[Rerun] Robert Greene on The Laws of Human Nature

The Psychology Podcast

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Social Sciences, Science

4.4 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 5 September 2019

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Today we have Robert Greene on the podcast. Robert is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The 48 Laws of Power, The 33 Strategies of War, The Art of Seduction, and Mastery, and is an internationally renowned expert on power strategies. His latest book is The Laws of Human Nature. In this episode we discuss: What is human nature? How to transform self-love into empathy The deep narcissist vs. the the heathy narcissist Abraham Maslow’s encounter with Alfred Adler How to confront your dark side Returning to your more authentic self How people who are one-sided are concealing the opposite trait The importance of not taking yourself too seriously How to see through people’s masks The importance of assessing people’s actions over time Why toxic types have a peculiar sort of charm Healthy people-pleasers vs. toxic people-pleasers How to get in deep contact with your purpose The importance of becoming aware of the “spirit of the generation” How to confront your mortality and open your mind to the sublime --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-psychology-podcast/support

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Psychology Podcast, where we give you insights into the mind, brain, behavior, and creativity.
0:13.0	I'm Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman,
0:15.0	and in each episode I have a conversation with a guest
0:18.0	who will stimulate your mind
0:19.0	and give you a greater understanding of yourself, others,
0:22.0	and the world we live in.
0:23.6	Hopefully we'll also provide a glimpse into human possibility.
0:27.1	Thanks for listening and enjoy the podcast.
0:31.1	Just a quick note that today's episode is going to be a rerun. The next season of the
0:38.8	psychology podcast will begin later this year. I haven't taken any break in five years of doing this
0:44.2	podcast so I thought it was about time to take a step back and think about how it
0:48.4	can make this a better experience for you all. Until then, enjoy these
0:52.0	episodes from our archives.
0:54.0	Today we have Robert Green on the podcast.
0:57.0	Robert is the number one New York Times best-selling author of the 48 Laws of Power,
1:01.0	the 33 Strategies of War, The art of seduction, and mastery, and is an internationally
1:06.1	renowned expert on power strategies. His latest book is The Walls of Human Nature.
1:11.1	Robert, really great to chat with you again on the podcast.
1:14.0	Thanks for having me again, Scott. My pleasure.
1:17.0	Yeah, so there's lots of talk about with this book. It's quite an insightful book that spans a wide range of territory.
1:25.0	I thought we could start off with the question of your own definition of human nature
1:28.8	that you present in your book because it was a I thought it was was quite a unique definition.
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