The Laws of Human Nature — Robert Greene.

Chapters

1. INTRODUCTION — The Laws of Human Nature — Robert Greene. — 1 min
   People do irrational things, then explain them with neat stories that sound reasonable. You do it too. The…
2. CHAPTER 1 — Master Your Emotional Self — 1 min
   The Law of Irrationality You are not a rational creature who sometimes becomes emotional. You are an emotional…
3. CHAPTER 2 — Transform Self-love into Empathy — 1 min
   The Law of Narcissism Most people orbit themselves. Even their generosity often has a mirror hidden inside it:…
4. CHAPTER 3 — See Through People’s Masks — 1 min
   The Law of Role-playing People present a version of themselves designed to be accepted. They perform competence, innocence,…
5. CHAPTER 4 — Determine the Strength of People’s Character — 1 min
   The Law of Compulsive Behavior Character isn’t what people claim when life is easy. It is the pattern…
6. CHAPTER 5 — Become an Elusive Object of Desire — 1 min
   The Law of Covetousness People want what they can’t fully possess. Desire is often less about the thing…
7. CHAPTER 6 — Elevate Your Perspective — 1 min
   The Law of Shortsightedness The present feels absolute. A mood, an insult, a headline, a setback can fill…
8. CHAPTER 7 — Soften People’s Resistance by Confirming Their Self-opinion — 1 min
   The Law of Defensiveness People defend their self-image more fiercely than they defend facts. If your message threatens…
9. CHAPTER 8 — Change Your Circumstances by Changing Your Attitude — 1 min
   The Law of Self-sabotage Many people build their own traps, then blame fate. They repeat the same choices,…
10. CHAPTER 9 — Confront Your Dark Side — 1 min
    The Law of Repression You have impulses you’d rather not admit: envy, aggression, vanity, cruelty, desire for control.…
11. CHAPTER 10 — Beware the Fragile Ego — 1 min
    The Law of Envy Envy is admiration with poison in it. It begins as comparison, then turns into…
12. CHAPTER 11 — Know Your Limits — 1 min
    The Law of Grandiosity Grandiosity is the belief that you are exempt from the constraints that bind other…
13. CHAPTER 12 — Reconnect to the Masculine or Feminine Within You — 1 min
    The Law of Gender Rigidity Rigid gender identity can become a prison. When you over-identify with toughness, you…
14. CHAPTER 13 — Advance with a Sense of Purpose — 1 min
    The Law of Aimlessness Aimlessness is not laziness; it is drift. Without a guiding purpose, you become vulnerable…
15. CHAPTER 14 — Resist the Downward Pull of the Group — 1 min
    The Law of Conformity Groups create gravity. They reward agreement, punish deviation, and flatten nuance into slogans. The…
16. CHAPTER 15 — Make Them Want to Follow You — 1 min
    The Law of Fickleness People are fickle because their attention is fickle. They don’t follow you forever because…
17. CHAPTER 16 — See the Hostility Behind the Friendly Façade — 1 min
    The Law of Aggression Aggression rarely announces itself plainly. It hides behind jokes, friendliness, concern, moral righteousness, and…
18. CHAPTER 17 — Seize the Historical Moment — 1 min
    The Law of Generational Myopia Every generation believes its worldview is normal, permanent, and superior. It forgets that…
19. CHAPTER 18 — Meditate on Our Common Mortality — 1 min
    The Law of Death Denial Death denial drives much human foolishness: frantic status-seeking, unnecessary conflict, shallow distraction, the…
20. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS — The Laws of Human Nature — Robert Greene. — 1 min
    A closing recognition of the people and support systems behind the work—an admission, implicit but real, that even…
21. SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY — The Laws of Human Nature — Robert Greene. — 1 min
    A curated trail of sources underpinning the psychological and historical frame—useful if you want to trace the ideas…
22. INDEX — The Laws of Human Nature — Robert Greene. — 1 min
    A practical map for revisiting patterns, traits, and concepts without rereading the entire arc—because the real value comes…