“The problem with human beings is that they can't sit alone in a room for more than an hour.” Quote by Robert Greene
“Things like reading a book or learning a language, or taking a walk - they're not stimulating. Your mind has to sort of learn how to deal with that kind of stimulation on its own. So that's a very important form of adversity.” MindKindImportantBookFormReadingLanguageWalksDealsAdversityStimulationLearning Language Author:Robert Greene
“One could draw up all different kinds of adversity depending on what your weakness is.” KindDifferentDrawsWeaknessAdversityDifferent Kinds Author:Robert Greene
“I have sort of issues with my claustrophobia where being on an airplane or if I force myself, to put myself in these circumstances that I kind of, am afraid of, that can be a way to toughen me up.” IfsWayKindForceIssuesCircumstancesAirplaneClaustrophobia Author:Robert Greene
“The point of the adversity is to toughen your mind so that you can handle difficult circumstances in life. Your mind, toughen just like you toughen your body. So it really depends on what you need. It really depends on the individual.” NeedsMindBodyIndividualDifficultLike YouDependsCircumstancesAdversityYour BodyHandleDifficult Circumstances Author:Robert Greene
“I have the point that everybody essentially have these unique set of DNA you have. There's something different about you genetically. You are unique is what I am trying to say - the combination of experiences and emotions you have felt are never repeated.” TryingDifferentFeltEmotionUniqueCombinationDna Author:Robert Greene
“The combination of experiences and emotions you have felt are never repeated.” FeltEmotionCombination Author:Robert Greene
“You have a set of skills, a way of looking at the world, and often in childhood it was revealed to you by things that you were just kind of naturally drawn to.” WorldWayKindChildhoodSkills Author:Robert Greene
“If you're meant to do something like writing and you end up going into banking or finance, your going to be miserable. You're trying to fit something into a square peg and a round hole. It's just never going to work.” IfsWritingTryingEndsFitRoundsHolesFinanceMiserableSquaresBankingGoing To WorkPegSquare Pegs Author:Robert Greene
“Most people have no sense of self-awareness. They're not aware of what they really want. They knew it when they were younger but then as they get older they listened to parents, they listened to peers and they think that, for instance, money is the most important thing when it really isn't.” PeopleThinkingWantImportantSelfParentAwarenessSelf AwarenessImportant ThingsInstancePeersSense Of Self Author:Robert Greene
“All the most successful people nowadays who are truly successful and innovative in their field are not people motivated by money.” PeopleSuccessfulFieldsMotivatedSuccessful PeopleInnovative Author:Robert Greene