Robert

#1 NYT Bestselling Author: The 48 Laws of Power, The Art of Seduction, The 33 Strategies of War, The 50th Law, Mastery, The Laws of Human Nature, The Daily Laws

[Robert Greene @RobertGreene]

It is the height of stupidity to believe that in the course of your short life, your few decades of consciousness, you can somehow rewire the configurations of your brain through technology and wishful thinking, overcoming the effect of six million years of development.

[Robert Greene @RobertGreene]

Find the deepest pleasure in absorbing knowledge and information.

Feel like you never have enough.

[Robert Greene @RobertGreene]

Make a list of the people in your life who live with purpose.

Prioritize spending more time with them.

[Robert Greene @RobertGreene]

Reading books and materials that go beyond what is required is always a good starting point.

Being exposed to ideas in the wide world, you will tend to develop a hunger for more and more knowledge.

[Robert Greene @RobertGreene]

Try the thing you don’t think you’re quite ready for.

[Robert Greene @RobertGreene]

In dealing with any problem, you must train yourself to look at how it inevitably connects to a larger picture.

[Robert Greene @RobertGreene]

Do not waste time on things you cannot change or influence.

[Robert Greene @RobertGreene]

To negate the ego you must adopt a kind of humility toward knowledge.

[Robert Greene @RobertGreene]

Knowledge is always progressing. Don’t let your ego fool you. You are always knowledge’s inferior.

[Robert Greene @RobertGreene]

Immersing yourself in details will combat the generalizing tendencies of the brain and bring you closer to reality.

[Robert Greene @RobertGreene]

The more skills you learn, the richer the landscape of the brain. It’s up to you.

[Robert Greene @RobertGreene]

Petulance is not power, it is a sign of helplessness.

People may temporarily be cowed by your tantrums, but in the end they lose respect for you.

They also realize they can easily undermine a person with so little self-control.

[Robert Greene @RobertGreene]

What has worth is worth paying for. By paying your own way you stay clear of gratitude, guilt, and deceit.

It is also often wise to pay the full price—there is no cutting corners with excellence.

[Robert Greene @RobertGreene]

When choosing people to work and associate with, do not be mesmerized by their reputation or taken in by the surface image they try to project. Instead, train yourself to look deep within them, to their past actions, to see their character.

[Robert Greene @RobertGreene]

Being self-reliant is critical. To make yourself less dependent on others and so-called experts, you need to expand your repertoire of skills.

[Robert Greene @RobertGreene]

Like a builder, develop the highest standards, and the patience for the step-by-step process.

[Robert Greene @RobertGreene]

In order to master a field, you must love the subject and feel a profound connection to it. Your interest must transcend the field and border on the religious.

[Robert Greene @RobertGreene]

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Your success is not about genetics or biology, but about your level of motivation.