Category: Training
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Recommended Christmas gift – The Laws of Human Nature by Robert Greene
Excerpt:
“You like to imagine yourself in control of your fate, consciously planning the course of your life as best you can. But you are largely unaware of how deeply your emotions dominate you. They make you veer toward ideas that soothe your ego. They make you look for evidence that confirms what you already want to believe. They make you see what you want to see, depending on your mood, and this disconnect from reality is the source of the bad decisions and negative patterns that haunt your life. Rationality is the ability to counteract these emotional effects, to think instead of react, to open your mind to what is really happening, as opposed to what you are feeling. It does not come naturally; it is a power we must cultivate, but in doing so we realize our greatest potential.”
Despite living in a tech driven world, the core of our society remains in the human domain.
A domain often competing between being driven by reason, or by emotion.
Greene addresses this competition occurring in the human condition and how the condition shapes our lives as a victor, or victim… as a leader or follower… as a person living in poverty or wealth.
The book can be used as a tool for self reflection, regeneration and self development.
You can find the book, in various formats here,
… or at your local library.
