Robert Greene is an author and historian. Robert is one of the most legendary writers in the world on human nature and today we get to go through some of my favourite lessons from him on seduction, confidence, happiness, masculinity and Niccolo Machiavelli. Expect to learn the biggest problems with modern philosophy, why acquiring knowledge and skill are always the most important thing, why you must protect your reputation at all costs, why you are so often your own worst enemy, which lessons from Machiavelli most people miss, advice for young men wanting to make it in the world and much more… - 00:00 Robert’s First Appearance on Modern Wisdom 02:48 The Problem With Modern Philosophy 10:21 Knowledge & Skills Are Like Gold & Silver 20:25 Why You Shouldn’t Be Cynical 24:52 Stupid People Are More Dangerous Than Evil People 30:19 The Power of Your Reputation 44:39 Your Weirdness is Your Strength 1:06:48 How to Stop Wasting Your Time 1:18:11 The Curse of Immediate Success 1:30:53 Why You Should Relish Being Attacked 1:34:57 Use Absence to Increase Respect 1:44:49 Most Important Lesson From Machiavelli 1:52:36 Advice for Young Men Who Feel Lost 2:00:26 Robert’s Forthcoming Book 2:04:54 Where to Find Robert - Get $350 off the Pod 4 Ultra at https://eightsleep.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first box at https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get a 20% discount on Nomatic’s amazing luggage at https://nomatic.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and more from AG1 at https://drinkag1.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/