You’re probably sleepwalking through life (here's how to wake up) - Robert Greene
Robert Greene joins Sam Parr and Shaan Puri to discuss his new book Sublime, which draws on his near-fatal stroke 8 years ago to argue that phones and technology are shrinking our sense of awe and connection.
The gist
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Greene says to lock your phone away and go into nature with a friend; since his stroke he rides a lightweight recumbent bike into the hills.
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Retelling the Andes plane crash, Greene says survivor Nando Parrado climbed a 14,000 foot mountain for his father, showing how purpose pushes past limits.
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Sam suggests rereading one cornerstone book several times rather than reading ten on a topic, and names 48 Laws of Power as one.
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Greene's first power lesson is to say less than necessary and disappear at times, as Beyonce did, so people want you back.
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Greene worries AI will fuel scams and erode people's patience for writing essays, and says charisma comes mainly from real, unfaked confidence.
"I have a special bicycle because I can't hike or anything. It's a recumbent bike, and I got like the lightest weight one I can, cuz we have these incredible hills here... it's incredibly beautiful and I'm just like, wow, this is so therapeutic."
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Sam Parr recommends it
"Most people tend to get 10 books on the same topic and they think that's going to master it. And what I have found, it's probably better to get one cornerstone piece and reread it multiple times and truly master it."
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Sam Parr recommends it
"I have felt that with 48 Laws of Power, Mastery, Art of Seduction... where I was like, man, I wish I would have dedicated two years to mastering these like four texts. Because like human nature, I'm like, this is applicable to everyone."
▶ Play at 27:503 creators recommend it, including Ryan Holiday and Tom Bilyeu.
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"Get outside your house. Go out into nature. Go out into Central Park or go into Connecticut somewhere and leave your goddamn phone behind. Lock it in a drawer... And so your min..."
"Most people tend to get 10 books on the same topic and they think that's going to master it. And what I have found, it's probably better to get one cornerstone piece and reread ..."
"I have felt that with 48 Laws of Power, Mastery, Art of Seduction... where I was like, man, I wish I would have dedicated two years to mastering these like four texts. Because l..."
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"Get outside your house. Go out into nature. Go out into Central Park or go into Connecticut somewhere and leave your goddamn phone behind. Lock it in a drawer... And so your min..."
"I have a special bicycle because I can't hike or anything. It's a recumbent bike, and I got like the lightest weight one I can, cuz we have these incredible hills here... it's i..."
"I had to write in notebooks for the Sublime book, and I had two notebooks. I'd write in one and then I would rewrite it in another notebook, literally rewrite word for word and ..."
Sam Parr
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"Most people tend to get 10 books on the same topic and they think that's going to master it. And what I have found, it's probably better to get one cornerstone piece and reread ..."
"I have felt that with 48 Laws of Power, Mastery, Art of Seduction... where I was like, man, I wish I would have dedicated two years to mastering these like four texts. Because l..."
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