The 48 Laws of Power - Robert Greene

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The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene are described as amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive. This multi-million-copy New York Times bestselling book brands itself as the definitive manual for anyone interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control.

50 Cent loved the book so much that he reached out to the author to work with him.

But what can we learn from this book about power, society, and morality and what are its limits?

Hosts Sam Webster Harris and Nicolas Vereecke provide a summary of the 48 laws of power, and discuss the book that launched Robert Greene's career.

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Contact the hosts

Wiser pod website

Nico's projects

Being a VC - Bitkraft.vc
Future of Gaming podcast - Website - YouTube

Sam's projects

Writing - Explosive thinking
Podcast - Growth mindset podcast

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Chapters

00:00 Overview of the 48 laws of power
03:04 Favorite laws of power
03:12 Law 4 - Say less than necessary
07:24 How the book is structured
10:43 Law 5 - So much depends on reputation. Guard it with your life
11:47 Law 47 - Don't go past the mark. You aim for in victory, learn when to stop
13:30 Law 46 - Never appear too perfect
15:39 Laws that didn't stick well
23:19 Law 26 - Keep your hands clean
23:37 Law 27 - create a cult-like following
24:40 Law 32 Play into people's fantasies
25:23 Have the top 10 influential people used these laws?
29:21 Law 33 - Discover each man's thumbscrew
30:17 Law 39 - Stir up waters to catch fish
31:25 Law 10 - Infection: Avoid the unhappy or the unlucky
33:52 General take on the book and rating
34:30 Sam - rating 6/10
35:43 Nico - rating 4/10
36:36 Correlation between power and happiness

Topics

Power and manipulation

Trust and respect

Creating a cult

Attacking weakness

Laws of history

Happiness and control

Guarding reputation

The real source of true power

Never be greedy

Avoid perfection

The problems with the 48 laws of power

Common book mistakes

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