The Laws of Human Nature

Why Life Feels So Dull All The Time (and how to fix it) - Robert Greene - #1162

Modern Wisdom, 12 October 2026. The author is the guest. The book comes up at 1 hr 21 min in.

Robert Greene describes The Laws of Human Nature as a dense 560-page book covering 18 dark qualities in human beings—narcissism, irrationality, envy, short-term thinking and others—noting it has sold over 1.5 million copies despite its intimidating premise. He also references it when arguing that human nature's shadow guarantees AI, like every previous technology, will be exploited by criminals.

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