Why Emotional Weakness Destroys Men—and How to Take Power Back | Robert Greene (Fan Fav)

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🗓️ 1 September 2025

⏱️ 105 minutes

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This is a fan fav episode. On this episode of Conversations with Tom, Tom Bilyeu is joined by New York Times and international bestselling author Robert Greene to discuss such matters and more as they explore why today, more than ever, we need to be sharply aware of the political and cultural environments that seek to condition our minds and force us to think irrationally. They discuss why so many behave irrationally today, the power of analyzing your emotions, how today’s environment has conditioned our minds, how we can utilize awareness to empower us, how to use anger as a motivator, the dangers of today’s culture, the constant need for change, the difference between yesterday’s and today’s generations, the story of Athena, why life must have both pain and pleasure, and much more. Original air date: 2-4-21 SHOW NOTES: Being Irrational | Robert reveals how our emotional brain actually dictates our decisions. [0:21] Practices | Robert reveals how to stop letting your emotional mind control your life. [11:10] Awareness | Robert reveals how to stop letting the world condition you. [21:09] Shadow Side | Robert reveals how your inner aggressive side influences you. [32:13] Today’s Culture | Robert reveals how today’s PC culture is part of a historical cycle. [49:06] Generations | Robert reveals how older generations should interact with today’s youth. [56:22] Anarchy | Robert reveals the surprising positive elements of anarchy and change. [1:16:16] Cultural Direction | Robert reveals the dangers of where PC culture may be leading us. [1:23:53] Limitations | Robert reveals how he makes the absolute most out of bad situations. [1:34:44] CHECK OUT OUR SPONSORS Allio Capital: Macro investing for people who want to understand the big picture. Download their app in the App Store or at Google Play, or text my name “TOM” to 511511. ButcherBox: Ready to level up your meals? Go to https://butcherbox.com/impact to get $20 off your first box and FREE bacon for life with the Bilyeu Box! Linkedin: Post your job free at https://linkedin.com/impacttheory Shopify: Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial period at https://shopify.com/impact Hims: Start your free online visit today at https://hims.com/IMPACT. SleepMe: Visit https://sleep.me/impact to get your Chilipad and save 20% with code IMPACT. Try it risk-free with their 30-night sleep trial and free shipping. Vital Proteins: Get 20% off by going to https://www.vitalproteins.com and entering promo code IMPACT at check out What's up, everybody? It's Tom Bilyeu here: If you want my help... STARTING a business: join me here at ZERO TO FOUNDER: https://tombilyeu.com/zero-to-founder?utm_campaign=Podcast%20Offer&utm_source=podca[%E2%80%A6]d%20end%20of%20show&utm_content=podcast%20ad%20end%20of%20show SCALING a business: see if you qualify here.: https://tombilyeu.com/call Get my battle-tested strategies and insights delivered weekly to your inbox: sign up here.: https://tombilyeu.com/ ********************************************************************** If you're serious about leveling up your life, I urge you to check out my new podcast, Tom Bilyeu’s Mindset Playbook —a goldmine of my most impactful episodes on mindset, business, and health. Trust me, your future self will thank you. ********************************************************************** FOLLOW TOM: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tombilyeu/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tombilyeu?lang=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/tombilyeu YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TomBilyeu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, everybody, welcome to another episode of Conversations with Tom.
0:07.4	I am here with somebody that if you don't know, your brain is about to get melted.
0:11.5	He's written so many best-selling books.
0:13.7	It's insane.
0:14.7	It is the one, the only Robert Green.
0:17.2	Robert, welcome back to the show, man.
0:19.6	Thank you for having me, Tom. My pleasure.
0:21.5	Dude, I could not be more excited.
0:23.2	You are somebody that the way that you think I find so intoxicating.
0:28.6	You talk a lot about the things that I think people are shy to talk about, power, seduction, war, the sort of underlying nature of humanity. And I am obsessed with that topic
0:42.4	because to accomplish anything in your life, you have to be in step with what is real.
0:48.4	And some of the things that I've been hearing you talk about now, which are certainly echoes
0:52.0	of the books that you've written, are just, you know,
0:55.0	what's going on right now you've referred to as a culture of BS and that the world needs like
1:00.4	a nice slap of reality and thought it would be really interesting to have that conversation,
1:07.3	given the moment that we're living in. When you talk about like magical thinking and a culture of BS, what do you mean?
1:15.2	Well, you know, we humans are gifted with a form of consciousness.
1:21.0	As far as we know, there's no other animal on this planet that has it.
1:25.2	Perhaps on another planet, there's something similar we don't know yet.
1:29.0	But it comes with a price. You know, basically, it's the same size brain that was developed
1:36.4	through the course of evolution hundreds of thousands of years ago in circumstances that are
1:42.5	completely different from where we are now, right?
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