The Laws of Human Nature in English
This podcast offers a reading and analysis of Robert Greene's book 'The Laws of Human Nature' in English. Each episode explores a specific trait of human behavior, encouraging listeners to study character as a mineralogist studies minerals. The podcast aims to provide insights into human nature without judgment, treating negative traits as learning opportunities.
Episodes
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
First and foremost, I would like to thank Anna Biller for her
assistance on so many aspects of this book—including her deft
editing, the endless insightful ideas she supplied me during our
discussions, and all the love and support during the writing.
Meditate on Our Common Mortality
Meditate on Our Common Mortality
The Law of Death Denial
Most of us spend our lives avoiding the thought of death. Instead,
the inevitability of death should be continually on our minds.
Understanding the shortness of life fills us with a sense of purpose
and urgency to realize our goals.
Seize the Historical Moment
Seize the Historical Moment
The Law of Generational Myopia
You are born into a generation that defines who you are more than
you can imagine.
See the Hostility Behind the Friendly Facade
See the Hostility Behind the Friendly Facade
The Law of Aggression
On the surface, the people around you appear so polite and
civilized. But beneath the mask, they are all inevitably dealing
with frustrations
Make Them Want to Follow You
Make Them Want to Follow You
The Law of Fickleness
Although styles of leadership change with the times, one constant
remains: people are always ambivalent about those in power.
Resist the Downward Pull of the Group
Resist the Downward Pull of the Group
The Law of Conformity
We have a side to our character that we are generally unaware of—our social personality, the dif erent person we become when
we operate in groups of people.
Advance with a Sense of Purpose
Advance with a Sense of Purpose
The Law of Aimlessness
Unlike animals, with their instincts to guide them past dangers, we
humans have to rely upon our conscious decisions
Reconnect to the Masculine or Feminine Within You
Reconnect to the Masculine or Feminine Within You
The Law of Gender Rigidity
All of us have masculine and feminine qualities—some of this is
genetic, and some of it comes from the profound influence of the
parent of the opposite sex
Know Your Limits
Know Your Limits
The Law of Grandiosity
We humans have a deep need to think highly of ourselves. If that
opinion of our goodness, greatness, and brilliance diverges
enough from reality, we become grandiose.
Beware the Fragile Ego
Beware the Fragile Ego
The Law of Envy
We humans are naturally compelled to compare ourselves with
one another.
Confront Your Dark Side
Confront Your Dark Side
The Law of Repression
People are rarely who they seem to be. Lurking beneath their
polite, af able exterior is inevitably a dark, shadow side consisting of the insecurities and the aggressive, selfish impulses they
repress and carefully conceal from public view.
Change Your Circumstances by Changing Your Attitude
Change Your Circumstances by Changing Your Attitude
The Law of Self-sabotage
Each of us has a particular way of looking at the world, of
interpreting events and the actions of people around us. This is
our attitude, and it determines much of what happens to us in life. If
our attitude is essentially fearful, we see the negative in every
circumstance. We stop ourselves from taking chances.
Soften People’s Resistance by Confirming Their Self-opinion
Soften People’s Resistance by Confirming Their Self-opinion
The Law of Defensiveness
Life is harsh and people competitive. We naturally must look after
our own interests. We also want to feel that we are independent,
doing our own bidding.
Elevate Your Perspective
Elevate Your Perspective
The Law of Shortsightedness
It is in the animal part of your nature to be most impressed by what
you can see and hear in the present—the latest news reports and
trends, the opinions and actions of the people around you, whatever
seems the most dramatic.
Become an Elusive Object of
Desire
Become an Elusive Object of
Desire
The Law of Covetousness
Absence and presence have very primal ef ects upon us.
Determine the Strength of
People’s Character
Determine the Strength of
People’s Character
The Law of Compulsive Behavior
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.
See Through People’s Masks
See Through People’s Masks
The Law of Role-playing
People tend to wear the mask that shows them of in the best
possible light—humble, confident, diligent.
Transform Self-Love Into
Transform Self-love into
Empathy
The Law of Narcissism
We all naturally possess the most remarkable tool for connecting
to people and attaining social power—empathy.
Master Your Emotional Self
Master Your Emotional Self
The Law of Irrationality
you like to imagine yourself in control of your fate, consciously
planning the course of your life as best you can.
Introduction
Introduction
If you come across any special trait of meanness or stupidity . . . you must be
careful not to let it annoy or distress you, but to look upon it merely as an
addition to your knowledge—a new fact to be considered in studying the
character of humanity. Your attitude towards it will be that of the
mineralogist who stumbles upon a very characteristic specimen of a mineral.
—Arthur Scho
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