to live my life with his perspectives. thank you Robert!

You’re the best thing ever happened to me in this pandemic. Thank you.

I can't Remember the Last time I clicked so Fast on a video.

I hope you know this channel can be a base of power for you. We will follow you into action when you call.

Such a huge fan of yours, Robert, so I was delighted to just see you've got a channel here on the 'Tubes! I'm so glad you've continued to recover from your stroke. You and your writing are a true gift to humanity. After listening to Shane Parrish interview you ~2 years ago, I promptly bought 48 Laws of Power, which I feel was as much an astute look at human behavior as it was one of the best studies of history you could ask for. Mastery is one of my favorite books, and one I recommend all the time. Laws of Human nature is next in my Kindle queue after I finish reading Meditations for the second time. Can't wait! Best to you, sir, and I hope your recovery continues, and please keep staying safe. Thank you for helping all the rest of us stay SANE during this hugely irrational, ridiculous and tumultuous time. Let us hope November 4, 2020 begins a recovery chapter for America.

Just really incredible . Robert communicates in such a deep level it is irreversible in aspects …. it touches your soul