How to Deal with Toxic People (Including Yourself) with Robert Greene : 1103

<p>In this episode of The Human Upgrade my guest fits right into the podcast transition to The Human Upgrade because he gets into the grittiness of what humans can do to level themselves up. No. 1&nbsp;<em>New York Times</em>&nbsp;bestselling author Robert Greene shares science-backed knowledge about human nature.</p><p>You know you want to be more powerful, more in control and excellent at what you do.</p><p>Robert’s insights help you do just that. He gives you actionable tips that help you unlock limitations you may be putting on yourself so you can move your life upward and forward. (Similar to something I like to tell my team is great momentum: “up and to the right.”)&nbsp;</p><p>World leaders, military generals, business executives, philosophers, and hip-hop moguls alike revere Robert’s books.</p><p>After writing about mastery and power for more than two decades, he’s now become a TikTok sensation and the universal truth for a new generation.&nbsp;</p><p>He’s one of my favorite authors who’s profoundly influenced my own life and been on the podcast twice before. Both episodes are must listens:&nbsp;<a href="https://daveasprey.com/the-48-laws-of-power-robert-greene-380/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The 48 Laws of Power – #380</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://daveasprey.com/robert-greene-575/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Laws of Human Nature – #575</a>. I asked him back to talk about his latest book:&nbsp;“<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Daily-Laws-Meditations-Seduction-Strategy/dp/0593299213" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Daily Laws: 366 Meditations on Power, Seduction, Mastery, Strategy, and Human Nature</a>.”&nbsp;</p><p>“In “The 48 Laws of Power,” I talk about deception and con artists,” Robert says. “But in The Laws of Human Nature, it's almost about self-deception, how we're con artists with ourselves, how we create an image of ourselves as being morally right, being a good person, being intelligent, being rational, being empathetic. Whereas in f