"The Modern World Is In Chaos" - Win The Game Of Life & Outsmart Everybody Else | Robert Greene 

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Robert Greene is incredibly intelligent

I’m in my 50s quit my job , quit drinking, and tolerating toxic people and situations and now I create and live off my land and meditate

Green has a pure intellectual gift. With him it’s always “listen and learn”. Pure joy.

This guy has recovered from a stroke. What a great comeback 👏👏👏

"The most horrible thing about excuses is that they are valid." What an impactful statement! Love it.

I'm 40, I don't have any answers, my course correction so far has been dropping alcohol and hitting the gym 🤷‍♂️

Robert Greene is a gift to humanity.

Honestly I think no matter how old you are if you haven’t found your purpose you have two choices: you either give up OR you keep changing course, trying new things until you find satisfaction or die trying.

Of course we can change our life’s path in our 50’s and beyond! Robert seems so adamant that we are so set it our ways but I believe the opposite is true and we can have a growth mindset at any age 💪

I agree with Robert 100% that our pain is our greatest teacher.

Yes, LOOKING for meaning in your life is pointless, instead CREATE meaning in your life.

I'm 62 and am wiping the slate clean and starting my life completely over. I'm moving a thousand miles from the country to a city, to a different climate, without a place to live or a job, and to what I hope is better life. I'm doing this all alone, and I still don't know what I want to be when I grow up, but I refuse to accept the lonely just surviving life that I have had. So don't say it's impossible over 50! That was a very cruel thing to say, because a lot of people have dreams of "someday" that were just stomped on. People can reinvent themselves at any age. And Tom, you were right on the money about what makes your wife feel loved. More guys need to learn this, that a woman wants to feel that she is the most important thing in his life. We can forgive a lot of other things if that's true.

As a truck driver, might take on the comment at 2:36:19 - driving the truck doesn't fulfill ME, but, I have met people that the job does bring fulfillment to. It's a job that is not terribly difficult to do, but is surprisingly difficult to do WELL. I've been told by a number of senior drivers that it commonly takes most folk about 5 years to really get sharp at the job. At 2 and 1/2 years in, I can believe it. It's actually more challenging than I had expected coming in. As a member of Mensa, I had to place in the top 2% of society in a proctored IQ test. So I'm reasonably good at that kind of cognitive processing. Now, being a trucker does not entail solving differential calculus equations - but to perform the task WELL requires an ability to do rudimentary mathematical tasks on the fly, and adjust them as conditions change. How many miles do I have to go? Is it a fixed appointment time? A fixed window? Wide open? Do I have a metropolitan area to get through? What is the traffic likely to be like at the time of day I go through the city? How many hours are on my clock? How much fuel do I have? If I need to fuel, how busy are the truck stops likely to be, and how will that affect my hours of service? And how will all of this impact any subsequent loads after the one I'm working on now? So, there's actually a bit of mental processing to be done, and while it's not cutting-edge, it does require a bit of savvy. Oh, and try backing a trailer into a dock in a crowded yard sometime... I've had many, many servings of humble pie dished up on that particular plate, LOL

Im a vit flabbergasted at Robert greenes assessment of those over 40, especially 50. There's tons of us, even in our 60's, exploring ways to do what we always wanted to. I'm around lots of people reinventing themselves at an older age. It's amazing. Find that earlier though

My whole family reads Robert’s books and talk about it. Our emotional intelligence went into the next level.

I made a course correction when I was 54. Massive change. I would think it would be easier for someone who is older if they can get by their fear of failure and get out of their comfort zone and drop the excuses.

I’ve always said this about therapy! Reliving in your past and constantly thinking you’re a victim is terrible

All he was saying was that things you’ve been through in life made you who you are today

I could listen to Robert Greene talk all day 🙌🏾 Truly an icon living. Tom, you are the Seductive Interviewer by Mr. Greene standards: Top Tier In the Moment 👑 Thank you for having him on once again!

I feel crushed at 55 having numbed myself from childhood trauma for 45 years to hear that it’s nearly impossible to find my purpose, Oh man! Really? I bought Mastery & another one of your books and now feel is it worth it to read, or am I too late? Am I doomed to be a failure because I’m over 50! I feel I have something to give and love life, feel like I’m living for the first time since I quit what I once numbed myself from, I’m going to read your books and have faith in knowing I have the inner power to live life to the fullest and have so much to give! I hope you are wrong about it being impossible. I love listening to you, very inspiring other than that I’m feeling old, ❤ Tom Great show I’m glad I found you! Cheers

Robert Greene, I really liked how you stayed true to your message with an interviewer who was equally as determined to voice his often oppositional opinion. Interacting with a competitive person is exhausting. I resonate with your perspective. And I enjoy thinking of you as a free man in Paris, unfettered and alive! Yeah. You and Joni, different decades, both incredibly gifted in your arts. Both among my faves.

56, physically disabled, living outdoors in my truck since I became disabled 10 years ago, havent given up but this video is depressing to me.

Robert Green : Template of Wisdom of our Generation and yet more to Come .Thank You and Regards.

This is the content I like to see, not the fear-mongering I've been seeing on this channel lately. Thanks!

robert greene is a global treasure. the man will live forever

I'm 54 and have completely done a life course shift!

I never comment, but I have literally watched everything you have put out for years now. I just want to say thank you for the unparalleled content and for your A+ lineup up of guests. Thank you for sharing your own and Lisa's personal journeys and for sharing your thoughts and opinions. I have mad respect for everything you have accomplished, and so much if your content resonates deeply with me. Thanks and keep being awesome! 🙏💕

I absolutely love these, and well as the books. Changed my whole perspective on life and attitude. Glad to be seeing this at 20yo

I agree when Robert says that if one is always getting credits or praises. We turn to fall into a comfort zone and forget about learning to develop our own personal growth

At 45 I joined the army as a combat engineer. I have been on tour, learned a lot of new skills and have a job that pays me to stay fit. If you are brave and give it a shot, who knows how much you could accomplish

The way history repeats itself in financial markets is quite intriguing. Artur Grandi's book gives a clear formula for stabilizing investments and suggests areas for investment, like cryptocurrencies.

Great show Robert. Your guests always amaze me. Your so much braver than I in making public such intimate details about your personal life. I think it's one of the reasons people are so obviously interested in your show. You and your guests bring more value to the possibilities in life than anyone I know. Looking back to the many shows I've watched, I find it incredible how varied the subjects are too. Your open mindedness and candid manner in which you interview your guests is superb brother.. Thank you so much for all you do. I only hope you never give in to corporate TV networks, who I'm sure only see dollar signs when they see what your doing. Have you had offers yet for your own show on nationally syndicated TV networks? They'd be fools to have not made some offers yet.

I'm 50,simple guy and sick person .I Love my wife very much , working everyday for my daily needs .Leaving in slum area ,sometimes I'm sad and dreaming everyday trying to help and share my Love and Faith to others😔I'am trying to fix everything ❤️🙏

Thanks for telling me that my life's effectively over at 51 Robert , cheerful start to the weekend 👍

I’m praying this information will be shared so much ! Very good information! I am grateful that I have access to your channel! Greatest guest!❤

Thank you for this conversation both of you! Thank you sincerely to Mr. Greene for the legacy of work and the resonating intention behind his legacy. The example of aligning purpose and one's life contribution is a worthwhile cross to bear.

If you are aware of what you can accomplish in life, you will learn. I totally agree with Robert. I did that many times for me in the past and I succeeded many times because I knew my personality code.

loved the new parts, will have to watch again a few times, grow wiser, remind myself after I forget again, etc. T hank you for compiling!

love the robert greene interviews

Love your show and love your guests. I must say it is exhausting hearing how great of a relationship you and your wife have in all of your episodes.

I loved his book. Mr Green is pure genius. Thanks for this high caliber premium guest.

Omg so much identification. I just been through the worst time of my life. Watching this has helped me to stay strong. Thanks

I love how Robert changes his shirt mid podcast. Flexx

Great Episode I know that Empty feeling its like you get everything you need and then your like now what do i do something feels like something is missing in my Life... Sadhguru has a lot of good advice on seeing life in a better way

Great interviwew,very important insights. Very interesting perspectives. Opens the mind to explore more about us human beings.🎉

Knowledge supports growth.

Just as Robert Greene says, I simply follow my inner drive to play the piano all day long and expand my knowledge of composition, and I've been doing this for about two years now, just all day long. It's so much fun, and I know it's the purpose of my life

A living legend walks amongst us in the form of Robert Greene

This spoke to me on so many levels thank you

That is one the greatest interviews….thank you so much🌟🙏👍🌟🙏👍🌟🙏👍🌟

Thanks for this

Awesome eye-opener person, Robert Greene.

Sometimes age and the perspective it gives you is exactly what you need for course correction.

I think this is the first time I hear you Tom talking about a mistake and I really appreciate it

I had my awakening on my 5th mushroom journey. 42 years old. Though my life compared to many was privileged. It wasn't without traumas. Extremely anxious, pessimistic, thinking in a scarcity mentality. Consumed with worries about the future. Wishing for death. In 4 years, i did 5 mushroom journies. On the fifth, i felt that i was reborn! But a mature man, not a child. The medicine (my subconscious) spoke to me finally. You might hear something or read it countless times. But when it comes from a clear voice from within, it has a very profound effect. I realized that whatever i feel, that's completely me. NO ONE AND NO EVENT can dictate how i feel unless i agree to feel that way. I agree to play a role in this theater called life. If i feel down, sad, anxious, it's all me. I want (or my ego wants) to live the drama. To play the character. I came out with a resolve. Determination. A clear mind. I broke the viscious cycles. I look and find beauty and perfection in the beautiful blue sky! In the sense of a sweet cool breeze touching my skin. I never appreciated the beauty of nature. I never stood for myself. Now i do. I feel like a mountain. Im united with life. I dont fear death. I dont run away to alcohol. I dont run away to cigarettes any more. If i feel anxious (cant compare to my previous panic attacks) i go on a walk and enjoy the breeze. I cant explain how profound and life changing psilocybin was. The first 4 times i had great trips with amazing visuals but not the deep experience i hear others have. Im usually very resilient to chemical influence. It wasn't untill the fifth time when i had my mind open to my reality.

Thank you Dr Green

Stabbing myself with my stiletto over this... what a major downer, I usually can push past negativity, but this is hopeless...LOL😂😂😂 I value all my moments too much to look at time as wasted. Geez, breathe the air...it's beautiful. Mr. Bilyeu, you have such monumental value and I almost always listen in wonderment Thank you for letting sour grapes have a moment, but I have no more time to give this person. There's infinite ways to fail...or you can see that you won the rarest lotto ticket...you're here! Have a beautiful day... to the guest, I'm not sure if you know this, but you're so negative. You can learn so much from Tom.. Even your vocabulary skews negative.

1:01:00 GWAD Dam.. I am going through this right now. Only after hearing his, let’s not do this unless it means something fail. Do I understand why his wife and my wife won’t me to stop working, while still wanting me to be a success. They want me to make them feel like they are more important than my work. While I think, the reason I work so hard is because I want to be a success for them. I’m bastardising the principles and way over simplifying the situation. But yeah i think I learned something.

Great show 👏🏿

Thank you ❤🎉

First minute in the podcast and I want to cry already... ok let's go...

We're gonna watch you on RU-vid!

An interesting analysis of how our perspectives and situations change as we get older. But the reality I've seen in my many years on this Earth is that life isn't a linear path and you're always having to adapt to succeed. When you're young and idealistic, the older people around you don't think like you. When you're old and set in your ways, the younger people around you don't think like you. If you're politics don't align with the majority, you're again at a disadvantage. You choose a career path, are sold on a college education, then graduate and are right back to work at the coffee shop because you didn't actually learn how to do anything of value for others. You work hard in an industry but never really fit in with the people who are mostly attracted to that industry, or the industry changes -- when doesn't it change? -- your skills just not as in high demand after so long, or you get fed up with keeping up. The only advantage to being young is that you have a lot of time to burn to figure things out. Assuming you're young, single, with no responsibilities, and that's a pretty big assumption. Have a kid, things change. Ditto for a sick parent or sibling, or you yourself have some disability, or any number of "life" events and situations where you can't live that overhyped carefree do-nothing life. Shit happens to everyone. The "halcyon" days of our youth are generally exaggerated and overrated. There is nothing great about being young, having no skills, no experience, and no confidence. The only advantage is that you're too dumb to know better, so life "appears" a whole lot better than it is, than when you get older and see how screwed up everything really is, and how dumb kids really are, how dumb we all were.

At 3:17.00 Tom's body language changed. Tom changed the topic because Robert found something in Tom that almost got him to cry. A self realization. What I'm guessing is Tom didn't have the best relationship with his mother. What Tom may not realize is Robert realized Tom was using the art of distraction to move on. You can read people without even talking to them. I had to learn this because of my father.

Great pod

Robert is a genius

Thank you

Tom, I am glad that you did not accept this " It happenned for a reason", structure. I also reject this. Great, honest interview. Thank you.

I really liked a lot of things that Robert said, but the way that he presents everything as though he has figured it all out begin to grate on me.

Is this a replay or a new interview? The masses need to know

So i paused at the women discussion to wright this. I spent almost 30 years of my Life listening to the girls around me following their Description of what they want before I gave the old mens advise a try. All i can tell you is 1) forget what women say a men should be 2) if you cant figure it out for yourself go for Status, money the Big Car and the expensive watch 3) DO WHATEVER YOU DO but for gods sake dont consider what women (the one you are into) May think of it. Yes its old, yes it Sounds outdated but it is true: all you need to be to attract women is being a man. Say what you think, stand by yourself dont give in for sex or the expection of it. Thats it.

Great talk

46:00 " I HAVE TO GO THROUGH ALL THAT ??" .... yes lmaoooo no hezzie

I went to a motivation workshop the other day. No one showed ed up. Iain w in england. Best wishes to you all x

Our holes are to be filled by creating the one groove with our global community.

What a wonderful podcast. Discussed so many topics. But I think there is no exact response to these questions.

Yall were basically saying the same thing!!!!! I love the back and forth tho bc it made me understand it even more lol

Great! Wonder how many people relate to having gone the wrong path.

Except for physical death I have seen nearly all the bad sides of life nothing more can be thrown at me❤❤🎉🎉

Omg you are so unique and honest

Robert Greene is phenomenal for giving perspective! Imagine going through the Black Plague. We have it good for only going through Covid

We keep equating success with financial success. This is where we are wrong.

59:50 bookmark 01:39:15

I dont know if anyone will read this but this is what causes depression in my opinion. WE SEE SO MUCH GOING ON AND POWERLESS TO HELP WHICH MAKES US USELESS WHICH CAUSES DEPRESSION? Just a theory

It's good to be thoughtful. It enriches life. I figured out reality reflects artificial law, too, not only natural law. Being objective is helpful in not taking injuries too personally.

I agree Tom👍🏽

To Tom’s point where he says “people aren’t *meant* to do something”. I would say 1) Not *everyone* is necessarily “meant” to do something - however some are. Like, Lebron James. He was meant to play basketball. This was a specific gift and he has used it to have an impact on and off the court (his haters not withstanding). The same can be said for all kinds of other gifts that people have in any number of facets. 2) Others may not be as gifted at anything as Lebron is at basketball - but they are at least “good” at things and have particular interests. Those are the factors that should guide them in finding out what to do with their lives - rather than following money, what other people suggest, etc.

I love your talk, especially 1:48 ❤️ than at this point Im now (being 66) what is tripping me up. What builds strength is resistance 😅.

I've stopped drinking alcohol now for 15 months now not a drop 💧 🎉

I dont believe negative thoughts control your life your will power controls your life

Interesting debate at 45:20, Robert emphasizing that genetics and upbringing is influential on how see yourself on valuable and purpose. Whereas the the podcaster believes that we are total control of our destiny and life’s trajectory. I agree with Robert. genetics and upbringing is hard for people to separate from their identity.

Tom you crack me up! "Within my sexual market value...I don't want to oversell this." lmaooo 😂

Just remember these are two people that are not wage slaves. They both never have to work another day of their lives. How much can they actually relate with the average person ? I’m not hating on them for their success. Just keep this in mind

Wow, the first sentences describe the last 35 years of my life that I am trying so hard to course correct now at 47. Spot on! I’ve wasted my life.

I enjoy his company without him knowing it. Maybe biased as green is also my favorite color. I could listen to him for hrs.

Tom is so intuitive.

it would be awsome if tom did not go on long monologs all the time. we are here to hear about robert

I have recently enjoyed thinking about the paradox of destiny, as a kind of "universal predetermination", actually I am ok with it being both pre-destined and depending on our actions, hence this is considered a paradox. I find it presumptuous to try and understand the universe and more so "existence" itself, from our own limited form. Our current context as physical human beings, implies limited senses and brain processing capacities. I'm pretty sure, actually myself I am certain, that we do have other forms of perception built into us, such that can be activated, and which connect us back to a extradimensional, infinite, universal roots/origin. Actually I think we need to practice mindfulness, while erradicating assumptions we have made as we grew up, having bodies, our own personal brain and a limited scope of choice of action (highly influenced by auto-pilot instincts), to me doesn't define us as totally autonomous entities, but this is only tangent to the point. I think I share Robert's feeling/understanding of this, however, within the same dual nature of choice vs concatenated predetermined or conditioned "choices" we make; Tom's enfasis on cause=consequence is probably more practical for most of us. The only time when one can really appreciate a certain "predetermination" of events, is when you look back, and specially over uggly situations, into a current time when everything is ok, it can feel rewarding to realiseyou weren't "doomed" to be in a depressed state, but it gave you some learning or a step to climb up and above it. We may all appreciate this predetermination paradox on our death bed, I think then we may fully grasp and understand it, perhaps then we realise that all we ever where was, whatever we are realising at that moment we are or arent. I don't think we will be experiencing the same usual version of ourselves beyond this life, obviously. Hence should we feel anything at all (in spite of scepticism, my own experience invites me to thing we will), from a more universal "mindframe"/context, beyond our own selves, perhaps we get the paradox. Hopefully at that point we don't carry on with trying to be something and focus on just being and witnessing existence as such, let go and honour the hype of existing. I think a good tool for understanding things can actually be admitting to ourselves the limits of our own capacity for understanding them. Maybe we just need to wait to experience them, and perhaps we can evolve to do so before we actually leave the context of our physical "senses". This is probably the objective of most if not all "spiritual paths" or religious traditions. However these can also be constraining, specially if they are to translate as yet another form of identity, putting imagery to our beliefs may interfere with us perceiving the reality of those very beliefs! I do like the debate, and find it also interesting to navigate thoughts on how different traditions, religions, and science itself, can merge if we crash the fixed "images" of reality we have individually or collectively made of them in our minds. This is limiting in my opinion, it is more expanding to admit that we have a limited context of understanding, but reality stretches far beyond the most sophisticated understanding or imagination we can conceive of it. Infinitely beyond in fact if I am to be scientific about it, just because, or infinitely-infinitely beyond, to be redundant, but still mathematically logical. So basically we can't understand our own existence or reality around us, but do have to be very careful to what we make of it. To me, the statement that we don't know if there is a plan or not (destiny vs self determination debate), is mostly a question of "intuition", given that most things in the reality which we can perceive, do seem meticulously and intrinsiquely designed and planned to perfection. From a molecular/wavelenght level, to whole independent organisms and dimensions like thought, or mathematical patterns being present throughout it all, even linking up, time, physical laws, and spatial concepts, like "the dance of Venus" observation shows us. Hm, on the other hand, time itself, is questionable isn't it? At least it is limited to our perception of it, isn't it true that according to our focus, we perceive time differently? and I always questioned something I saw about how flies see in slo-motion, and couldn't get my head around it, still cant! But time, I guess is more questionable to me than the notion that existence , or limiting the scope to this universe, the universe, does have some predetermination element to it, I'm kind of certain about that. There must be some theory of relativity 3.0 coming along soon hopefully that may give us more insight on these topics, though traditional science. I'm sorry for the random essay on this topic. I should try to write a book instead of jamming this comment section with abstract thought. Thank you for the space of thought, insights and debate.

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