#62: Life Is Awesome. We Just Need to Realize It | Robert Greene

Robert Greene, author of The 48 Laws of Power, Mastery, and The Laws of Human Nature, nearly died of a stroke in 2018. It left him unable to type, so he spent the next seven years writing his new book, The Law of the Sublime, by hand. Michael speaks with Robert about what coming close to death did to his mind, why he believes humans need transcendent experiences as much as food and shelter, how comfort and old grudges keep our world small, and the everyday rituals he uses to wake back up to it. They discuss:

(00:00) Cold open
(00:59) The stroke
(04:56) What nearly dying does to you
(07:12) The book he waited 20 years to write
(12:16) What is the sublime?
(15:31) Finding amazement in his backyard
(24:26) A need as deep as food
(28:26) The lost rites of passage
(33:18) How to make your own rituals
(36:49) 40 minutes of meditation a day
(45:37) What boredom is good for
(50:31) How adults can slow down
(53:36) Why nature matters
(58:58) Choose discomfort
(1:02:48) Death and the afterlife
(1:07:26) Seven years writing by hand

Get Robert's book, The Law of the Sublime: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/634294/the-law-of-the-sublime-by-robert-greene/

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Host: Michael Easter
Executive Producer: Robbie Hiser
Music: The Heater Manager
Graphics: Jackie Philips

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