Mastery | Robert Greene | Talks at Google

Robert Greene stops by the Googleplex to discuss his latest book, "Mastery."
You can find "Mastery" on Google Play: goo.gl/lpJRA .
From the publicist:
What did Charles Darwin, middling schoolboy and underachieving second son, do to become one of the earliest and greatest naturalists the world has known? What were the similar choices made by Mozart and by Caesar Rodriguez, the U.S. Air Force's last ace fighter pilot? In Mastery, Robert Greene's fifth book, he mines the biographies of great historical figures for clues about gaining control over our own lives and destinies. Picking up where The 48 Laws of Power left off, Greene culls years of research and original interviews to blend historical anecdote and psychological insight, distilling the universal ingredients of the world's masters.
Temple Grandin, Martha Graham, Henry Ford, Buckminster Fuller-all have lessons to offer about how the love for doing one thing exceptionally well can lead to mastery. Yet the secret, Greene maintains, is already in our heads. Debunking long-held cultural myths, he demonstrates just how we, as humans, are hardwired for achievement and supremacy. Fans of Greene's earlier work and Malcolm Gladwell's Outliers will eagerly devour this canny and erudite explanation of just what it takes to be great.

[@robreke]

Some people saying he looks sick in this vid. Yeah....like 'sick genius.' This guy is a wonderful speaker and author. I have respect for Mr. Greene and his works. He's actually a Master at what he does. I hope he writes many more books as so far, they've all been great.

[@ChroniclesofAJ]

R bere he a great author

[@FliskerX]

I would guess there is a reason for this kind of "style" , because he surely could look like superstar if he wanted to :)

[@renehenriksen1735]

R bere >>> I don´t think he´s meant for people who doesn´t naturally connect to his wisdom. They need a next level breakthrough.

[@darkanglestr8line452]

@@FliskerX Live it like you ARE it is the message of so many speakers on personal success. Rich Dad Poor Dad and, Spend it like you've got it, and Chopra's Spiritual Affluence, and my girlfriend spending it like I've got it... I will read his book, though

[@panthershakti2911]

@A.J. Ello really? how is he doing?

[@trevorndhlovu7834]

"Admitting you do not know should be sign of intelligence"ROBERT GREENE

[@noway1700]

Socrates said it before him

[@Lovelyespirit]

The idea of merging your child mind with your adult being is refreshing. As a child I was always asking questions and trying new things without fear. Now with my education and experience, I find my self settling for the norm. This idea encourages me to find a balance between to two beings.

[@bryanv2009]

Vertical thinking

[@quantumpotential7639]

How far along have you come in the six years since you first posted your comment on Mastery? Thanks 😊

[@ManjunathBhatManjunathBhat]

This guy is a personification of creativity. Thanks Google for bringing these talks to us.

[@WhatAccrualWorld]

I wish I could read his book without taking so many notes. Very valuable information he has written, indeed.

[@ahairybuthol1378]

Highlight the texts

[@tah385]

Read 2x: pleasure first then highlight

[@BB-ty6iy]

@@tah385 ugh. I now understand why people buy another copy of a book lol

[@michaeln2044]

@@BB-ty6iy I really thought I was the only one who has two (2) of each of his books. Have you heard of other doing the same?

[@eshanyadav9572]

@@tah385 I do the same

[@4lugan]

I am a Mexican physician. I read the 48 laws of power 15 years ago. I have read the entire book three times (not enough). I am friends with an American friend and she recommended me this author (which I already know). But now she told me about this book. So I am here because of her :) very grateful

[@swaldons]

The book "Mastery" is a fluid comprehensive read. I read a lot of books on my journey to mastery and Robert Greene keeps me interested and informed on the great masters in our world. Insights on people that has taken me years to figure out on my own. I will sit for hours reading his material, because of the way he writes about the masters. Intrigued and stimulated I find myself in a lot of his writings. Thank you

[@SlippinJimmy4Life]

This guy recreated a modern "art of war", and I think openly focusing on being selfish is refreshingly honest when there is so much misleading idealism out there throwing young people off track. He might be recycling some old ideas but in a very direct presentation I have to admit I enjoy

[@johndavidson7159]

Robert Greene has taken analysis to a brilliance. You would only disagree if you are in some sort of powerful mastery position yourself especially if you are trying to hide it! Don't fret - you will not change... but anyone reading this book might! Cheers!

[@makaylahollywood3677]

I've been called highly creative, highly sensitive, free-spirit, different, emotional..i don't get bored- i am flexible, good humor, wit..but get depressed, need lots of quiet time alone. I am curious, child-like even, naive. I love mystery, based on your description-I'm creative. Mr. Greene, your work is brilliant.

[@bartekksieski8577]

When attending a talk, especially at Google I would imagine the audience being bigger and more respectful to a guest. Always interesting to have a look behind the curtain. Robert Greene is the mad genius he wants us to become by reading his books. Very powerful!!

[@karl2405]

Hard to say. People have work commitments so may not be able to turn up if they want to. Prigranmers are basically 20-ish CS students. Anything in particular you thought was disrespectful?

[@PrinceKoopa]

@@karl2405 I thought it was disrespectful for those two people to show up late at 8:12

[@karl2405]

@@PrinceKoopa Maybe they were talking to a client beforehand?

[@PrinceKoopa]

@@karl2405 good point. Maybe I’m being to old school and rigid about being on time. I assume this was scheduled far in advance but you’re right things come up.

[@immortalized_onion]

My vocabulary while taking notes changes so dramatically when I listen to/read anything by Robert Greene.

[@ilikechess1]

Listen to it on 1.25 times the speed.

[@leo333333able]

oh that's sooooo much better...thankyou

[@PrimalStar]

How do I do that?

[@HAWKONER]

+Jeel Shah 0.5 if you just smoked or are smoking a joint.

[@USNavyMC]

+Robert Smith Bottom right corner, click the gear icon and you'll see the option. It makes this so much more bearable.

[@ggpancakes8506]

+Jeel Shah Thanks friend

[@nic27586]

Definitely a great talk. Figuring out how to merge the child mind and adult being is the hardest part.

[@raniatahoun568]

I love Robert's lectures .. hoping to see more of them .. Amazing as always !!

[@meksudbuser9624]

Robert Greene, my favorite person on the planet. I have a huge respect for this genius 🙌

[@Bbygirl2829]

beautiful words. Thank you Greene, you are my biggest inspiration.

[@raulg705]

Mr. Green I started listening to you through KZbin now I'm buying your books to read them on my spare time on the weekends

[@keishakellee]

I really enjoyed this book. I had to review it for a class and it was great.

[@vanessanansove1918]

I'll name my son greene after this intelligent man

[@4lugan]

Better name him Robert

[@joecabrera3990]

This was an amazing and very inspiring lecture. It's my goal to fuse the child and adult in me, I aspire to achieve Mastery.

[@jjkhawaiian]

Work on the 10,000 hour goal while looking outwardly and fusing those two minds and you should get there.

[@diannerussell9653]

I love Robert, he has taught me a lot about intuition. If something feels off with a person or place than get away from it. 💕💕💕

[@romchiks]

Friendly advice: change "playback speed" in the settings from "Normal" to "1.25". Works like a charm! ;) Saves 14 mins and 45 secs of your life. 2 mins of this, mind you, I've spent on writing my comment!! lol

[@saabweharrison7182]

You have brains Wayne Radinsky, I find your piece so revealing rather mind opening. As we adapt the flexibility of the child's mind ,we even learn a lesson of always chatting with our children and check what dreams ( ideas) they harbor so we could help them nurture such ideas into reality...I like the mental exercises described in your piece.

[@aihackking9680]

52:42 creative genius is fusing child and adult within you together. Super brilliant.

[@leandrodeleite]

Thank you for bringing him to talk! Amazing!

[@Omerath9]

I think a very good idea to "structure" people would be to teach them Philosophy from an early age, but not just any Philosophy course, it has to be a course which focuses more on "how to think", as opposed to learning knowledge. It has to purposefully be taught in a different way to other subjects to create the impact.

[@jolly7728]

Terrific book (and talk)! He articulates many of the subconscious thinking processes that help the creative mind navigate the enormous pile up of choices at the mind's disposal and how and why some people are better at this than others.

[@rae-annhendershot508]

This man just described exactly how I process information… and all this time, I thought I was inferior and insignificant.

[@swapnil988]

I closed my eyes thinking the bell would ring after a minute. It rang after a second 🥲

[@steveg3314]

I love listening to Robert!

[@PhyllisCaddell]

Awesome lecture. Great storyteller.

[@victoriavice2200]

I find it interesting how people are viewing this brilliant man or observing that he looks sick or looks like he is having anxiety. Where the hell is the respect? Its disturbing people have enough time to point out and comment. Listen to his talk intently, absorb it and feel blessed you are watching this for free and its 1 hour long! I take it the people who have something insulting to say have not read his ingenious books in the first place.

[@arvindkiwelekar4800]

One of the most wonderful talk I heard and watched on KZbin

[@QBT-Securities]

Great Lecture by one of my best and most realistic authors. I'm still studying the mastery.

[@AnubhavSingh259]

I have been reading lots of books watching many spiritual enlightening videos and they all indicate toward some simple priniciples.

[@Timothonius]

You can't find mastery nor can you find creativity in his books. However, you can find ways to ENHANCE your mastery of the CREATIVE PROCESS in his books. Regardless of whether or not he's a true "master", I found his ideas tremendously useful.

[@BesharALAzzawi]

Amazing! Thank you Robert Greene

[@ccoutreach873]

Thanks Robert- the ability to live with uncertainty [for a time] is a productive habit to be learned

[@steveroh777]

I love how these Google Talks just get started without 5 or 10 painful minutes of bloviating introduction

[@millymilly8097]

Excellent lecture! Also, you would expect that Google provided two cameras and two microphones for audience and eventual questions but it didn't :(

[@rifatulislamhimel172]

I love this talk...as we get older, we lose our sense of wonder and curiosity, and we tend to think we know it all.

[@ngurezmr1505]

When you understand what is power, you don't have to rush for anything. See that Robert speaks so slow and confident but he thinks a lot and reads a lot too. I guess he is ever tired.

[@marcniola]

Great talk to hear on a Monday morning before getting into thr office. I really need to make time tp practice meditation.

[@Knight007SemperFi]

After reading months of Jung's' work; is was great to hear you make the point that his work was very much base on many of the insight you are sharing. We leave out synchronicity LOL not to send purely scientific minded out of the dialog. Back on point -- I find Jung work "rename" and rightly in many cases yet understanding the Archetypes studies and two school of thought on the subject is key to the "serious play"... Great talk Mr. Greene.

[@Symn0203]

These Google Talks are so genius. I love them

[@bumbuncomputerlessons4240]

watching it is like attending one of the best seminars in the world

[@bharti4632]

Best book I have ever read in my last 20 years

[@shevvin2014]

brilliant. i agree, i wish you were my friend. you understand so much more....and help me understand society as well even more so... :)

[@prashram7781]

Oh, btw,Thank you so much for putting this up on KZbin.. !

[@b00gi3]

Great talk! Thank you google for bringing this to us. Great insights, Robert.

[@charleswachira7386]

Very enlightening talk. Helps us to have an open mind to new ideas

[@chinweanthony2400]

have you people forgotten what he said in his book,the art of seduction;"Dont appear too perfect".He dont want people to see him as god.

[@SebastiaanVaz]

That was written in 48 laws of power.

[@lodatruth]

I read all Robert Greene Books 📚 !

[@nobertstanel9428]

Great information, Thank You.

[@durgesh1237]

mind-opening!

[@usedtobeifb]

Great talk. My favorite quotes are: "Thinking about structure, process, organization, they're not natural to us, but in making ourselves do it we will naturally expand what we consider giving ourselves more possible creative associations and connections." “What we call creativity is nothing more than the ability that some people cultivate to search wider, to imagine more possibilities, to imagine more connections, to associate what has never been associated before…namely to go beyond the A, B, and, C” "Try by expanding your knowledge to seemingly unrelated fields. By applying what you know from a different field and by using this expanded research, you will naturally absorb and use different patterns of thinking. This will make you ask a different set of questions before you begin your project." "Think of creativity as the ultimate synthesis of the child and the adult within you...It is not that we alternate sometimes between the child here and the adult there, but that we fuse the two together into one inseparable whole, that whole being the creative individual. "

[@lizgichora6472]

Curiosity and Creativity through following a set of principles and values, testing ideas that are reasonable and realistic . Thank you Robert Greene, we need adults in the room.

[@santosmedina8974]

ROBERT GREENE YOU ARE MY MENTOR, I HAVE ALL OF YOUR BOOKS MY FAVOREIT IS MASTERY, AND 48 LAWS OF POWER , AND THE 50 LAWS I WISH YOU CAME TO LAS VEGAS I REALLY LIKE TO MEET YOU

[@robertm346]

As usual, Digital Robert Greene is best consumed at 1.5x normal speed. No hard feelings, Robert; we just want your wisdom as efficiently as possible.

[@atbacus]

So glad I saw this comment.

[@quantumpotential7639]

Just slow down. You're mind is going so fast it's gonna blow a gasket and spew oiL all over the track and cause a bad wipe out with all the other minds around you. Think Responsibly. Thanks.

[@bichlien179]

Thanks a lot. Asolutely amazing!!!

[@nicolasmaldonado1428]

Roberto Verdee es genial. Es un gusto escucharlo siempre. Inteligente, profundo e impredecible en sus enseñanzas. Definitivamente lo seguiré buscando, escuchando y leyendo, por ahora escucharlo en KZbin. (Hay un análisis que hace de la guerra de Ucrania que recomiendo lo busquen)

[@raniatahoun568]

Simply Amazing !

[@nickilovesdogs8137]

Wait, wait, wait. Aelita Andre is the youngest modern artist today, she is 9 years old and among the top 100. Children do make beautiful and professional art sometimes. Aelita started at around 8 month old.

[@sudarshanbadoni6643]

Thanks. Reluctant to go through this video as mind is already saturated due to old age nearing eighty in near future. Darvin's experiment of a fool is very cool line in the talk worth experimenting. PERHAPS a fool wants to become a seeker of something that gives core satisfaction to the one. The CONTENT and concepts building in this talk are very different and INSPIRING. thanks again.

[@OneSliceNation]

Kenny Werner talks about this in his book Effortless Mastery, how musicians often have more fun and are more creative when playing an instrument different from their own

[@sarahmcbeth9156]

When I read the 48 laws of power I never thought I would like the author. Glad to have been proved wrong.

[@yannasfunandlearnvideos3585]

You can't read his books without taking notes. Awesome. 👍👍

[@Jazzadrin]

I disagree. Taking notes certainly has value, I will not deny that. But Robert Greene writes in a very effective and engaging way, so I find it unnecessary to take notes unless you want to. Much of what he says is memorable purely through reading and occasional re-reading.

[@mukhitkazi]

he has vast knowledge and understanding good lecture it was

[@victormaia6815]

This guy is BRILLIANT !

[@lakshmir1333]

Greatest understanding

[@tmz_worldwide]

does anyone have the footage of the Bill Oreilly show when he interviews Robert Greene?

[@bakernicholas123]

Simply top-tier

[@alishawilson6083]

I love Robert greene everybody but this one especially ❤

[@renehenriksen1735]

When he talks about the mind that is able to see in multiple dimensions I can´t help of thinking that he´s talking about freedom in thought and movement.

[@jeremiahbarlow1924]

@ 27:00 minutes, He was talking about tight uncreative minds. My thoughts went to the fear of financial weakness, or the fear of the loss of love, or the fear of ill-health, or the fear of anything... then he talked about it right here.

[@sojournerkarunatruth4406]

When I closed my eyes in participation I saw this image of a serene pond surrounded with greenery (I habitually see that visual when I desire or need to relax)... I suddenly have the urge to re-read his book, Mastery 📖

[@ronaldingwe8703]

This Man is a Genius

[@ItchyKOS]

Anyone else try to do the one minute thing and then it was over in a few seconds because the video skipped ahead? Then think wtf just happened and think you were hypnotized? lol

[@dozielucasimo7025]

One thing I find interesting about this interview and Robert is how his examples and illustration relates to my field(software) and how he delivers them... Great Interview

[@kennethflorek8532]

He creatively glamorized history a tad for his examples. Henry Ford said the idea of a moving assembly line came at a popular Chicago tourist attaction, a meat packing plant. Carcasses hanging from a line were moved into positions in front of stationary workers who each made a few specific cuts. Einstein was a fully degreed career physicist. He verified the physics of inventions at the patent office and enjoyed it. Etc.

[@adamovard5329]

I would love to apprentice under him. I'm aspiring writer with a focus on communication and crowed psychology. Anyway Roberts books are amazing. They are very intoxicating.

[@romchiks]

then contact him! Why are you telling this to us? Is it because it is easier? Take the road less travelled! ;)

[@PrinceKoopa]

How did those two people magically appear, on the right, at 8:13? Great knowledge share as always! I do wonder if Sherlock Holmes was wrong, in Silver Blaze, thinking that the evil-doer was not a stranger because the guard dog didn’t bark at night 🤔 If someone was disguised, as not a stranger, then the guard dog may have been fooled because it was at night. 🤔

[@justinwayne445]

Well they had the time turner from Harry Potter

[@PrinceKoopa]

@@justinwayne445 The time turner from Harry Potter went backwards, not forward. Do you think the two people were coming from the past or the future?

[@justinwayne445]

@@PrinceKoopa What do you think Larry

[@PrinceKoopa]

@@justinwayne445 it’s tough to tell. It looks like they had a cold bottle of water and were energized. Robert also seem to know that they would be arriving, thus orchestrating the group to close their eyes. The gentlemen who arrived, late, after them came from the present and didn’t use a time turner. Given this, I speculate that the two people arrived from the future, not the past. What do you think?

[@tadaeleshetu8226]

May you live long man!!

[@JugurthaHadjar]

Great talk !

[@AnnaMishel]

You are SO right.

[@denny5812]

Experience kmowledge and curiosity 1. Cultivate negative capabilities. 2. Think like an outsider. 3. Use active imagination. 4.subvert your ways of thinking, see the things That didnt happen.

[@eddiew2325]

I’m gonna be honest with u Denny will u marry me

[@lawspower9965]

Great Talk!

[@nickilovesdogs8137]

Fantastic.

[@tipofmytongue1024]

This is sooo amazing, this is exactly what I'm experiencing right now. 22:15

[@kickingpinay]

Very creative. Linking obesity and mastery:)

[@megoo401]

Great talk

[@Omerath9]

And not just the latter, it is very important to teach people, especially from an early age, to think and dwell upon their own emotions. One of the biggest problems in today's western culture, especially Anglo-Saxon culture, is the belief that the more detached one is from his emotions, the more intelligent he will be. I believe it's the exact opposite. The dichotomy is not between being "emotive" or "rational", it's between being emotionally balanced or unbalanced. The current state of affairs leads more to emotional imbalance.

[@funkywarrior3906]

How do you gain emotional balance?

[@RichardMillion]

to eliminate when Robert says knowledge, he does not mean reading a book or knowing some thing by watching some thing, He means Action every day action for years.

[@hi5all]

Can't thank you enough. I feel like stealing priceless knowledge. Hope we'll utilize it.

[@karmaswi]

Definitely a structural problem. I Iove this!!!

[@keira1412]

He seems to know a lot about psychology. Both cognitive psychology and social psychology are covered in the talk.

[@gtv8643]

Great stuff ✅

[@frankalbarran7097]

tight /tīt/ Learn to pronounce adjective 1. fixed, fastened, or closed firmly; hard to move, undo, or open. "she twisted her handkerchief into a tight knot" synonyms: compact, compacted, compressed, dense, hard, unyielding, solid "a tight mass of fibers" 2. (of a rope, fabric, or surface) stretched so as to leave no slack; not loose. "the drawcord pulls tight" synonyms: taut, rigid, stiff, tense, stretched, strained, stressed "the rope was pulled tight"

[@Yunglesedi]

My favourite author

[@vnluc123]

I just watch to minutes 12 and see that this is great talk.