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The Laws of Human Nature — one tree

All 18 laws from Robert Greene's book, branching from the three arenas they play out in: mastering yourself, reading others, and navigating groups & time.

Mastering yourself · 6 Reading other people · 7 Groups & time · 5
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The Book

Laws of Human Nature

18 laws · Robert Greene, 2018. One thread: see human nature clearly and it stops controlling you.
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Mastering
Yourself

6 laws · the inner work
01Master your emotional self
Law of Irrationality
06Elevate your perspective
Law of Shortsightedness
08Change attitude → change circumstances
Law of Self-sabotage
09Confront your dark side
Law of Repression
11Know your limits
Law of Grandiosity
13Advance with a sense of purpose
Law of Aimlessness
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Reading
Other People

7 laws · seeing past the mask
02Transform self-love into empathy
Law of Narcissism
03See through people's masks
Law of Role-playing
04Judge the strength of character
Law of Compulsive Behavior
05Become an elusive object of desire
Law of Covetousness
07Soften people's resistance
Law of Defensiveness
10Beware the fragile ego
Law of Envy
16See hostility behind the façade
Law of Aggression
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Groups
& Time

5 laws · the bigger frame
12Reconnect to what you've suppressed
Law of Gender Rigidity
14Resist the pull of the group
Law of Conformity
15Make them want to follow you
Law of Fickleness
17Seize the historical moment
Law of Generational Myopia
18Meditate on our common mortality
Law of Death Denial
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