Laws of Human Nature is a great book by Robert Greene. It contains very basic but counter-intuitive facts about how the human mind works. It is similar to Greene's other books in terms of style: very relevant examples mixed with a good amount of theory/suggestion. Here are a few snippets:
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Children are smarter than us
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We should never believe evidence until we ourselves are satisfied...evidence may be faked or used to support anything - like petroleum companies telling us to switch our lights off to save electricity!
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| Superiority Bias, ladies and gentlemen | | |
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Observation is one hell of a lesson.
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If you want to test a man's character, give him power.
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The true spirit of conversation
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The importance of being confident
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New word: schadenfreude
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| The quote at the end.... |
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Aggression
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Some more on aggresson
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A really great book, Laws of Human Nature deserves to be a part of school syllabus along with personal health, personal finance and critical thinking.
Excellent book. Suggests nice tactics for success and self improvement.
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