How to Find Your True Path in Life (ft. Robert Greene)

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck Podcast

Mark Manson

Self-improvement, Education

4.8 • 3.8K Ratings

🗓️ 23 October 2024

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

What are you called to do in life? What is your life’s task? And once you figure that out, how do you pursue it?

The one and only Robert Greene sat down with us on the pod to talk about all of these questions and a whole more.

We discuss finding and pursuing one’s life task, the nature and causes of “Peter Pan Syndrome”, science vs timeless wisdom on life, figuring out what do in midlife after you’ve taken the wrong path, and a much more.

Enjoy.

About Robert Greene

Robert Greene 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 of The Daily Laws.

In addition to having a strong following within the business world and a deep following in Washington, DC, Greene’s books are hailed by everyone from war historians to the biggest musicians in the industry (including Jay-Z, Drake, and 50 Cent).

Greene attended U.C. Berkeley and the University of Wisconsin at Madison, where he received a degree in classical studies. He currently lives in Los Angeles.

Robert’s Website: https://powerseductionandwar.com/

Robert’s Books: https://powerseductionandwar.com/books/

Robert’s social media:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RobertGreeneOfficial

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robertgreeneofficial

X: https://x.com/RobertGreene

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Robert-Greene-100085341047380/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@robertgreene

Chapters:

00:40 The F*ck of the Week: Finding Your Life’s Task

29:37 Brilliant or Bullsh*t: Peter Pan Syndrome

43:15 Q&A: Science vs Timeless Philosophy, How to Start Over in Midlife

Theme music: “Icarus Lives” by Periphery, used with permission from Periphery.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Robert Green in studio in the flesh. You are actually one of our most requested.
0:04.8	Is that right? Yeah, for the... Who's the most requested?
0:07.6	Dr. Kaye, the gaming psychologist. Don't even know who that is.
0:12.3	Wow, have you had him on? I mean psychologist. Don't even know who that is.
0:13.0	Wow, have you had him on?
0:15.0	I have not.
0:16.0	I've contacted his people, but he's...
0:19.0	What's so amazing about Dr. Kay?
0:21.0	Well, he's a he's a psychiatrist who targets mental health for gamers.
0:27.1	That's a lot of your audience.
0:29.1	I guess so.
0:30.1	You know a lot of YouTube.
0:32.1	I guess so. It's the subtle art of not giving a fuck podcast with your
0:37.7	host Mark Manson. So my first question for you is actually quite selfish as a younger author.
0:47.0	I find your career so fascinating because you have this long history of successful books, but it really seems like there's this
0:58.8	this resurgence of interest, especially in the 48 Laws of power over the last few years.
1:04.0	It seems like Gen Z is discovering Robert Green and you're getting this whole second wave of
1:10.8	attention.
1:11.8	I'm curious what that experience has been like what that what your
1:15.8	thoughts on that are and whether you feel like you have any control over that or if it
1:20.3	just happened. Well I don't, it's probably a confluence of things.
1:25.2	Who knows why things happen in this world?
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