12 Raw Truths About Gaining Power & Respect - Robert Greene - #839

Modern Wisdom

Chris Williamson

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.6 • 5.9K Ratings

🗓️ 16 September 2024

⏱️ 128 minutes

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Robert Greene is an author and historian. Robert is one of the most legendary writers in the world on human nature and today we get to go through some of my favourite lessons from him on seduction, confidence, happiness, masculinity, Machiavelli and more. Expect to learn the biggest problems with modern philosophy, why acquiring knowledge and skill are always the most important thing, why you must protect your reputation at all costs, why you are so often your own worst enemy, which lessons from Machiavelli most people miss, advice for young men wanting to make it in the world and much more…. Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get $350 off the Pod 4 Ultra at https://eightsleep.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first box at https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get a 20% discount on Nomatic’s amazing luggage at https://nomatic.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and more from AG1 at https://drinkag1.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Timestamps: (00:00) Robert’s First Appearance on Modern Wisdom (02:48) The Problem With Modern Philosophy (10:21) Knowledge & Skills Are Like Gold & Silver (20:25) Why You Shouldn’t Be Cynical (24:52) Stupid People Are More Dangerous Than Evil People (30:19) The Power of Your Reputation (44:39) Your Weirdness is Your Strength (01:06:48) How to Stop Wasting Your Time (01:18:11) The Curse of Immediate Success (01:30:53) Why You Should Relish Being Attacked (01:34:57) Use Absence to Increase Respect (01:44:49) Most Important Lesson From Machiavelli (01:52:36) Advice for Young Men Who Feel Lost (02:00:26) Robert’s Forthcoming Book (02:04:54) Where to Find Robert Extra Stuff: Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: https://chriswillx.com/books Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom Episodes You Might Enjoy: This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠⁠ How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠⁠ The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠ - Get In Touch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello friends, welcome back to the show, my guest today is Robert Green.
0:04.6	He's an author and a historian.
0:07.1	Robert is one of the most legendary writers in the world on human nature, and today we get to go through some of my favorite lessons from him on
0:14.8	seduction, confidence, happiness, masculinity and Nicolo Machiavelli.
0:19.7	Expect to learn the biggest problems with modern philosophy, why acquiring knowledge and skills are
0:25.2	always the most important thing, why you must protect your reputation at all costs, why you are so often
0:31.1	your own worst enemy, which lessons from Maciovelli most people miss,
0:35.1	advice for young men wanting to make it in the world, and much more.
0:41.2	This was an awful long time coming.
0:44.0	This episode we were supposed to do last year and then we couldn't and we rearranged.
0:49.0	It took an entire 12 months to get Robert back on and the guy's a hero. He has this real no-nonsense approach which I very
0:59.1	much respect and yeah he's one of the great he's one of the greats.
1:02.6	He's one of the all-time greats.
1:03.5	This is so much fun.
1:05.2	I really, really hope that you enjoy it.
1:07.5	But now, ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Robert Green, welcome to the show. Thank you for having me, Chris. My pleasure.
1:33.2	We finally get to meet after all these years.
1:35.6	The first time that you came on this show was episode 78.
1:40.2	What are you at now?
1:41.2	Five years ago, I'm on 820. The show is 400 times bigger than it was when you first came on so I wanted to say thank you
1:49.3	Come on Chris. I know I know I'm disappointed I know I really did try to impress you. I wanted to hit that 500 number before we got to meet.
1:56.3	But I wanted to say thank you for coming on very early. You're very welcome. You're very welcome.
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