Robert Greene On How To Maximize Your Brain's Power, Beat Phone Addiction, Fix Bad Habits + More 

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Really powerful interview. Thanks for opening up this dialogue

He is my favourite author

My favorite part was when Robert was explaining how through habits/addictions, our brains adjusts to make it easier aka "Practice makes perfect", so we should focus on counter addictive habits

Amazing that the birth child of this masterful work was so many (90+) job failures and hurts. Biggest takeaway: You have to be a social master to succeed on any job.

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The way Robert Greene handling the annoyed phone ring is amazing i will be back with my comment upon finishing the intetview.

I have deleted all my social media accounts. When I told my friends, they acted like I was completely crazy. "Why would you do that?" I simply replied I was spending too much time on them and I was wasting my life. They did not accept my answer and made fun of me. Group think is a dangerous thing. I don't even think it was necessarily all because everyone has social media. I think it was because they didn't want to face a reality of intentionalism.

This Man Is a profet.

My life is also relatable to his life I feel relaxed after watching this interview because the same thing is happening to me at this time . Thanks for the interview I will surely buy his book. Thank you !!

Why do you only have 600 subscribers? This channel is amazing! Thanks to improvement pill for sending me here

Sitting with my self and my problems makes me cry but seem to be getting stronger

I'm genuinely happy that he survived. His books are the only ones to interest me in a very long time. I own all his audiobooks. 33 strategies of war helped me so much in a leadership position.

This Interview was AMAZING!! I think everyone needs to watch this. This has helped me realize and understand a lot of things that I have forgotten about myself. Thank you!

can’t wait for the new book to come out. Laws of Human Nature was such a bitter pill to swallow, but is so key for new breakthroughs in self awareness.

Thanks 😊

Great job

Just came from improvement pill. Good speech by the way

Phenomenal interview

Love it. Thanks Brian!

best work yet!

Great channel I just subbed great questions

Great video just clicked a few videos. Just subbed good stuff my man

This was really good! thanks :)

Lovely interview!

Thank you for this incredible value!!

This is great stuff

Great questions and great interview

Thanks Brian, I love your work. Keep it up!!

Inspiring

Great podcast

He's my favourite writer. Thanks for bringing Robert Green into the podcast. Robert Green is a legend

Thank you Robert Greene for always being a class act.

His is my favourite mentor and one of my favourite authors

A good man.

loved it. That mortality part really spoke to me. But every time I remember that everything could end tomorrow, I forget it a few weeks later and go back to sleep walk through life. Any fix for that? Perhaps daily meditation?

I have never read any of his books which one should i start with?

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😂😂😂. I can tell Robert gets tired of the telemarketers! Love this huy

One has gotten so use to looking for help what to do from say social media.?

Too many adverts! Gosh!

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🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 02:07 🧠 Robert Greene was inspired to write "The 48 Laws of Power" based on his frustration, bitterness, and anger accumulated from observing power games and manipulative people in various jobs he had before becoming an author. 09:37 📱 Social media and technology have contributed to increased levels of self-absorption, distraction, and a decline in social intelligence. People need to regain control over these technologies to focus and think deeply. 16:25 💡 Maximizing the power of the human brain requires undivided attention and deep focus. Limiting distractions, setting boundaries, and being in control of technology usage can help achieve this state of focus. 19:58 🤳 Awareness of your own habits and emotional addictions is crucial for self-improvement. Observing and gradually reducing addictive behavior related to technology can lead to a feeling of power and self-control. 24:21 🌟 Engaging in large projects or challenges, such as starting a business or pursuing a creative endeavor, can help focus the mind and provide a sense of reward and mastery over oneself. 24:35 🧠 Being alone and confronting oneself can be challenging, but it's necessary for personal growth and self-awareness. It's an opportunity to identify flaws, weaknesses, and strengths. 26:02 🏆 Facing initial challenges and persevering through them can lead to increased self-confidence and self-respect. Pushing through discomfort can result in significant rewards. 30:35 🧒 As a parent, it's crucial to respect and nurture a child's uniqueness and interests. Forcing them into predefined paths can hinder their personal growth and development. 35:44 🙅 Recognize the difference between a child's genuine interest and a lack of discipline or work ethic. Encourage their interests, but also guide them to develop the necessary skills. 40:06 🤝 Understanding the laws that govern interpersonal relationships is crucial. High-level empathy, active listening, and deep observation can improve our social skills and relationships. 47:19 🤕 Robert Greene's experience of surviving a stroke taught him the importance of health, humility, and the value of life. It was a humbling and traumatic experience. 48:41 ⏳ Confronting your own mortality can help you appreciate life and connect more deeply with others. 49:22 💪 Developing patience and finding reasons to appreciate being alive are crucial when facing a life-altering event. 52:08 ⚡ Realizing the shortness of life can motivate you to accomplish your goals and make the most of your time. 54:27 🤝 Acknowledging the mortality of others can humanize them and increase your appreciation for them. 56:08 📚 Robert Greene is writing a book about the concept of the sublime and how an awareness of death can lead to powerful experiences and a deeper appreciation of life. Made with HARPA AI

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I want to research you - but I nod off while listening to you - am I still absorbing the information ?

Who you giving permission to?

9:00 ... eh. People are wayyy more civil now. I am only 34 but I have seen massive progress in that regard. That's a personal perception issue. Most likely linked to your personal declining of quality of life. You also don't mingle with the common people. Not really. Not if you don't see the improvements. Not outside your bubble likely or outside your media perception of masses. Or maybe you don't understand that since we are living in totally different situations and the world works different that people are going to react accordingly. People reacting to a different world same as they reacted to the old world wouldn't work... even more civil people are going to be weird when things get weird... in the old situations they are more civil. Kids don't call something gay and don't call each other fags all day anymore. Adults stopped saying "he's such a jew" also for the most part. We're making lil progress. ... nevermind the tumultuous social order revolving - the core is more civil.

Distracted people are the semtoms of a dieing native free spirited discord .a deaf Hart is blind minds that can't reach out to the perfume of the other people to connect

12:20 "Humans don't have a big thing to believe in" uhh. It never went away. This is a huge claim and so very false. It is still all there. All the religious and occult practices and communism and even stoicism is having a renaissance. Veganism... don't tell me you haven't seen the rise of that? That's not a big thing to believe in for people? You're adled by old age or never had faculty for sharp analysis of your own points. I read everything I write as if it is coming from a stranger. Been doing that for over a decade now. It makes a world of difference. Hear to what you say also. Most of us never pay real attention to what we say or what we write. 15:41 ... in fact he was in personal discourse on science with physics professors as a teenager. He was far from mediocre also - have you seen his actual marks? Some one came out with a really shitty documentary some years ago and it marred the image of Einstein for everyone in your generation. It was lies. His marks were all really high apart from French which he purposely did not study cause he was interested in physics/chemistry/engineering. 24:52 ... no you have not been meditating every morning. But that thing you said elsewhere about paying attention - when you were mentioning how you can be aware of an addiction. That was meditation. Meditation is mindful awareness. MindFULL not mindless awareness. Your wisdom is supposed to be engaged. Wisdom is a ... just an attempt at translation. Think of it as the level of understanding right below words. That should be on. You should be observing the processes instead of forcing mind to shut off. Deep meditation is full of understanding and some times it will also manifest in words and other media alongside that understanding and that is okay. Allow the flower to bloom .. don't kill it. This is how to meditate : www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/soma/wayof.html People - start asking where your meditation instructions came from and where the definition for meditation you got is from. I only ever met one other person who asks that - the rest just say they learned to meditate. But they never once asked if what they are learning is really meditation or just some one using the word without knowing what they are doing. "Who is the master that makes the grass green?" - Robert Anton Wilson quoting a translation of a koan...