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Mastery
Robert Greene ISBN 9786074009781
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Robert Greene ISBN 9786074009781
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This book by Robert Greene has come up 8 times across 3 different shows: Andrew Huberman, Diary of a CEO, Tim Ferriss. 5 of those mentions were genuine on-air recommendations, not just passing references. The people who brought it up: Andrew Huberman, Robert Greene, Ryan Holiday, Tim Ferriss. The earliest mention we indexed is from 2020-04-09 and the most recent from 2025-02-27. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
Robert Greene, the "modern Machiavelli" debunks the prevailing mythology of success and presents a radical new way to greatness.
“I talk a lot about it in interviews and in my in the book Mastery and I make it the point that it is the most important decision in your life”— Robert Greene
The guest here is Robert Greene: Author of bestselling books on power and human psychology, including The 48 Laws of Power, Mastery, and The Laws of Human Nature. One of the most influential modern writers on strategy and manipulation. Robert Greene unpacks power, envy, loneliness and the crisis facing modern men, while reflecting on the stroke that changed his life.
“I talk in Mastery about something a concept called learning by doing”— Robert Greene
The guest here is Robert Greene: Author of bestselling books on power and human psychology, including The 48 Laws of Power, Mastery, and The Laws of Human Nature. One of the most influential modern writers on strategy and manipulation. Robert Greene unpacks power, envy, loneliness and the crisis facing modern men, while reflecting on the stroke that changed his life.
“I first learned about Robert's work from reading the book Mastery which to my mind is a brilliant exploration and a practical tool for how to think about and pursue one's purpose”— Andrew Huberman
The guest here is Robert Greene: Bestselling author of The 48 Laws of Power, The Laws of Human Nature, The Art of Seduction, and Mastery. Trained at UC Berkeley and the University of Wisconsin-Madison; writes about psychology, strategy, and human nature rooted in history. Robert Greene gives Andrew Huberman a process for finding your unique purpose, on power, seduction, love, and surviving a near-fatal stroke.
“when I wrote my fourth book, Mastery, I was a little bit concerned that young people were getting to were thinking that the whole game of life is about politics”— Robert Greene
The guest here is Robert Greene: Best-selling author of The 48 Laws of Power, The Art of Seduction, Mastery and The Laws of Human Nature; renowned expert on power strategies and human nature. Robert Greene on power as self-control, the language of seduction, building real confidence, mastery through repetition, and recovering from his stroke.
“Robert Green Mastery is actually a book that I highly recommend. People read because it talks about mentorship and finding mentors”— Andrew Huberman
The guest here is Jocko Willink: Retired Navy SEAL who commanded Task Unit Bruiser in Ramadi, Iraq. Bestselling author on leadership (Extreme Ownership), host of the Jocko Podcast, and founder of multiple businesses including Echelon Front and Origin USA. Navy SEAL leader Jocko Willink and Andrew Huberman map resilience, identity, energy, and detachment onto both combat experience and neuroscience.
“I like Robert Greene's book, "Mastery," because I've had amazing mentors and that book is all about finding mentors”— Andrew Huberman
The guest here is Andrew Huberman: Professor of Neurobiology and Ophthalmology at Stanford School of Medicine and host of the Huberman Lab Podcast, known for translating neuroscience into actionable everyday tools. Andrew Huberman fields a live Seattle audience Q&A on sleep, dopamine, focus, memory, psychedelics, and his own daily protocols.
“And Mastery by George Leonard... two books I'd love for you to speak to as having an impact on you”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Maurice Ashley: Maurice Ashley is the first African-American International Grandmaster in chess history, a three-time national-championship coach, author, ESPN commentator, and speaker. Born in Jamaica and raised in Brownsville, Brooklyn, he was inducted into the US Chess Hall of Fame in 2016. Grandmaster Maurice Ashley traces his path from Brooklyn chess hustles to history-making mastery, plus lessons on focus, teaching, and lifelong reinvention.
“if you take Mastery and The 48 Laws of Power combined, those can act as a possible road map for the abilities you want to develop... Those are three fantastic uh books”— Ryan Holiday
The guest here is Ryan Holiday: Author of bestselling books on Stoicism including The Obstacle Is the Way and the Daily Stoic. A former marketing director at American Apparel turned writer who popularizes ancient Stoic philosophy for modern audiences. Ryan Holiday and Tim Ferriss apply Stoic philosophy to the COVID-19 crisis, choosing alive time over dead time.
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