I Wrote This NEW Book to Change How You Live Your Life in 2027 | Robert Greene
Robert Greene returns for Lewis Howes' 2001st School of Greatness episode to discuss his new book, The Law of the Sublime, arguing adults can regain childhood wonder and feel more alive without nearly dying, as he did.
The gist
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Greene says children give about 90% of their attention to the world, but by adulthood 98% goes to ourselves and only 2% outward.
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Greene says his wife saved his life during his stroke, and that love deepens when you quiet your ego and give, because partners sense emotions.
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Greene, raised Jewish and practicing Buddhist meditation, calls the New Testament beautiful literature and says Earth's unlikely origins make him wonder about purpose.
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Greene warns against the false sublime of drugs, alcohol and video games, and believes addiction comes from longing for the oneness felt in the womb.
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On death, Greene recommends the book After and retells Pamela Reynolds Lowry's near-death account, suggesting consciousness may exist outside the brain.
"First of all, I have deep respect for religions, and I recently reread the New Testament and it was just like, it's an incredibly beautiful document. Just as literature, it's so beautiful."
▶ Play at 35:00"There are very interesting books. A book I highly recommend called After. It's an excellent book, by a scientist. His name is Bruce Greyson, something like that. He's studied all of these near-death experiences."
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"There are very interesting books. A book I highly recommend called After. It's an excellent book, by a scientist. His name is Bruce Greyson, something like that. He's studied al..."
"First of all, I have deep respect for religions, and I recently reread the New Testament and it was just like, it's an incredibly beautiful document. Just as literature, it's so..."
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