#308: Mastering the Art of Seduction with Robert Greene

The Mark Groves Podcast

Mark Groves

Relationships, Society & Culture

4.9 • 5K Ratings

🗓️ 4 September 2023

⏱️ 71 minutes

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How can you attract the life that you want? Let’s find out with today’s guest, Robert Greene! Robert 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: 366 Meditations on Power, Seduction, Mastery, Strategy, and Human Nature. In this episode, Robert shares about how he came to write his most influential books including the The Art of Seduction and the 48 Laws of Power, and how the concepts behind power and seduction apply not only to relationships but to life in general. Robert shares some insights on how we use seduction more than we think, the importance of discipline and patience when it comes to mastery, and his top tips on how to live a good and fulfilling life. Discover: The inspirations behind some of his bestselling books, The 48 Laws of Power, The Art of Seduction, and Mastery Becoming aware of our dark side, and how acknowledging and understanding this dark side can actually help us make better choices and understand others better The art of seduction, not just in relationships, but how to get people to pay attention and be interested in you How to be a master in our field and be good at something we love doing - how to be patient and not give up when things get tough How to live a fulfilling life 00:00 Intro 00:53 Robert’s passion for writing 06:44 Why do we fear power? 10:49 “Journalists are very manipulative…” 12:22 Be aware of your dark side 16:59 Writing the ‘Art of Seduction’ 22:51 How to be a good seducer? 30:48 Difference in how to seduce men and women 32:24 The Anti-Seducer 35:25 How the internet is influencing the art of seduction 41:37 The power of mastery 47:53 Learn to take criticisms 52:08 Living without smartphones 56:13 The Sublime 1:01:08 How to live a fulfilling life Links: Robert’s Website and Books: https://powerseductionandwar.com/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@RobertGreeneOfficial Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/d TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@robertgreene?lang=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/RobertGreene Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/48LawsofPowerbook Sponsors: Cured Nutrition | Use code CREATETHELOVE for 20% off all products at curednutrition.com/createthelove Nutrisense | Go to Nutrisense.com/markgroves and use code MarkGroves to save $50 off your first month + a free month of nutritionist support Create the Love Cards | Use code CTLCARDS15 for 15% off at createthelove.com/cardsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

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0:00.0	To be a great seducer, you have to be good with people, right?
0:03.2	It's a skill knowing how to be comfortable with people, how to really listen to them,
0:08.1	how to kind of reflect their ideas to mirror them in some way.
0:11.2	These are high-level social skills.
0:13.8	When you spend 95% of your time here on your phone, on your computer, you're losing those skills.
0:20.5	They're being degraded.
0:25.3	Hi, my name is Mark Groves, and I'm obsessed with understanding human behavior and why we do what we do.
0:31.4	In this podcast, I interview the world's most brilliant minds and hearts where I get to explore
0:36.0	alongside you, every subject you can
0:38.1	imagine relating to our human experience and how we relate it is my deepest
0:42.2	intention that we all learn how to create the life and love that we've always
0:45.8	dreamt of now before we get rolling make sure you hit that subscribe button so
0:49.7	you don't miss any episodes and one ask that I have and an amazing way that you
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1:00.0	let's dive in and transform our lives. Hello and welcome to another episode of the Mark Gross
1:06.3	podcast. Today, I am joined by Robert Green author. I'm so excited.
1:11.7	Well, it's my pleasure to be here, Mark. Thanks for inviting me.
1:14.8	Oh, man, as someone who has consumed your work, I think I can self-title myself as being an
1:20.0	absolute nerd of human behavior. And, you know, whether that be our physical ways of
1:26.1	communicating or our verbal or all the things.
1:29.2	Your work obviously informs that in so many ways.
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