The Daily Laws: 366 Meditations on Power, Seduction, Mastery, Strategy and Human Nature

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Remember, though, that it’s a process. You can get to the Inside – but you can always go deeper. You can always learn more. A Master is never content with where they are. Real Master’s are eternally pursuing Mastery, always trying to get even more Inside. Before we dive in: If you're into topics about mischievous, power, crime, and money I turn books into video essays on these topics, and I'll be releasing more summaries on this subreddit if everyone wants them. of January (Money and Success): Avoid hyper-intention. Instead of focusing on the result, focus on the process. How can you avoid neediness? Laws of Human Nature, chapter 13.

There is something strangely calming about reading this book. You realize that achieving mastery is going to take a lot of time. But instead of feeling depressed because you need to wait an abnormally long amount of time to obtain the skills needed to call yourself an expert. You feel fine. You understand that achieving greatness – sort to say – takes time. Besides, you get that it’s not about the outcome. But about enjoying the process. Notable Quotes: Daily Law: Retreating shows not weakness but strength. It is something you must do every now and then, to find yourself and detach yourself from infecting influences.” Robert Greene Lesson #6: Study Human Nature To Understand Yourself And Others It’s time for a subject change. The last three months were about the path to Mastery. The next five – so, through August – are about the game of power that’s always being played, both in the workplace and out, and how to navigate that game. So let’s get started. June. The Devine Craft: Mastering The Arts of Inderection and Manipulation: Interacting with the outside world can be equated to performing. Entertaining the people around you. In this regard, deception and masquerade should be mastered and used to your advantage. Don’t consider these techniques immoral. But ways to convince others in your rightfulness.The ability to entice people, to excite their interest – in other words, the ability to seduce and persuade them – is a form of power that’s easily as potent as the power to intimidate or suppress, and it’s usually far more effective. Winning someone to your side is better than forcing someone to join it. So what are the most important laws when it comes to seduction and persuasion?

of January (There Are No Superior Callings): You are one of a kind. Your calling is best for you. Superiority of a calling versus other people’s is irrelevant. What matters is your connection to yours. When did you last compare your calling to others and what drove that? Laws of Human Nature, chapter 13. Daily study,” Leo Tolstoy wrote in 1884, is “necessary for all people.” More than just an introduction for new fans, this book is a Rosetta stone for internalizing the many lessons that fill Greene’s books and will reward a lifetime of reading and rereading.of February (Choose Time): Remove something from you life today that is wasting your precious time unnecessarily. Einstein worked on becoming good at his job so he could spend extra time on his theory of relativity. Mastery, chapter II. January. Your Life’s Task: Planting the Seeds for Mastery: We are all unique. We don’t only have a unique DNA. But also a unique blend of skills, interests, desires, thoughts. Figure out what’s your exceptional mix of qualities and map out a Life’s Task – as the author calls it. of January (Discover Your Calling): We sculpt ourselves. The first step is to turn inward to find that powerful life force. What will you sculpt? See more detail in the book Mastery, chapter I.

This book is a guide to Greene’s thoughts on power, seduction, mastery, warfare, human nature, strategy, and the sublime. It is meant to be traversed in 366 days of meditative study. Each month emphasizes one concept. Each day illuminates an aspect of the month’s focus. References to each of Greene’s other books are included, if the reader wants more conceptual depth. of January (See Mastery as Salvation): Gaining mastery at some task is necessary for escaping oppression. What will you focus on mastering today? Mastery, chapter I. Here, in this wilderness, food is always scarce. Danger is everywhere. The weather can shift in a second. A predator could be crouched in the grass. Everywhere there are threats and obstacles. One bad decision, one moment of inattentiveness, and that’s it – game over. Here, failing to pay attention to reality means, at best, injury and, at worst, death. The brain evolved to keep us alive in this environment. It’s a tool, a tool for navigating a perilous reality – the reality of hunting and gathering and avoiding the jaws of saber-toothed tigers. Over the last 22 years, Robert Greene has provided insights into every aspect of being human whether that be getting what you want, understanding others’ motivations, mastering your impulses, and recognizing strengths and weaknesses. The Daily Laws distills that wisdom into daily entries. Each entry delivers refined and concise wisdom from one of his books, in an easy to digest lesson that will only take a few minutes to read, as well as a Commandment — a prescription or prompt for the reader to follow. Not only is The Daily Laws the perfect entry point for those new to Greene’s penetrating insight, but it will also help the many Greene fans throughout the world understanding and internalizing the many lessons that fill his books. It is a guide to a lifetime of reading and re-reading about power, seduction, strategy, psychology and human nature. The Daily Laws: 366 Meditations on Power, Seduction, Mastery, Strategy and Human Nature by Robert Greene – eBook DetailsWho doesn’t want to be more powerful? More in control? The best at what they do? The secret: Read this book every day. And that’s about as good a description of Mastery as you’re going to get. Whatever you’re undertaking, be it a sport or a writing project or learning the piano, you have to get to the Inside. When his big opportunity came, he was ready. While in Italy, he met a book producer, and he found himself pitching an idea – an idea that would later become The 48 Laws of Power. Suddenly, all that reading he’d done, all the ideas he’d absorbed, coalesced into a coherent, compelling pitch. The rest is history. He got a book deal and the book was a huge success. So remember: the game of power is always being played. There’s no opting out. And it’s best to simply accept that. September. The Grand Strategist: Rising Out of Tactical Hell: Robert Greene defines our lives with the term tactical hell. Our interactions with others are like small battles. We are both trying to dominate the conversation. If you get too consumed by these interactions, you will lose your path. The only solution is setting an actionable strategy that will guide you outside these micro-battles. Elevate you to a higher place, so you can keep your eyes on the big goal.