The Laws of Human Nature
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- Author：Robert Greene
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Summary
From the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The 48 Laws of Power comes the definitive new book on decoding the behavior of the people around you
Robert Greene is a master guide for millions of readers， distilling ancient wisdom and philosophy into essential texts for seekers of power， understanding and mastery。 Now he turns to the most important subject of all - understanding people's drives and motivations， even when they are unconscious of them themselves。
We are social animals。 Our very lives depend on our relationships with people。 Knowing why people do what they do is the most important tool we can possess， without which our other talents can only take us so far。 Drawing from the ideas and examples of Pericles， Queen Elizabeth I， Martin Luther King Jr， and many others， Greene teaches us how to detach ourselves from our own emotions and master self-control， how to develop the empathy that leads to insight， how to look behind people's masks， and how to resist conformity to develop your singular sense of purpose。 Whether at work， in relationships， or in shaping the world around you， The Laws of Human Nature offers brilliant tactics for success， self-improvement， and self-defense。
Robert Greene is a master guide for millions of readers， distilling ancient wisdom and philosophy into essential texts for seekers of power， understanding and mastery。 Now he turns to the most important subject of all - understanding people's drives and motivations， even when they are unconscious of them themselves。
We are social animals。 Our very lives depend on our relationships with people。 Knowing why people do what they do is the most important tool we can possess， without which our other talents can only take us so far。 Drawing from the ideas and examples of Pericles， Queen Elizabeth I， Martin Luther King Jr， and many others， Greene teaches us how to detach ourselves from our own emotions and master self-control， how to develop the empathy that leads to insight， how to look behind people's masks， and how to resist conformity to develop your singular sense of purpose。 Whether at work， in relationships， or in shaping the world around you， The Laws of Human Nature offers brilliant tactics for success， self-improvement， and self-defense。
Reviews
Ayush Bhatt
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This book follows the same style as the author's other books;A story from the past followed by interpretation and understanding。 While reading it I found myself on an introspection tour。My opinion is that you should not follow every law without really understanding the concept or it can corrupt you。 This book is for those who understand that a person is not good or evil by birth。 The skills like empathy and judgement makes a person whatever he is。I rated it 4 because I have read many books like This book follows the same style as the author's other books;A story from the past followed by interpretation and understanding。 While reading it I found myself on an introspection tour。My opinion is that you should not follow every law without really understanding the concept or it can corrupt you。 This book is for those who understand that a person is not good or evil by birth。 The skills like empathy and judgement makes a person whatever he is。I rated it 4 because I have read many books like this。 But for beginners，it's a gem。And ya， every one should read one of these。 。。。more
Othman
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I wouldn't recommend reading this book because it is not worth the time devoted to sit and read it。 I however recommend a free audio version of it。 Why free？ because it is not worth the money。 Why audio？ because you can listen to it while doing other things。 I found the book telling me stuff I'd already known。 I wouldn't recommend reading this book because it is not worth the time devoted to sit and read it。 I however recommend a free audio version of it。 Why free？ because it is not worth the money。 Why audio？ because you can listen to it while doing other things。 I found the book telling me stuff I'd already known。 。。。more
Avishek Agarwal
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The book outlines 18 laws， concepts， ideas， philosophies which govern our daily human lives。 It's a demanding read， and one which definitely yields better if read even slower。Don't take this book as a one stop solution to figuring out the rules of human behavior， and then being able to master everyone around you to your advantage。 No。 But use this book for reflection。 Chances， of you extracting any value from the book lies in you trying to look at your life instances through these laws and quest The book outlines 18 laws， concepts， ideas， philosophies which govern our daily human lives。 It's a demanding read， and one which definitely yields better if read even slower。Don't take this book as a one stop solution to figuring out the rules of human behavior， and then being able to master everyone around you to your advantage。 No。 But use this book for reflection。 Chances， of you extracting any value from the book lies in you trying to look at your life instances through these laws and questioning， could you have done anything better or followed any one of the guidelines。 Your best bet of improving your future， lies in introspecting on your past through these laws。What I liked the best in the book， is the flow of each law。 First the author narrates a real life story from the past （which focuses on the law dedicated to that chapter）。 As you read through: You are taken back in time， and see the characters developing and slowly the law working it ways in the limelight。 Following which the author gives an interpretation of the story: How the story connects to the law。 And finally， a section on understanding。 What could be our takeaway or learning from the story， and how to better ourselves under the influence of the law。Yes， it is subjective。 You could argue that， it is just one side of the story which compels us to focus on only one law at a time。 Yes。 That's a drawback。 But I still feel - there's some reality to it。 As I look back in my life， and try to relate。 I do see， similar like situations developing around me， and how best I could have avoided a few basic mistakes in my life。 。。。more
Hussam Bedair
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اذا كان هناك جملة تعلقت بها من هذا الكتاب ، فهي "لا تأخذ الأمور بشكل شخصي" 。。。 اذا كان هناك جملة تعلقت بها من هذا الكتاب ، فهي "لا تأخذ الأمور بشكل شخصي" 。。。 。。。more
Vishakha Raghav
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⭐️Book that has so many insights on the good and bad aspects of being a human！！！ 👤How I felt while reading the book？ I can not remember when I started reading this thick red book。 I have been like carrying it around with me for 2 months now。 I have finally finished it， and boy what a bumpy ride that was。 I can not express the level of satisfaction I have gotten after finishing it trust me。 Each and every chapter of this book is a bliss， i was amazed by how the author has simply explained such co ⭐️Book that has so many insights on the good and bad aspects of being a human！！！ 👤How I felt while reading the book？ I can not remember when I started reading this thick red book。 I have been like carrying it around with me for 2 months now。 I have finally finished it， and boy what a bumpy ride that was。 I can not express the level of satisfaction I have gotten after finishing it trust me。 Each and every chapter of this book is a bliss， i was amazed by how the author has simply explained such confusing and mind boggling topics and theories。⭐️It was fascinating to read such interesting stories with a lot of deep analysis of human behaviour。 They made me rethink some of my past experiences and I hope it will help me to interact better with others in the future。 I could not read more than 2-3 chapters at the same time。 Trust me this is a powerful book and is not for beginners。 I was amazed by the kind of research work Robert must have done to come up with a book like that。 All the chapters start with stories and then interpretation is then given by the author。 This way of breaking down the story and analyzing it makes it easier to relate to our life and how things are done in the real world。 How did I change after reading the book？Many at times we focus on the words and promises made by people and our closed ones。 This book has convinced me that people's actions speak more than their promises。Observer- Observe - Observe。 Look at people how they react on what you saying， see their expressions， look at the their breathing patterns， position of their legs and what not。 I Know i say we should not judge people， I still believe that but I wanna understand the science behind all this。 Why do we do what we do in certain circumstances。 I wanna read more about body language yes。 This is a perfect book for people who want to understand humans better and want to have better conversations in future without dropping bad hints。 I would not recommend this to a beginner yet。 Let me also tell you， you can skip and read random chapters based on your interest 。。。more
Samuel
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Very well presented。 A clear voice and all points are explained and explored with relevent， real-world stories。
Michal Krča
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Gold。
Evan Thomas
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I think this book is a must read if you deal with other people。 The language is meant for someone whose atleast 18 years old。 As a child I wouldn't have been able to understand it and its not because he uses fancy words。 The complex ideas RG expounds upon are so complex your brain has to reach a certain level of maturity to even comprehend。 I think this book is a must read if you deal with other people。 The language is meant for someone whose atleast 18 years old。 As a child I wouldn't have been able to understand it and its not because he uses fancy words。 The complex ideas RG expounds upon are so complex your brain has to reach a certain level of maturity to even comprehend。 。。。more
Abdelrahman Magdy
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Perfect！Such an eye-opening book full of insights into the human persona supported by historical events and characters。
Felix Wolf
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"this book produces a real-time upgrade effect that you can't get with a synopsis。I said it before， this book almost makes Power， Seduction and War obsolete""I've had this tome sit on my shelf for a few months""This book is certainly Robert’s magnum opus。 It encompasses the main ideas of his other works and puts them into a coherent actionable framework""It was the missing piece that added it all together。None of his other books have quite the same level of soul that Laws of Human Nature does。"" "this book produces a real-time upgrade effect that you can't get with a synopsis。I said it before， this book almost makes Power， Seduction and War obsolete""I've had this tome sit on my shelf for a few months""This book is certainly Robert’s magnum opus。 It encompasses the main ideas of his other works and puts them into a coherent actionable framework""It was the missing piece that added it all together。None of his other books have quite the same level of soul that Laws of Human Nature does。""One of my favourite book ever for sure。 Ranging from how to read people to controlling your dark side for positive things， the book will reveal to you a lot of things。 This book allows me to raise my self-aware in any given situation。 I wouldn’t say the book is life changing， but if you’re someone that deal with people a lot， this book will help make sense of your previous encounter with people in general。 Overall， great read""This is Robert Greene’s actual 🔥" 。。。more
Emilián Cando Shevchukova
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Inicié leyendo a Greene con las Leyes del Poder。 En este caso la estructura es similar: historias de personas famosas y momentos históricos de la humanidad para sazonar y explicar sus "leyes de la naturaleza humana"。 En cada una de sus apreciaciones describe descarnadamente la naturaleza humana: el ser humano no es simple， sus emociones son complejas， sufre y siente por dentro pero， básicamente， lo importante es la forma en que conduce sus emociones y sentimientos hacia los demás。 Un hombre no e Inicié leyendo a Greene con las Leyes del Poder。 En este caso la estructura es similar: historias de personas famosas y momentos históricos de la humanidad para sazonar y explicar sus "leyes de la naturaleza humana"。 En cada una de sus apreciaciones describe descarnadamente la naturaleza humana: el ser humano no es simple， sus emociones son complejas， sufre y siente por dentro pero， básicamente， lo importante es la forma en que conduce sus emociones y sentimientos hacia los demás。 Un hombre no es lo que es por dentro sino lo que demuestra por fuera。 Describe también a ciertas personalidades con las que debemos encontrarnos en la vida cotidiana y como comprenderlas y aprender a lidiar con ellas。 Greene es un gran observador y sus "leyes de la naturaleza humana"， aunque no se trata de una enumeración exhaustiva de estas， son certeras y permiten develar el porqué de los comportamientos sociales。 。。。more
Krystal
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Honestly loved reading this book all about manipulating people。 Not what I expected at all！There was so much in this book that I found myself nodding along to， but there was more that was quite enlightening。 I thought it would be motivational and inspiring but it's also actually kind of 。。。 ruthless。It talks about things that affect the way we react， and why we as humans behave in certain ways， but then it tells you how to manipulate people that behave in these certain ways。 It shocked me a litt Honestly loved reading this book all about manipulating people。 Not what I expected at all！There was so much in this book that I found myself nodding along to， but there was more that was quite enlightening。 I thought it would be motivational and inspiring but it's also actually kind of 。。。 ruthless。It talks about things that affect the way we react， and why we as humans behave in certain ways， but then it tells you how to manipulate people that behave in these certain ways。 It shocked me a little but I enjoyed it so much more thoroughly。 Because you will easily recognise toxic people from these descriptions， and it tells you how to handle these people so that they don't infect your life。 It also tells you how to adjust your own behaviours and things to watch out for in yourself so that you're not toxic yourself。It's actually a bit tricky to review！ It's quite an honest sort of book， and it wants you to be the best version of yourself you can be， but it's not above calling people out on their bs and telling you to stay away from people who will never change。I had a lot of fun reading it and pulled so many valuable lessons and quotes from it。 I really do highly recommend it if you want to become a master of understanding people。 。。。more
Nikolaos
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Another delightful， informative， and insightful collection of stories and morals by Robert Greene。 This time， he weaves the stories of several historically remarkable people and instructs the readers on the forces of human nature enabling and accelerating their fate。The collection indulges the reader in at least two ways。 First， it offers introductions to people and events that they may not have heard or have not studied to their satisfaction。 Every story can be viewed as an abstraction that can Another delightful， informative， and insightful collection of stories and morals by Robert Greene。 This time， he weaves the stories of several historically remarkable people and instructs the readers on the forces of human nature enabling and accelerating their fate。The collection indulges the reader in at least two ways。 First， it offers introductions to people and events that they may not have heard or have not studied to their satisfaction。 Every story can be viewed as an abstraction that can be looked into in more detail if the reader is inclined to do so。 In this case， the curious but busy reader can cherry-pick their next self-educational journey among a vetted collection。Second， Greene offers incisive description and interpretation of the human tendencies， behaviours， be they blessing or folly。 In several cases， one can detect elements of their own conduct or thinking; since many of the described "laws" contribute to pathologies in communication and socialisation， these descriptions can be a pivotal point for the reader to introspect and review their own thinking。Overall， it is an excellent book in both informativeness and pleasure。 Highly recommended。 。。。more
Mahmoud
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I just wanna say that this is one of the books which we can not read it and then return it back to the shelf， this book will stay besides us， whenever we have a problem with the Human Kind， we can open it and read。。。
Seth Hadenfeldt
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Builds off of his previous work nicely。 Does a great job of establishing the importance of a well rounded psychology and what impact it can have on your life。 Gets slightly off topic at some points but his writing and thoughts are welcome nonetheless。
Hamza
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من الكتب التي تخرج الانسانية من جوف الاسى وتمسح عنها غبار الزمن 。
Daniel
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This was super interesting。 I remember almost nothing even though I just finished it， but there were many lightbulbs （that quickly went out） while I was reading it。 I liked how he described a law of human nature （like narcissism or aggression or our fear of dying） and then used a historical figure （like Martin Luther King， Jr。 or Coco Chanel or Flannery O'Connel） to demonstrate it。 It was fun to learn about human nature while also learning about historical figures。 But， damn， I wish it were stic This was super interesting。 I remember almost nothing even though I just finished it， but there were many lightbulbs （that quickly went out） while I was reading it。 I liked how he described a law of human nature （like narcissism or aggression or our fear of dying） and then used a historical figure （like Martin Luther King， Jr。 or Coco Chanel or Flannery O'Connel） to demonstrate it。 It was fun to learn about human nature while also learning about historical figures。 But， damn， I wish it were stickier。 。。。more
Michael Grills
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I always go and read the more negative reviews before I commit to a 5-star rating on a book in case I'm missing something critical in my reverence for the message or the writing。 None could sway my mind。 This is the best book on the human condition that I've ever read。Robert Greene uses the teacher's formula， found in all great philosophy。 A story， a breakdown and then your action items from the lesson he's given。 A lot of the criticism I read said that he was colouring the facts or that he didn I always go and read the more negative reviews before I commit to a 5-star rating on a book in case I'm missing something critical in my reverence for the message or the writing。 None could sway my mind。 This is the best book on the human condition that I've ever read。Robert Greene uses the teacher's formula， found in all great philosophy。 A story， a breakdown and then your action items from the lesson he's given。 A lot of the criticism I read said that he was colouring the facts or that he didn't do his research but there is a list of 85 books he references as a selected Bibliography which tells me there is much more that he discovered。 If you read this open up your mind to the possibility that you could learn one new thing。 There are 19 chapters so I learned much much more。 The historical accounts are also very exciting。 。。。more
Kristina
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Interesting observations and examples
Teo Mona
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One of my favorite reads ever。 It's very engaging and offers a new perspective on life。 As humans， I feel we don't really understand ourselves and why we do what we do。 I wonder when we are just reacting to what happens to us or what people/life throws at us， are we really living it or just passing it。 This book makes us more aware of our nature。 One of my favorite reads ever。 It's very engaging and offers a new perspective on life。 As humans， I feel we don't really understand ourselves and why we do what we do。 I wonder when we are just reacting to what happens to us or what people/life throws at us， are we really living it or just passing it。 This book makes us more aware of our nature。 。。。more
Razvan Savu
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I loved how Greene discusses about different human aspects （greed， aggression， ennvy etc。） by starting with a piece of history， commenting on it， pinpointing essntial aspects， as well as subtleties， and then moving on to conceptualize a set of laws for you and me to apply so we can be better human beings。 Smooth read， with depth。
Chandrashekar
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It's in my repeated reading list for eternity。 It's in my repeated reading list for eternity。 。。。more
Bella Leilani
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This is one I'll read over and over and over again。 This is one I'll read over and over and over again。 。。。more
Kim
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This book is a well-researched and informative overview on why people have certain tendencies and has lots of solid references to psychology and real-life examples to help drive the points home。 The book itself is gigantic though and could be a great deal more concise。 Still， an enjoyable read with lots of lessons I'll carry forward in my interactions with others。 This book is a well-researched and informative overview on why people have certain tendencies and has lots of solid references to psychology and real-life examples to help drive the points home。 The book itself is gigantic though and could be a great deal more concise。 Still， an enjoyable read with lots of lessons I'll carry forward in my interactions with others。 。。。more
Ridib Sharma
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The best，
Charles Lestari
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The human nature have many colours， you just need to know how to see it and identify it。
Nibras Abdalbasit
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Life changing to say the least， it made me a more resilient person because it very poignantly explains why do people act the way they do， examples always on point， Robert Greene is the recurring zeitgeist of many generations and his work is timeless I would go as far to say he is the modern day sun tzu。
Brahm
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DNF。 I got about 1/4 through and was just kind of。。。 bored。 Robert Greene books （like The 48 Laws of Power） are framed/written as all of this secret knowledge that's hard to attain。 When I read 48 Laws in ~2018 I seem to recall at least a few good insights and gave it 4 stars （but left no review， so who knows）。 But this book seemed a bit too cynical， detached， cold。。。 too sure that Greene's view of the world is the correct one。 Your mileage may vary。 Discovered via Ryan Holiday's books newslette DNF。 I got about 1/4 through and was just kind of。。。 bored。 Robert Greene books （like The 48 Laws of Power） are framed/written as all of this secret knowledge that's hard to attain。 When I read 48 Laws in ~2018 I seem to recall at least a few good insights and gave it 4 stars （but left no review， so who knows）。 But this book seemed a bit too cynical， detached， cold。。。 too sure that Greene's view of the world is the correct one。 Your mileage may vary。 Discovered via Ryan Holiday's books newsletter。 。。。more
Ilke Asilkan
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People who give bad rating to this book are irrational。 This is a bible for you if you want to learn about human nature， which actually is a must not only if you want to be successful but also if you want some things in life。 It could appear little aggressive to you but it actually isn't， it's just realistic。 One could argue about the 48 Laws of Power and its immorality， but they can't have any right to say the same things to this book。 The laws in the book are just evolutionary FACTS about the People who give bad rating to this book are irrational。 This is a bible for you if you want to learn about human nature， which actually is a must not only if you want to be successful but also if you want some things in life。 It could appear little aggressive to you but it actually isn't， it's just realistic。 One could argue about the 48 Laws of Power and its immorality， but they can't have any right to say the same things to this book。 The laws in the book are just evolutionary FACTS about the human nature。 Historical examples are little too long sometimes， I'd prefer the shortness just like in The 48 Laws of Power， but it's okay。 Just read it， if you're open minded and not taking things personal， this book shall change your life。 Remember， the more open minded you are， the more you learn。 。。。more
Ziad Rumey
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A must read。
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