#256: Ethical manipulation & how to get inside the mind of others - unpacking Robert Greene

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This episode unpacks Robert Greene's wisdom and insights on behaviour, intuition and understanding.

S U M M A R Y:   

0:00 Rescuing people from cults
3:23 Roberte Greene arms you against naivity  
5:49 Who is Robert Greene? Why is he controversial?
8:09 What we'll cover today
12:37 Lesson #1: Never outshine the master
16:02 Lesson #2: You only control about 5% of your situation
18:49 How Gandhi & MLK used Robert-Greene-like strategies
24:08 What's the difference between a bad gut feel & intuition?
37:56 Success is more dangerous than failure
47:46 Understand the Shadow
56:20 The impact and importance of childhood
1:02:56 Laughing at our ego and arrogance about self-awareness
1:08:05 You create the way people react to you
1:14:07 How to start changing the limiting narrative in your mind
1:20:23 3 layers on which human behaviour builds
1:24:55 Understanding Childhood personality types
1:30:21 The excuses given by people with low self-opinion
1:34:38 Why Joe is deeply 'manipulative' of others
1:38:04 How to get inside the mind of others
1:50:15 Is Robert Greene's work negative?