The first law in The 48 Laws of Power is “Never Outshine the Master”. You can tell this book looks slightly different from his previous ones without buying it: it doesn’t pull you in with beautiful graphic design like his other books do the table of contents is minimal, unlike his previous books where each section comes with a description and the back cover will make you squint your eyes as it takes a second to comprehend. This made me question why I lost interest in this book after being hooked to his previous ones-was the problem him or me? I had to compare this to his older books to find out. After a few chapters I soon lost interest and ended up skimming the rest. It came across to me as Greene offering encyclopedic knowledge of the subjects rather than presenting insightful takeaways. Each time he told the story of an historical figure, I read with curiosity to find out how he would use their experience to make his point. I noticed subtle changes to his style-the chapters are longer, he’s more often quoting scientific principles instead of historical examples, and each law is stuffed with definitions of different cognitive biases we all suffer from. As I read the introduction and saw the authorities he was going to cite to make his points, I was glued and kept turning the page to see how he would pull it off. You can tell he put an incredible amount of research into the topic of human nature. Sadly, I won’t be doing the same for this book. I first read The 48 Laws of Power 6 years ago and still regularly find myself quoting the laws as I apply them to my own life. Greene has a unique gift to pull from sources throughout history, find the underlying patterns, and package them together into succinct universal laws. Reading this book as a Robert Greene fan and student of human behavior, I kept asking myself why I didn’t like it. The Laws of Human Nature eBook Robert Greene Download As PDF : The Laws of Human Nature eBook Robert Greene The Laws of Human Nature eBook Robert Greene

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