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It explains how irrationality, narcissism, role-playing, compulsive behavior, covetousness, short-sightedness, defensiveness, self-sabotage, repression, envy, grandiosity, gender rigidity, aimlessness, conformity, fickleness, aggression, generational misperception, and denial of mortality shape outcomes. Each chapter outlines the “law,” the underlying dynamics, warning signs, and practical strategies for recognizing and responding with clearer judgment.","Also by Robert Greene  \nMastery The 50th Law (with 50 Cent) The 33 Strategies of War (a Joost Elffers Production) TheArt of Seduction (a Joost Elffers Production) The 48 Laws of Power (a Joost Elffers Production)  \nVIKING  \nAn imprint of Penguin Random House LLC  \n375 Hudson Street  \nNew York, New York 10014  \n[penguinrandomhouse.com](penguinrandomhouse.com)  \nCopyright © 2018 by Robert Greene  \nPenguin supports copyright. Copyright fuels creativity, encourages diverse voices, promotes free speech, and creates a vibrant culture. Thank you for buying an authorized edition of this book and for complying with copyright laws by not reproducing, scanning, or distributing any part ofit in any form without permission. You are supporting writers and allowing Penguin to  \ncontinue to publish books for every reader.  \nISBN 9780525428145 (hardcover)  \nISBN 9780698184541 (ebook)  \nISBN 9780525561804 (international edition)  \nVersion_ 1  \nTo my mother  \nContents  \nAlso by Robert Greene  \nTitle Page  \nCopyright  \nDedication  \nIntroduction  \n1 Master Your Emotional Self  \nThe Law of Irrationality  \nThe Inner Athena  \nStep One: Recognize the Biases  \nStep Two: Beware the Inflaming Factors  \nStep Three: Strategies Toward Bringing Out the Rational Self  \n2 Transform Self-love into Empathy  \nThe Law ofNarcissism  \nThe Narcissistic Spectrum  \nExamples of Narcissistic Types  \n3 See Through People’s Masks  \nThe Law of Role-playing  \nThe Second Language  \nObservational Skills  \nDecoding Keys  \nThe Art of Impression Management  \n4 Determine the Strength of People’s Character  \nThe Law of Compulsive Behavior  \nThe Pattern  \nCharacter Signs  \nToxic Types  \nThe Superior Character  \n5 Become an Elusive Object of Desire  \nThe Law of Covetousness  \nThe Object of Desire  \nStrategies for Stimulating Desire  \nThe Supreme Desire  \n6 Elevate Your Perspective  \nThe Law of Shortsightedness  \nMoments of Madness  \nFour Signs of Shortsightedness and Strategies to Overcome Them  \nThe Farsighted Human  \n7 Soften People’s Resistance by Confirming Their Self-opinion  \nThe Law of Defensiveness  \nThe Influence Game  \nFive Strategies for Becoming a Master Persuader  \nThe Flexible Mind—Self-strategies  \n8 Change Your Circumstances by Changing Your Attitude  \nThe Law of Self-sabotage  \nThe Ultimate Freedom  \nThe Constricted (Negative) Attitude  \nThe Expansive (Positive) Attitude  \n9 Confront Your Dark Side  \nThe Law of Repression  \nThe Dark Side  \nDeciphering the Shadow: Contradictory Behavior  \nThe Integrated Human  \n10 Beware the Fragile Ego  \nThe Law ofEnvy  \nFatal Friends  \nSigns of Envy  \nEnvier Types  \nEnvy Triggers  \nBeyond Envy  \n11 Know Your Limits  \nThe Law of Grandiosity  \nThe Success Delusion  \nThe Grandiose Leader  \nPractical Grandiosity  \n12 Reconnect to the Masculine or Feminine Within You  \nThe Law of Gender Rigidity  \nThe Authentic Gender  \nGender Projection—Types  \nThe Original Man/Woman  \n13 Advance with a Sense of Purpose  \nThe Law ofAimlessness  \nThe Voice  \nStrategies for Developing a High Sense of Purpose  \nThe Lure of False Purposes  \n14 Resist the Downward Pull of the Group  \nThe Law of Conformity  \nAn Experiment in Human Nature  \nThe Court and Its Courtiers  \nThe Reality Group  \n15 Make Them Want to Follow You  \nThe Law of Fickleness  \nThe Entitlement Curse  \nStrategies for Establishing Authority  \nThe Inner Authority  \n16 See the Hostility Behind the Friendly Façade  \nThe Law ofAggression  \nThe Sophisticated Aggressor  \nThe Source of Human Aggression  \nPassive Aggression—Its Strategies and How to Counter Them  \nControlled Aggression  \n17 Seize the Historical Moment  \nThe Law of Generational Myopia  \nThe Rising Tide  \nThe Generational Phenomenon  \nGenerational Patterns  \nStrategies for Exploiting the Spirit of the Times  \nThe Human Beyond Time and Death  \n18 Meditate on Our Common Mortality  \nThe Law of Death Denial  \nThe Bullet in the Side  \nA Philosophy of Life Through Death  \nAcknowledgments  \nSelected Bibliography  \nIndex  \nAbout the Author  \nIn","cbCaibdhB9Y0pYkX","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaibdhB9Y0pYkX","pdf",3486676,8,1,719,"English","en",105,"# Contents\n## Introduction\n## Master Your Emotional Self\n## Transform Self-love into Empathy\n## See Through People’s Masks\n## Determine the Strength of People’s Character\n## Become an Elusive Object of Desire\n## Elevate Your Perspective\n## Soften People’s Resistance by Confirming Their Self-opinion\n## Change Your Circumstances by Changing Your Attitude\n## Confront Your Dark Side\n## Beware the Fragile Ego\n## Know Your Limits\n## Reconnect to the Masculine or Feminine Within You\n## Advance with a Sense of Purpose\n## Resist the Downward Pull of the Group\n## Make Them Want to Follow You\n## See the Hostility Behind the Friendly Façade\n## Seize the Historical Moment\n## Meditate on Our Common Mortality\n## Acknowledgments","[{\"question\":\"What is the book’s central purpose in studying human behavior?\",\"answer\":\"The book uses observed behavioral traits to build understanding of how people operate emotionally and mentally. 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