Facing Our Own Reflection

The main law of human nature is that people tend to avoid looking at themselves. Instead of acknowledging their flaws and weaknesses, individuals often attribute negative qualities to others, perceiving themselves as virtuous and faultless.

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Understanding the laws human nature is one of the most crucial skills in life, so why do so few of us take the time to learn them?

Robert Greene is a New York Times bestselling author, whose books include, ‘The 48 Laws of Power’, ’The Art of Seduction’, and ’The 33 Strategies of War’.

In this conversation Robert and Steven discuss topics such as, how to avoid a midlife crisis, ways to eliminate self-doubt, how to use body language to get what you want, and the dark truth about human psychology.

(2:00) Why did you write a book about human nature?

(3:59) How do we reverse a lack of self-awareness?

(6:26) How to get rid of qualities we don’t like about ourselves

(11:20) Where does our dark side come from?

(14:54) How to pursue that thing you’ve always wanted to do

(27:19) The unseen importance of creating a sense of urgency

(29:12) How to know if you’re following a false purpose

(35:42) Should a young person just be saying yes to everything?

(39:39) How to manage other people that get in the way of what we want to do

(42:31) Do we have to lie to be successful?

(51:16) How to read someone's body language

(53:57) A smile says loads about how someone feels about you