Topics covered in this video: Being Irrational | Robert reveals how our emotional brain actually dictates our decisions. [0:21] Stand Back | Robert reveals the power of stepping back and analyzing your emotions. [5:17] Practices | Robert reveals how to stop letting your emotional mind control your life. [11:10] Conditioned | Robert reveals how you’ve been conditioned by the current environment. [15:10] Awareness | Robert reveals how to stop letting the world condition you. [21:09] Power | Robert reveals why we all truly desire and need power to live a healthy life. [25:50] Shadow Side | Robert reveals how your inner aggressive side influences you. [32:13] Using Anger | Robert reveals how to use your anger as a powerfully positive force. [40:23] Today’s Culture | Robert reveals how today’s PC culture is part of a historical cycle. [49:06] Revolution | Robert reveals how the United States can possibly see another revolution. [54:40] Generations | Robert reveals how older generations should interact with today’s youth. [56:22] Change | Robert discusses how change is a much-needed powerful force. [59:36] Golden Age | Robert discusses the golden age of Athena, strategy, and the classics. [1:07:08] Anarchy | Robert reveals the surprising positive elements of anarchy and change. [1:16:16] Dangers | Robert reveals the dangers of cultures that refuse to change or adapt. [1:20:03] Cultural Direction | Robert reveals the dangers of where PC culture may be leading us. [1:23:53] Sublime | Robert reveals how sublime is a mixture of pain and pleasure. [1:27:26] Limitations | Robert reveals how he makes the absolute most out of bad situations. [1:34:44] Connect | Robert reveals how you can continue to engage with him to learn more. [1:37:41] QUOTES: “They are manipulating you, you are conditioned, you are a prisoner of social media, you are not in control of it. You think you’re the one that’s posting all these things that you want to post about your life, but really you’re not. You’re responding to what everybody else is doing, you’re being a conformist.” [19:26] “Change is something that’s extremely healthy, even if in the moment it feels wrong, or painful, or a step back. In the long run, it’s always for the better for humanity.” [59:24] “Mortality has this ability to sharpen our senses, to sharpen our appreciation of life and that turns the pain into pleasure, but the pain and pleasure always go together.” [1:30:00]
Thank you for the awesome interview with a legend Tom! Much appreciate your dedication and hard work to sharing with us growing entrepreneurs and shapers of the amazing future that we are all building together through growth mindsets!
Very nice study. I'll watch it fully later today. For me, I'll have to avoid social media completely for long periods. I've seen some messages affect my emotional response and I have no power over the reaction. even when I try to fight it it wrecks havoc in my mind. The messages totally bypass my consciousness and go straight to the subconscious. It's just awful.
You have really good content, but you also ask very long-winded questions, and it can be frustrating as a listener. Your questions tend to have a 5 min build-up and be multi-part. Just a Post-It with “concise questions!” on your PC may help.
I love Robert Greene. He is honest, educated, calm, collected, sincere, authentic, and a pleasure to listen to. His opinions come from decades of research and reasonable conclusions. Thank you for having him on again! 🤓
Apologist's advocate: Ironically, we have social media to thank for that. Nevertheless, while we may all often be connected, primarily influenced only by those up to three degrees away, hopefully this information overload gradually dissipates and ceases to have a noticeable effect on its intended targets, advertising targets, such as by those subliminal messages, and as in Pavlovian conditioning.
Robert and Tom are such a perfect match. Tom picking up on everything, and not being afraid to ask, to disagree, to not know. It feels like Robert really appreciates his hunger, his curiosity, his youthful tenacity. Great minds. Thank you.
@@Medietos what I mean is that a lot of people go through life without even knowing who they are and because of their ego, they don't even admit to themselves that they have shortcomings. When you do a soul or self search, you start realizing and listening to the way you are reacting and acting in any situation. This will be step one and step two is admitting that you have all these shortcomings, step three is finding ways to deal with them.. Etc..
@@smenicatti1039 I agree, and can you mention how the actual change or development can happen , the steps after your step 2? no film or bóok I have seen has shown the actual transformation,only before and after, possibly because it is very difficult, the change taking place gradually, in periods, with fragments and the old ways mixed in more or less, like being in a thick forest and not seeing the trees until after one had´s come out of it. Writing meanwhile would be good, but is hard when haveíng an all but impossible situation that takes all (time and) energy.
so fucking what? "sea is blue and grass is green." didnt u know that before? so he loves obamer, clintons, bumbling bidon and ho harris, out of ENVY of Trump. What he gonna teach u??????!!!!
People often don't realize the kind of impact that even their repressed emotions can have on their lives. Emotional management includes making peace with your past trauma so that you don't continuously get triggered by similar events in the future. Confronting your emotions is how you heal; letting time "heal" you is how emotions get repressed just so they can bubble up at a future date.
People should read Robert Greene's "The 33 Strategies of War". It's an excellent book to navigate through life with full momentum and your focus constantly outward and forward. No matter what happens, just keep going and don't allow anything or anyone hold you back, most importantly yourself (we are often our worst enemies).
@@BRAZEN_Muse I'm not talking about you, I'm talking about the quote. Liberals have the most problem with power (if not on their side) and they are the most passive-aggressive people.
@@BRAZEN_Muse I'm libertarian, more in favor of smaller government, less wars and big advocate of the first two Ammendments. I do agree it's silly to view power as this evil thing, rather it's a tool to be used and can be used to do good or evil by those who wield it similarly to how firearms can be used to save lives or destroy innocent lives. What it comes down to at the end of the day is accountability and virtue. A good person can use their power to uplift people's lives in very positive ways while a person lacking accountability and virtue can greatly harm people. When it comes to government, of both political affiliations more often than not there is a lack of accountability and virtue because many of these officials are isolated from the effects of their decisions while in office. The conservative warhawks don't see the soldiers dying on the front lines and the progressives don't see how their gun control policies make urban low income people vulnerable to opportunists who then have little resistance to robbing, r@ping, and bullying these people. Anyways, thought your comment was interesting just wanted to add my two cents.
Yes,...also is even more absolute the proven fact that power is still a dirty word and the passive aggressive can see clearly how ugly it looks on the human animal.
Most of the people who interview Robert tend to come off unprepared, like they have read few sections of his books. Tom is a rare exception. Looking forward to watching the entire thing!
Yeah I have to say I agree, you can tell Tom is also pretty well-read and can bring some really interesting perspectives. It’s kinda rare to enjoy nice, articulate, intelligent discourse these days.
You claim he’s prepared but also claimed you haven’t watched the full video. I don’t mean to be a jerk, but I got a total different take. While I loved the video, it seemed Tom didn’t read LOHN. Not knowing the Athens and Sparta story (it’s in 3 of Robert Greene’s books.) Even RG was like” It’s how I opened the book.” Tom kept drilling him about how to use your shadow for good, and I just kept listening to RG explain and at one moment it was uncomfortable.
@@gracefitzgerald2227 This is not the only RG interview he has done. It's okay to forget a story or its details. It's not a school test. He was adapting to the interview, not being rigid. You are right, something was slightly uncomfortable. Still better than 90% of interviews out there.
@@PowerMatrixAnime I’m glad you watched the full interview and I appreciate that you agree with me that it wasn’t perfect. Thank you for that. Personally my job doesn’t consist of interviewing philosophers but if it did and RG rolls up to talk to me, I’d be better prepared than Tom on this one. Again, my gratitude for response.
Intellectually stimulating interview🔥 Tom does his due diligence and research better than ANY other interviewer I've observed in this field. Robert Greene's books are pure eloquence embodied on paper. Love the wonderful time we live in and enormously grateful to be able to acquire and soak all this knowledge like a sponge. Thank you both!
“How many times has social media been used for an actual idea that’s been rationally thought out?” I love this quote. Robert, if you’re reading this, I just want to say thank you for all of your epic work, and the great influence you’ve had on my life. I’ve been reading your books ever since The 48 Laws of Power, as well as recommending them to my friends for years. It’s really good too see you back again…the world needs you. Be well!
I have a phone # from google that uses our house land lines. I give it to places that insist on a phone number but do not really need one, except to sell it.
I really like Robert Greene's honesty and clarity especially in a time where all things can turn into a taboo overnight - at least on American social media.
I love everything Robert Greene. Laws of power, Art of Seduction, Strategies of War. Laws of Human Nature. Literally everything he's written. Profoundly intellectual and expressive about existentialism, emotionality, and interpersonal relationships and communication
Thank you and I'm glad I came across this TH-cam video.. I'm a history freak and I usually watch a lot of historical and historical war and ancient Rome and Greece Egyptian history etc.. I learned so much American and European history in college and high school so I dedicated my older Life by my 30s and 40s and 50s to learn more about Romans and the far East etc..
Robert Greene, my favorite author is just brilliant in every way and his books have helped me out a lot to deal with the world and people. What I like about this episode is that he mentions the importance of analyzing your own emotions when you feel anger, sadness, fear etc. This happens to me a lot and every other day this week I've been completely calm, peaceful, and in harmony to feeling anxious, afraid, and worried the next day, to feeling calm again the next day. As soon as I get these negative emotions, I try to figure out what exactly caused it and how I can properly deal with it. It can often be a combination of things that I need to sort out. Being in a fearful state of mind is never good and we suffer more in our own imagination than in reality. It's easier said than done though but you have to learn how to Master yourself and control your emotions, especially with everything going on in the world right now. Remember, one of the most important things you can do is to focus 100% on yourself while simultaneously take the focus away from yourself by keeping it outwards instead of inwards. That will help you focus as you constantly are moving forward. Always keep the initiative and always build and keep momentum. If you don't succeed with something, go straight over to something else. It's all about the process, not the goal itself.
The fakeness & pretending is so triggering because I hated how my parents pretended with the out side world how perfect we were, while leading us into so much chaos in the home. Half my life in a lot of pain to forgive and deeply understand they actually did great considering the role models they had. One life. Be real!
Your parents did the best they could do with the knowledge and experience they had at the time. Acceptance is the key. Advice from others to cut them out of your life is a pretty harsh step and one later you may live to regret. Accept where you are in life, how you got there, stop blaming and take responsibility for your life - time to move forward.
@@kevinuc1514 : Just an animal, he says. Doesn't recognize man as its own kind, with an individual I and spirit, given to our help the capacity to think , conscience and the freedom to choose btw good and evil.That 9s SERIOUS, even if he himself doesn't retreat into acting and shrinking himself into an animal state.others are on the way to. look at all the soft animals, where children used to get human dolls to play with and identify with. (children imitate to learn and develop, so important what they are given as models and power objects.
when dealing with others, usually it's 'assholes'/mean ppl/etc that won't listen to reasoning unfortunately. often i wish i had just snapped at people more. but usually i tense up and go silent.
I love RG and I listen to every interview RG related. This is the best one so far. Tom challenges his views very well and it makes the interview very insightful 👌
Robert Green you are my soul mate. Like, I hear you SO loud and clear. Analysis is the purest form of enjoyment I will ever access. Having no "achievement" required, it is free power.
@@aptkeyboard3173 it has something of that but my mindset and energy is in self improvement. Just compare what's out there and you can tell it depends on you and your choices and perspective.
Robert Greene has a great ability to breakdown these concepts verbally, and I haven’t even read his books yet. I barely discovered his work very very recently and I’m super excited to learn all about his contributions and influence.
I love this conversation! So many takeaways. Thank you Tom for being genuine , asking amazing questions and not pretending you know everything. Your curiosity helps us all learn. Robert Greene is amazing, I could listen to him for hours!
The best words of wisdom I’ve heard! I’ll definitely rewatch it and learn to practice to control my emotions to work to my advantages instead of being controlled and influenced by social media or others
@@bageshwaradhamanubhavreact12 Hi, Bugsea, you poor thing, try to help yourself to feel better, and let the past go, it's difficult, but it can be done ( at least partly) . I understand as I've been through " hell", too. The best to you.
In his book, The Laws of Human Nature.He interestingly opens you(the reader) up into your own operating system and goes ahead to help you fix the negatives.Reading this book,you will come across yourself(Human Being) several times.It never ceases to amaze me how true and hard hitting he wrote about our Nature as humans.Every human must check out that book.Props to you Sir🙏
I had the same experience. I bought the book to learn about others, but I learned mostly about myself. It really made me much more self aware. IMO, The Laws of Human Nature might be his best book.
It is a constant recalibration of self. It is a 24/7 recalibration. Meditation and awareness can occur when sleeping and when awake. Robert Greene is amazing! Thank you
Wow Tom, you are a saving grace in this world with all the content you are bringing. Thank you for your service and making this information accessable to all of us !! Love Robert Green and this interview is so good.
Robert Greene is such a low key genius, his writings should literally be school text books; almost all you need to know to navigate life is there. Great interview!!
I love listening to Robert Greene, calm cool and collected. I don't care for Tom at all, he is not an expert on anything and always interrupts his guests, which is the only reason I'll watch his channel.
He's great. Love him and Terry Real. They are so self aware. Interviewer, Tom is refreshing to me and for taking a leap and forward move into his own growth. Love the interactive dialogue and hope you have more shows like this. Very honest, self disclosure, by both men. ❤
I was raised in a super religious home (I went to church every morning for an hour before school and was only allowed to participate in church activities - never school sports teams, or school plays, etc.). My parents disowned me a month after I turned 18. But I realized even then that it was a gift - because I really had to go through EVERY SINGLE BELIEF I had ever been taught and decide whether to keep it or let it go. It was a good way to start adulthood (in some ways).
Stumbled on Greene when he was talking with Prof J Peterson….wow!!! Making amends with our emotions and our past is a healer but the best healer is forgiveness. After years of struggling with family and cultural difficulties Letting go and forgiving all those that hurt me and most importantly forgiving myself I finally am at peace with myself. I’m 58!!!! 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Btw can we just take a sec to appreciate how badass Tom is. My guy is straight up talkin death, Carl Jung shadow and the nature of existence, while his backdrop are superhero toys and miki the mouse, if that isn't badass I don't know what is.
It was again an massive soul-boost this podcast. Thank you for that! I appreciate the most the moment when you guys talked about the voices that are negative and want to see you down and you decide to go in the other - the right - direction. So you use your anger for the right decision. Awesome!
One of my favourite authors, such a brilliant mind. Really enjoyed this conversation, specially the Dark Side subject, which is so repressed and deliberately ignored In ourselves. Have a good day, whoever reads this. =)
Woah. - 1:28:57 _sublime_ as concept that "sharpens your senses" (...brilliant conclusion: life's bittersweetness enhances your attention to now -- "be amazed because life will have to come to an end for you")
27:07 DAAAMN Robert is on point in this part of the interview! He's in STATE here, he's like a great singer on American Idol who is hitting every note, breaking hearts as he sings
I pray for your healing Mr Robert Greene. I recently discovered your work from the 50 cent book, Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter and since have been grateful to read your other books. I look forward to your next one. Thank you. Thanks Tom for interview as well.
Just wanted to show my appreciation for all the show notes you do. I wanted to look back on the part about social media and easily found it. Also, I took a month away from social media and it's been the best thing for me. No going back. No more dopamine hits from likes and comments. No more scrolling and scrolling and scrolling, spending hours on there offering my opinion or lifting others. My duty is to me and my beautiful family that's right in front of me.
Robert Greene never disappoints. Read all his books. Looking forward to what's next in the Greene curiosities. May the Infinite One bless this man with robust health and longevity.
i guess i'm happy to be such introvert that i never got into the social media thing, i wanted as far away as i could get from social constructs and pressures others like to put on themselves.
blessed to catch this conversation! I feel excitement for the direction which your integrity will take you Tom! Robert, best to your health-much appreciate your transparent positivity!
"You have to realize you've been conditioned." That says it all. Everything you've learned is based on something you were told by someone bigger and more important than you. We all went through 18 years of "social conditioning" before we were released into the world of adulthood and being allowed to form our own thoughts.
This subject matter to me is the most important! A society aware of themselves and their emotions is the ONLY way out of the messes we find ourselves in. This should be taught in grade school!
@@Milo-kw8ui yeah! and have you seen BTS mic drop yet?! I was hooked after that but can't stop smiling 😃. People even think that I have a new boyfriend now! 😆!
He's speaking of being empowered, which is power over oneself as opposed to seeking to have power over other people, which is a red flag towards being exploitative & treating other people with a lack of empathy. Having your rights repressed by others, or as he's explaining, giving away your power or personal sovereignty, is a great goal obviously. Just thought I would rephrase the power being "dirty" concept. much love all♥️♥️🌎🌎
Have you read the book 48 Laws of Power? It reads like a psychopath wrote it, which is confusing to me in comparison to what he says here. In this interview, he says that he gets angry at people who behave in ways that demonstrated them as fake basically, (being something they're not), but it's pretty much what he says to do in his book. Hide your plans, use people, etc. Check it out, it's on Amazon.
Read them all but be sure to take notes on the key parts of what you read and store them on separate documents or notepads, you will not regret it and you will be more successful in life.
I am a kind of person who fast forwards videos and watch but Roberts videos , his talk is peculiar which penetrates my cellular walls and have a deeper impact on my internal system
This intv. is so on point! If I'm going to be conditioned, it's going to be by a source that's of facts and encourages you to think like Impact Theory. 😉 I'd like to see Tom interview Isabel Wilkerson who wrote the book Caste that's all about systems of beliefs.
I love the fact that I've been able to extract the BENEFITS of the 'challenging' experiences I've had (but without the attached emotional or visual cues)... to experience life in a brand new way.
deep interview. love it, very informative. I love being a student enrolled on Impact Theory University. Keep these great lessons coming. I agree with this guy so much. Love this chat.
Holy crap, this guy is actually a hardcore conservative. Everything that he is saying falls right in line with what people that value content of character over the color of one skin believe. His distain for tribalism and recognition of the destruction of identity politics is refreshing to hear. This man truly understands the evil that is being perpetuated on our country by the media and the progressive I mean communist left. Good for him for speaking truth, but sad for him for not understanding wear this evil and hatred stems from. Yes you may not like trump, but the opposite of constitutional conservatism is fascism and we are experiencing that like no other time ever in the history of our republic.
I love this more than peterson's interview. You sir are doing great at listening and giving green enough time to explain with minimal interruption Unlike Peterson. Thank you very helpful interview
He is saying if your natural tendency is to be an asshole, that tendency should be always expressed otherwise you are a hypocrite? Hmmmm...riiiiiight, good idea...NOT!
@@andreamartin2953 lol that's not at all what he said,as much as possible become aware of yourself and create the space to respond instead of just reacting irrationally
@@justbreathe8835 he said it would make him angry when people behaved one way in front of one person and another way in front of another. Usually I respect this guy's ideas, but I didn't enjoy this one at all. In this one he was like Annie Wilkes' character in Stephen King's "Misery" when as a child in the movie theater she stands up and starts yelling at the other kids, "Have you all got amnesia?! He didnt get out of the cockadootie car!!!" Lol! He would have respected that, lol
Topics covered in this video:
Being Irrational | Robert reveals how our emotional brain actually dictates our decisions. [0:21]
Stand Back | Robert reveals the power of stepping back and analyzing your emotions. [5:17]
Practices | Robert reveals how to stop letting your emotional mind control your life. [11:10]
Conditioned | Robert reveals how you’ve been conditioned by the current environment. [15:10]
Awareness | Robert reveals how to stop letting the world condition you. [21:09]
Power | Robert reveals why we all truly desire and need power to live a healthy life. [25:50]
Shadow Side | Robert reveals how your inner aggressive side influences you. [32:13]
Using Anger | Robert reveals how to use your anger as a powerfully positive force. [40:23]
Today’s Culture | Robert reveals how today’s PC culture is part of a historical cycle. [49:06]
Revolution | Robert reveals how the United States can possibly see another revolution. [54:40]
Generations | Robert reveals how older generations should interact with today’s youth. [56:22]
Change | Robert discusses how change is a much-needed powerful force. [59:36]
Golden Age | Robert discusses the golden age of Athena, strategy, and the classics. [1:07:08]
Anarchy | Robert reveals the surprising positive elements of anarchy and change. [1:16:16]
Dangers | Robert reveals the dangers of cultures that refuse to change or adapt. [1:20:03]
Cultural Direction | Robert reveals the dangers of where PC culture may be leading us. [1:23:53]
Sublime | Robert reveals how sublime is a mixture of pain and pleasure. [1:27:26]
Limitations | Robert reveals how he makes the absolute most out of bad situations. [1:34:44]
Connect | Robert reveals how you can continue to engage with him to learn more. [1:37:41]
QUOTES:
“They are manipulating you, you are conditioned, you are a prisoner of social media, you are not in control of it. You think you’re the one that’s posting all these things that you want to post about your life, but really you’re not. You’re responding to what everybody else is doing, you’re being a conformist.” [19:26]
“Change is something that’s extremely healthy, even if in the moment it feels wrong, or painful, or a step back. In the long run, it’s always for the better for humanity.” [59:24]
“Mortality has this ability to sharpen our senses, to sharpen our appreciation of life and that turns the pain into pleasure, but the pain and pleasure always go together.” [1:30:00]
Thank you for the awesome interview with a legend Tom! Much appreciate your dedication and hard work to sharing with us growing entrepreneurs and shapers of the amazing future that we are all building together through growth mindsets!
Very insightful conversation! Please research and interview “Erwin Raphael McManus”
Never get tired of watching him talk. Thank you for having him back! Your channel is golden.
Very nice study. I'll watch it fully later today. For me, I'll have to avoid social media completely for long periods. I've seen some messages affect my emotional response and I have no power over the reaction. even when I try to fight it it wrecks havoc in my mind. The messages totally bypass my consciousness and go straight to the subconscious. It's just awful.
You have really good content, but you also ask very long-winded questions, and it can be frustrating as a listener. Your questions tend to have a 5 min build-up and be multi-part. Just a Post-It with “concise questions!” on your PC may help.
I love Robert Greene. He is honest, educated, calm, collected, sincere, authentic, and a pleasure to listen to. His opinions come from decades of research and reasonable conclusions. Thank you for having him on again! 🤓
It's all wisdom. He's seen a lot.
Apologist's advocate: Ironically, we have social media to thank for that. Nevertheless, while we may all often be connected, primarily influenced only by those up to three degrees away, hopefully this information overload gradually dissipates and ceases to have a noticeable effect on its intended targets, advertising targets, such as by those subliminal messages, and as in Pavlovian conditioning.
When and from where was Robert Greene collected. Who collected him and why did he need being collected, was he lost?
After he said he doesnt like Trump, and he likes dems-he is no longer valid to me. Funk "his" books, too.
so he loves obamer, clintons, bumbling bidon and ho harris, out of ENVY of Trump. What he gonna teach u??????!!!!
Robert and Tom are such a perfect match. Tom picking up on everything, and not being afraid to ask, to disagree, to not know. It feels like Robert really appreciates his hunger, his curiosity, his youthful tenacity. Great minds. Thank you.
So well expressed what I exactly felt!
*I heard this expression once: life is like shooting a bow and arrow, you have to aim higher than you want to hit.*
That's such a good expression 😮
❤️🙌
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I would suggest: ...you have to believe/know that where your arrow hits is bullseye! 🎯
...If anything, you would need to adjust your vision 👁👁
Power is admitting all your shortcomings, anger, resentment, fear and overcoming them. Then you become the real you.
S menicatti: Yes, and do you by overcoming them mean accepting them, embracing them with compassion, and integrating them, welcoming them-?
@@Medietos what I mean is that a lot of people go through life without even knowing who they are and because of their ego, they don't even admit to themselves that they have shortcomings. When you do a soul or self search, you start realizing and listening to the way you are reacting and acting in any situation. This will be step one and step two is admitting that you have all these shortcomings, step three is finding ways to deal with them.. Etc..
@@smenicatti1039 I agree, and can you mention how the actual change or development can happen , the steps after your step 2? no film or bóok I have seen has shown the actual transformation,only before and after, possibly because it is very difficult, the change taking place gradually, in periods, with fragments and the old ways mixed in more or less, like being in a thick forest and not seeing the trees until after one had´s come out of it. Writing meanwhile would be good, but is hard when haveíng an all but impossible situation that takes all (time and) energy.
so fucking what? "sea is blue and grass is green." didnt u know that before? so he loves obamer, clintons, bumbling bidon and ho harris, out of ENVY of Trump. What he gonna teach u??????!!!!
@@smenicatti1039 well said , I was stuck in a state of resentment for way to long
People often don't realize the kind of impact that even their repressed emotions can have on their lives. Emotional management includes making peace with your past trauma so that you don't continuously get triggered by similar events in the future. Confronting your emotions is how you heal; letting time "heal" you is how emotions get repressed just so they can bubble up at a future date.
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This is the core principle of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, something I'm having a blast learning at the moment.
People should read Robert Greene's "The 33 Strategies of War". It's an excellent book to navigate through life with full momentum and your focus constantly outward and forward. No matter what happens, just keep going and don't allow anything or anyone hold you back, most importantly yourself (we are often our worst enemies).
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All. Of. THIS.
I laughed out loud when he said “people who think power is a dirty word are the most manipulative passive aggressive animals on the planet” So True! !
Liberals
@@AkshayKumar-ue1fp I’m liberal. Well more FDR progressive. Definitely not the modern conservative Democratic Party
@@BRAZEN_Muse I'm not talking about you, I'm talking about the quote. Liberals have the most problem with power (if not on their side) and they are the most passive-aggressive people.
@@BRAZEN_Muse I'm libertarian, more in favor of smaller government, less wars and big advocate of the first two Ammendments. I do agree it's silly to view power as this evil thing, rather it's a tool to be used and can be used to do good or evil by those who wield it similarly to how firearms can be used to save lives or destroy innocent lives. What it comes down to at the end of the day is accountability and virtue. A good person can use their power to uplift people's lives in very positive ways while a person lacking accountability and virtue can greatly harm people. When it comes to government, of both political affiliations more often than not there is a lack of accountability and virtue because many of these officials are isolated from the effects of their decisions while in office. The conservative warhawks don't see the soldiers dying on the front lines and the progressives don't see how their gun control policies make urban low income people vulnerable to opportunists who then have little resistance to robbing, r@ping, and bullying these people.
Anyways, thought your comment was interesting just wanted to add my two cents.
Yes,...also is even more absolute the proven fact that power is still a dirty word and the passive aggressive can see clearly how ugly it looks on the human animal.
Most of the people who interview Robert tend to come off unprepared, like they have read few sections of his books. Tom is a rare exception. Looking forward to watching the entire thing!
Yeah I have to say I agree, you can tell Tom is also pretty well-read and can bring some really interesting perspectives. It’s kinda rare to enjoy nice, articulate, intelligent discourse these days.
You claim he’s prepared but also claimed you haven’t watched the full video. I don’t mean to be a jerk, but I got a total different take. While I loved the video, it seemed Tom didn’t read LOHN. Not knowing the Athens and Sparta story (it’s in 3 of Robert Greene’s books.) Even RG was like” It’s how I opened the book.” Tom kept drilling him about how to use your shadow for good, and I just kept listening to RG explain and at one moment it was uncomfortable.
@@gracefitzgerald2227 This is not the only RG interview he has done. It's okay to forget a story or its details. It's not a school test. He was adapting to the interview, not being rigid. You are right, something was slightly uncomfortable. Still better than 90% of interviews out there.
@@PowerMatrixAnime I’m glad you watched the full interview and I appreciate that you agree with me that it wasn’t perfect. Thank you for that. Personally my job doesn’t consist of interviewing philosophers but if it did and RG rolls up to talk to me, I’d be better prepared than Tom on this one. Again, my gratitude for response.
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I've seen almost every interview of Robert Greene there is online. This one is by far one of his best. Good job to both of you!
AGREE. I think it's because Tom is actually very intrigued with Robert's work and there is mutual respect as well.
Intellectually stimulating interview🔥
Tom does his due diligence and research better than ANY other interviewer I've observed in this field. Robert Greene's books are pure eloquence embodied on paper. Love the wonderful time we live in and enormously grateful to be able to acquire and soak all this knowledge like a sponge.
Thank you both!
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Intellectually stimulating. So what?
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“How many times has social media been used for an actual idea that’s been rationally thought out?” I love this quote. Robert, if you’re reading this, I just want to say thank you for all of your epic work, and the great influence you’ve had on my life. I’ve been reading your books ever since The 48 Laws of Power, as well as recommending them to my friends for years. It’s really good too see you back again…the world needs you. Be well!
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the fact that Robert Greene still has a house phone.. true OG!
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True OG for real 🎣
a King!
Smart! Mobile phones will be out soon all off grid so landlines are 🙌
I have a phone # from google that uses our house land lines. I give it to places that insist on a phone number but do not really need one, except to sell it.
I really like Robert Greene's honesty and clarity especially in a time where all things can turn into a taboo overnight - at least on American social media.
Just finished the entire episode. I do not regret listening to this
I’m curious what is it you don’t agree with?
Robert Greene does not exactly tell you what to think. He tells you how to "form" and "create" your own thinking.
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Interesting why don't you regret listening to me? Where is that lack of regret actually coming from? - Robert Greene
Lol all these comments think he didn’t want to listen to this, he enjoyed it! 😂
I love everything Robert Greene. Laws of power, Art of Seduction, Strategies of War. Laws of Human Nature. Literally everything he's written. Profoundly intellectual and expressive about existentialism, emotionality, and interpersonal relationships and communication
45 minutes in and loving how this interview is turning into a therapy session. So great to be in the room for this.
Robert Greene is simply one the greatest minds ever lived on earth! So excited about his new upcoming book
So excited for Robert’s next book. One of the best writers of our times.
BWAHAHA FOOL. so he loves obamer, clintons, bumbling bidon and ho harris, out of ENVY of Trump. What he gonna teach u??????!!!!
Great mind
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Thank you and I'm glad I came across this TH-cam video.. I'm a history freak and I usually watch a lot of historical and historical war and ancient Rome and Greece Egyptian history etc.. I learned so much American and European history in college and high school so I dedicated my older Life by my 30s and 40s and 50s to learn more about Romans and the far East etc..
What he is saying,, change cleans out corruption..shedding light
I’d listen to Robert Greene all day everyday. Thank you, Tom, for always bringing on some amazing guests
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Robert Greene, my favorite author is just brilliant in every way and his books have helped me out a lot to deal with the world and people. What I like about this episode is that he mentions the importance of analyzing your own emotions when you feel anger, sadness, fear etc.
This happens to me a lot and every other day this week I've been completely calm, peaceful, and in harmony to feeling anxious, afraid, and worried the next day, to feeling calm again the next day.
As soon as I get these negative emotions, I try to figure out what exactly caused it and how I can properly deal with it. It can often be a combination of things that I need to sort out. Being in a fearful state of mind is never good and we suffer more in our own imagination than in reality.
It's easier said than done though but you have to learn how to Master yourself and control your emotions, especially with everything going on in the world right now. Remember, one of the most important things you can do is to focus 100% on yourself while simultaneously take the focus away from yourself by keeping it outwards instead of inwards.
That will help you focus as you constantly are moving forward. Always keep the initiative and always build and keep momentum. If you don't succeed with something, go straight over to something else. It's all about the process, not the goal itself.
Thank you for bringing Robert again, Tom!
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Eckhart Tolle is really good at teaching you to tap into you're awareness and to become the observer of you're emotions.
The fakeness & pretending is so triggering because I hated how my parents pretended with the out side world how perfect we were, while leading us into so much chaos in the home. Half my life in a lot of pain to forgive and deeply understand they actually did great considering the role models they had. One life. Be real!
Bro, did you search narcissistic parenting and families..?
My mother is like that, I cut her out of my life
grew up the same; cut them off also
Your parents did the best they could do with the knowledge and experience they had at the time. Acceptance is the key. Advice from others to cut them out of your life is a pretty harsh step and one later you may live to regret. Accept where you are in life, how you got there, stop blaming and take responsibility for your life - time to move forward.
@@JoJo-iy9lv some parents never change they keep stressing u and that is why itvis advisable to cut them ou
“I need to be strategic with this asshole.”😂😳😂😂 Best quote EVER!
RG IS FUCKIN GOD.
@@kevinuc1514 : Just an animal, he says. Doesn't recognize man as its own kind, with an individual I and spirit, given to our help the capacity to think , conscience and the freedom to choose btw good and evil.That 9s SERIOUS, even if he himself doesn't retreat into acting and shrinking himself into an animal state.others are on the way to. look at all the soft animals, where children used to get human dolls to play with and identify with. (children imitate to learn and develop, so important what they are given as models and power objects.
when dealing with others, usually it's 'assholes'/mean ppl/etc that won't listen to reasoning unfortunately. often i wish i had just snapped at people more. but usually i tense up and go silent.
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@@chocolatebunny5465 I react very similar. I've never been aggressive in dealing with aggressive people. I think I'll start.
Robert Greene never will forget your lessons of life incredible you are an asset for the world
My favorite interviews of yours include this guy. He's just BRILLIANT. Love so much of what he says. Extremely informative. 🎯😌
I love RG and I listen to every interview RG related. This is the best one so far. Tom challenges his views very well and it makes the interview very insightful 👌
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Robert Green you are my soul mate. Like, I hear you SO loud and clear. Analysis is the purest form of enjoyment I will ever access. Having no "achievement" required, it is free power.
This is free content. Can you believe it? Let that sink in...
Yep , it's free , yet not everybody is watching ...
Exactly!!!
It’s free because your attention is being monetized.
@@aptkeyboard3173 it has something of that but my mindset and energy is in self improvement. Just compare what's out there and you can tell it depends on you and your choices and perspective.
@@aptkeyboard3173 WHATTTTTTTT
Robert Greene has a great ability to breakdown these concepts verbally, and I haven’t even read his books yet. I barely discovered his work very very recently and I’m super excited to learn all about his contributions and influence.
I love this conversation! So many takeaways. Thank you Tom for being genuine , asking amazing questions and not pretending you know everything. Your curiosity helps us all learn. Robert Greene is amazing, I could listen to him for hours!
Robert Greene is brilliant. He’s someone that gets it, so grateful I came across his work.
The best words of wisdom I’ve heard! I’ll definitely rewatch it and learn to practice to control my emotions to work to my advantages instead of being controlled and influenced by social media or others
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Best of luck! Robert Greene’s audiobooks are on TH-cam…I couldn’t recommend them enough 😎
Oh yeah I had a 5 hour purge of journalling all the abuse from my family over the years. What a huge release ! A huge chunk of anger left my soul.
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@@bageshwaradhamanubhavreact12 Hi, Bugsea, you poor thing, try to help yourself to feel better, and let the past go, it's difficult, but it can be done ( at least partly) . I understand as I've been through " hell", too. The best to you.
I might try that more. On your testimony. We do need to get that stuff out of our bodies.
Forgiveness is huge.
Forgiveness is not for the other person… it is for yourself… a form of self love.
Super relevant conversation for these trying times! Let’s get into it!
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One of my favorite authors! Robert Greene
In his book, The Laws of Human Nature.He interestingly opens you(the reader) up into your own operating system and goes ahead to help you fix the negatives.Reading this book,you will come across yourself(Human Being) several times.It never ceases to amaze me how true and hard hitting he wrote about our Nature as humans.Every human must check out that book.Props to you Sir🙏
I had the same experience. I bought the book to learn about others, but I learned mostly about myself. It really made me much more self aware. IMO, The Laws of Human Nature might be his best book.
Going to read it, thanks for the recommendation.
It is a constant recalibration of self. It is a 24/7 recalibration. Meditation and awareness can occur when sleeping and when awake. Robert Greene is amazing! Thank you
Love Robert Greene and his wisdom great episode Love and Good Energy to all you beautiful souls 💜💙💖💥💫
More of Robert Greene, please! This was a deep and insightful conversation. I want to read his books now.
Wow Tom, you are a saving grace in this world with all the content you are bringing. Thank you for your service and making this information accessable to all of us !! Love Robert Green and this interview is so good.
Tom asks great questions. He also has smart ways to push back, to ask for clarity, and to clarify before he shares his agreement.
Thank you Tom for opening our minds to another great personality. All the talks you present open our minds to amazing thinkers. You are a Gem.
Love Mr. Greene , he’s warm hearted and extremely knowledgeable on the human condition.
Robert Greene is a gem. So grateful for his work.
Robert Greene is such a low key genius, his writings should literally be school text books; almost all you need to know to navigate life is there. Great interview!!
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Listening to Robert Greene/reading his books, is like a deeply healing psychologist session to me every single time! Thank you very much for that!
So thankful to have listened to this interview.
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I love listening to Robert Greene, calm cool and collected. I don't care for Tom at all, he is not an expert on anything and always interrupts his guests, which is the only reason I'll watch his channel.
He's great. Love him and Terry Real. They are so self aware. Interviewer, Tom is refreshing to me and for taking a leap and forward move into his own growth. Love the interactive dialogue and hope you have more shows like this. Very honest, self disclosure, by both men. ❤
What a brilliant human being! I thoroughly enjoyed this, beyond words! So grateful & hopeful, as well! 👏🤯🧐🙈🙉🙊💟💓🌊🌬☮
Both of you are blessings 😇
I was raised in a super religious home (I went to church every morning for an hour before school and was only allowed to participate in church activities - never school sports teams, or school plays, etc.). My parents disowned me a month after I turned 18.
But I realized even then that it was a gift - because I really had to go through EVERY SINGLE BELIEF I had ever been taught and decide whether to keep it or let it go. It was a good way to start adulthood (in some ways).
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Good grasp of the Bible?
@@alotoflove5840 LOL yes. I think so.
Stumbled on Greene when he was talking with Prof J Peterson….wow!!! Making amends with our emotions and our past is a healer but the best healer is forgiveness. After years of struggling with family and cultural difficulties Letting go and forgiving all those that hurt me and most importantly forgiving myself I finally am at peace with myself. I’m 58!!!! 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Btw can we just take a sec to appreciate how badass Tom is. My guy is straight up talkin death, Carl Jung shadow and the nature of existence, while his backdrop are superhero toys and miki the mouse, if that isn't badass I don't know what is.
Trying hard.
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@PJ yeah
It was again an massive soul-boost this podcast. Thank you for that! I appreciate the most the moment when you guys talked about the voices that are negative and want to see you down and you decide to go in the other - the right - direction. So you use your anger for the right decision. Awesome!
I learned so many things from this,so glad I watched it !! Thank you both
This guest is one of my favorites that you've ever had on your program!
One of my favourite authors, such a brilliant mind. Really enjoyed this conversation, specially the Dark Side subject, which is so repressed and deliberately ignored In ourselves. Have a good day, whoever reads this. =)
Woah.
- 1:28:57 _sublime_ as concept that "sharpens your senses" (...brilliant conclusion: life's bittersweetness enhances your attention to now -- "be amazed because life will have to come to an end for you")
He’s got good insight and observations. Power isn’t just about being in control, it’s also learning when to let go.
Tom's is probably the only empowerment show that has gotten sort of better with going online.....kudos,Tom and team!!!
Intuition + strategy + great relationships + action = evolving and growing and self/life mastery ; for the most part
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27:07 DAAAMN Robert is on point in this part of the interview! He's in STATE here, he's like a great singer on American Idol who is hitting every note, breaking hearts as he sings
Tom, my man, you are on fire! I love the attention to details on every question and argument you make. Robert is really awesome! Thank you.
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Simply fantastic. Huge fan of both these humans.
This man is a genius, the power of the mind has no bounds, God bless you brother ✊
I pray for your healing Mr Robert Greene. I recently discovered your work from the 50 cent book, Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter and since have been grateful to read your other books. I look forward to your next one. Thank you. Thanks Tom for interview as well.
This was amazing, thank you Tom and Robert!!💙
Just wanted to show my appreciation for all the show notes you do. I wanted to look back on the part about social media and easily found it.
Also, I took a month away from social media and it's been the best thing for me. No going back. No more dopamine hits from likes and comments. No more scrolling and scrolling and scrolling, spending hours on there offering my opinion or lifting others. My duty is to me and my beautiful family that's right in front of me.
Tom, you are changing the world one show at a time. Thank You
Robert Greene never disappoints. Read all his books. Looking forward to what's next in the Greene curiosities. May the Infinite One bless this man with robust health and longevity.
So real & sweet comment 😊
i guess i'm happy to be such introvert that i never got into the social media thing, i wanted as far away as i could get from social constructs and pressures others like to put on themselves.
What a beautiful way of thinking this man has cultivated. I feel like I’ve met one of my own.
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blessed to catch this conversation! I feel excitement for the direction which your integrity will take you Tom! Robert, best to your health-much appreciate your transparent positivity!
Awesome guest. Thanks Tom👍🏆
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Wow what a wicked interviewer, thanks Tom for bringing out the best of Robert Greene
"You have to realize you've been conditioned." That says it all. Everything you've learned is based on something you were told by someone bigger and more important than you. We all went through 18 years of "social conditioning" before we were released into the world of adulthood and being allowed to form our own thoughts.
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Robert Greene is the BEST!! Thank you for brining this to us Tom. Cheers! 💥
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This subject matter to me is the most important! A society aware of themselves and their emotions is the ONLY way out of the messes we find ourselves in. This should be taught in grade school!
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This is one of the best interview I have seen of Greene, well done Sir.
I'm a prisoner of positive vibes on youtube, Seriously.
Me too 😁♥️
These algorithms will not let me catch a glimpse of anything else
@@Milo-kw8ui yeah! and have you seen BTS mic drop yet?! I was hooked after that but can't stop smiling 😃. People even think that I have a new boyfriend now! 😆!
God Bless RG... he’s such a genius
He's speaking of being empowered, which is power over oneself as opposed to seeking to have power over other people, which is a red flag towards being exploitative & treating other people with a lack of empathy.
Having your rights repressed by others, or as he's explaining, giving away your power or personal sovereignty, is a great goal obviously.
Just thought I would rephrase the power being "dirty" concept. much love all♥️♥️🌎🌎
Have you read the book 48 Laws of Power? It reads like a psychopath wrote it, which is confusing to me in comparison to what he says here. In this interview, he says that he gets angry at people who behave in ways that demonstrated them as fake basically, (being something they're not), but it's pretty much what he says to do in his book. Hide your plans, use people, etc. Check it out, it's on Amazon.
Thank you Tom and Robert!
I need to read all of Robert Greene's books
It will be one of the best investments of your time and effort.
Read all his book immediately
Start with 48 laws of power
@@mercerly I appreciate the advise, thank you
Read them all but be sure to take notes on the key parts of what you read and store them on separate documents or notepads, you will not regret it and you will be more successful in life.
I am a kind of person who fast forwards videos and watch but Roberts videos , his talk is peculiar which penetrates my cellular walls and have a deeper impact on my internal system
This intv. is so on point! If I'm going to be conditioned, it's going to be by a source that's of facts and encourages you to think like Impact Theory. 😉 I'd like to see Tom interview Isabel Wilkerson who wrote the book Caste that's all about systems of beliefs.
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I love the fact that I've been able to extract the BENEFITS of the 'challenging' experiences I've had (but without the attached emotional or visual cues)... to experience life in a brand new way.
deep interview. love it, very informative. I love being a student enrolled on Impact Theory University. Keep these great lessons coming. I agree with this guy so much. Love this chat.
How true!!!!. Thank u mr. Greene/ thank you tom. Another,, great video tom😉😎
Tom please start doing in person interviews again, it’s just not the same doing it remotely.
The timing of this video is excellent. Thanks a lot.
Holy crap, this guy is actually a hardcore conservative. Everything that he is saying falls right in line with what people that value content of character over the color of one skin believe. His distain for tribalism and recognition of the destruction of identity politics is refreshing to hear. This man truly understands the evil that is being perpetuated on our country by the media and the progressive I mean communist left. Good for him for speaking truth, but sad for him for not understanding wear this evil and hatred stems from. Yes you may not like trump, but the opposite of constitutional conservatism is fascism and we are experiencing that like no other time ever in the history of our republic.
I love this more than peterson's interview. You sir are doing great at listening and giving green enough time to explain with minimal interruption
Unlike Peterson. Thank you very helpful interview
Phenomenal episode, great questions! Thank you for the in-depth interview ♥️
Great to know we're all waking up!!! Peace to All.
Tom always asks the crucial and articulate questions in every episode. It’s remarkable to ask relevant questions.
Amazing human being Mr Greene .and his books enlightening and revolutionary
Control your emotions or be consumed by them.
He is saying if your natural tendency is to be an asshole, that tendency should be always expressed otherwise you are a hypocrite? Hmmmm...riiiiiight, good idea...NOT!
@@andreamartin2953 lol that's not at all what he said,as much as possible become aware of yourself and create the space to respond instead of just reacting irrationally
@@justbreathe8835 he said it would make him angry when people behaved one way in front of one person and another way in front of another. Usually I respect this guy's ideas, but I didn't enjoy this one at all. In this one he was like Annie Wilkes' character in Stephen King's "Misery" when as a child in the movie theater she stands up and starts yelling at the other kids, "Have you all got amnesia?! He didnt get out of the cockadootie car!!!" Lol! He would have respected that, lol
Check yoself before you riggity-wreck yoself
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