Robert Greene's ideas will make you immune to depression. But his...
Hosun Chung@hosun_chung
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Aug 26, 2024
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Robert Greene's ideas will make you immune to depression.
But his books average 500+ pages and take 100s of hours to read.
I curated his best ideas, so you don’t have to.
Here's his 5-step protocol for a lifetime of happiness:
But his books average 500+ pages and take 100s of hours to read.
I curated his best ideas, so you don’t have to.
Here's his 5-step protocol for a lifetime of happiness:
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1. Find Your Life's Task
You were born completely unique.
Your DNA has never existed before, nor will it ever exist again.
You are one of one - as is your life's purpose.
So why do we devote our lives to what society, our friends or our parents want from us?
You were born completely unique.
Your DNA has never existed before, nor will it ever exist again.
You are one of one - as is your life's purpose.
So why do we devote our lives to what society, our friends or our parents want from us?
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Greene offers a reason: Conformism.
"We're such conformists that we have no idea who we are, what makes us happy or what gives us a sense of fulfillment".
Fear of social rejection means we lack courage to find our path.
Greene offers some practical steps:
"We're such conformists that we have no idea who we are, what makes us happy or what gives us a sense of fulfillment".
Fear of social rejection means we lack courage to find our path.
Greene offers some practical steps:
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First, you have to love the unique person within you as if it's an ACTUAL person.
Your individuality is your advantage.
Then, Greene says to flip this:
Understand that the enemy is anyone telling you what you SHOULD do with your life.
Once you've primed your mindset:
Your individuality is your advantage.
Then, Greene says to flip this:
Understand that the enemy is anyone telling you what you SHOULD do with your life.
Once you've primed your mindset:
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Understand the Six Types of Intelligence
Greene knew from a young age that he loved language.
As a child, he recalls:
• How he'd consume books
• How he loved spelling competitions
• How seeing new alphabets would ignite something primal
Later, he learned why:
Greene knew from a young age that he loved language.
As a child, he recalls:
• How he'd consume books
• How he loved spelling competitions
• How seeing new alphabets would ignite something primal
Later, he learned why:
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There are different types of intelligence that people are inclined towards:
• Linguistic
• Physical (i.e. the body)
• Spatial (i.e. shapes)
• Music
• Maths
And Greene adds a 6th: social intelligence.
The point?
• Linguistic
• Physical (i.e. the body)
• Spatial (i.e. shapes)
• Music
• Maths
And Greene adds a 6th: social intelligence.
The point?
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You probably have memories where your brain lit up with excitement doing something.
Those memories hold the key to fulfillment.
Dig deep:
What can you do for hours without rest?
When did you last lose yourself in a task?
Any instances from when you were a child?
Then:
Those memories hold the key to fulfillment.
Dig deep:
What can you do for hours without rest?
When did you last lose yourself in a task?
Any instances from when you were a child?
Then:
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3. Embrace Apprenticeship
You've found what you love to do. Now, you must find an Apprenticeship.
All the great Masters did:
• Ben Franklin in a printing press for ~5 years to study texts
• da Vinci in a workshop for ~10 years
@thesamparr has an incredible resource on this:
You've found what you love to do. Now, you must find an Apprenticeship.
All the great Masters did:
• Ben Franklin in a printing press for ~5 years to study texts
• da Vinci in a workshop for ~10 years
@thesamparr has an incredible resource on this:
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He collected the start date & end date of various visionaries throughout history's 'apprenticeships'.
Then, the start/end dates of their breakthroughs.
It's illuminating: from Andrew Carnegie to Jeff Bezos, they all had long, intense phases of learning.
But there's a caveat:
Then, the start/end dates of their breakthroughs.
It's illuminating: from Andrew Carnegie to Jeff Bezos, they all had long, intense phases of learning.
But there's a caveat:
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Your apprenticeship has to optimize for learning over money.
Money will lead you down the wrong path: Pressure to prove yourself, people-pleasing, risk-aversion,
And you neglect the most important thing of all:
Money will lead you down the wrong path: Pressure to prove yourself, people-pleasing, risk-aversion,
And you neglect the most important thing of all:
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Learning.
Value it above all else.
"This will lead you to all of the right choices. You will choose a place that has people and mentors who can inspire and teach you."
Once you've extracted maximum learning, you're ready to move on:
Value it above all else.
"This will lead you to all of the right choices. You will choose a place that has people and mentors who can inspire and teach you."
Once you've extracted maximum learning, you're ready to move on:
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4. Master Social Intelligence
At this point, you've conquered a skill. You're one of the best in the world at what you do.
Greene says none of that matters unless you become socially intelligent.
"If you are socially intelligent and you have skill, the world is your oyster".
At this point, you've conquered a skill. You're one of the best in the world at what you do.
Greene says none of that matters unless you become socially intelligent.
"If you are socially intelligent and you have skill, the world is your oyster".
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Greene's advice on social intelligence would take days to cover.
He's a master of it - from The 48 Laws of Power to Seduction, his books will transform your every interaction.
But for now, I'll leave you with what he'd say is the most important Law:
Be Formless...
He's a master of it - from The 48 Laws of Power to Seduction, his books will transform your every interaction.
But for now, I'll leave you with what he'd say is the most important Law:
Be Formless...
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However much you learn about social skills, knowing WHEN to apply them is the biggest skill of all.
One of his Laws is 'Never Outshine the Master'. But inevitably, there are circumstances where you MUST outshine the master.
Don't blindly listen to people's advice. Use your gut.
One of his Laws is 'Never Outshine the Master'. But inevitably, there are circumstances where you MUST outshine the master.
Don't blindly listen to people's advice. Use your gut.
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With your mastery of both the human and technical world, you're ready to create something no one's ever created before.
Most people never take this step: They're locked into the Apprenticeship phase, afraid to take the leap.
But it's here that history's greats are made...
Most people never take this step: They're locked into the Apprenticeship phase, afraid to take the leap.
But it's here that history's greats are made...
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Greene personally found his Life's Task at 37.
He was born in 1959 and published The 48 Laws of Power in 1998. He was nearly 40 when he had his breakthrough.
If you're reading this, it's the turning point in your life.
He was born in 1959 and published The 48 Laws of Power in 1998. He was nearly 40 when he had his breakthrough.
If you're reading this, it's the turning point in your life.
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