Author road · 12 Stations · 12 days · Human Nature › Influence
Think with Robert Greene's tools
12 Stations through Greene's two books, from the games of power to the forces inside people, ending in a clear-eyed practice of your own for reading people and power.
We do not re-summarise The 48 Laws of Power; it has its own road. We connect two books: a few laws of power, each read for its honest use and its defence, then The Laws of Human Nature on emotion, masks, character, envy and the shadow. The order is a teaching order designed by BookYol, not the author's own.
The road, station by station
01Read power so you can refuse it
~4 minfrom The 48 Laws of Power
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02The irrational self
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03Never outshine the master
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04Behind the mask
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05Guard your reputation
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06Character shows in patterns
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Mask and pattern
For one person you know, two things are written down: the social mask they wear and the pattern they repeat under stress. Beside them, note your own mask and pattern honestly.
07The gift with a hook
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08The envy around you
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09The dependence trap
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10Meet your shadow
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11Stay formless
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12Your human nature practice
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Destination: a clear-eyed practice for human nature
Your one-page practice is written: the pull of your emotions, masks, patterns, envy, your shadow and the power games, each with your honest use and your defence. Used in three real situations over two weeks.