The Robert Greene Series has ruined my life..
i’ve read all of robert greene’s books, and honestly, i feel like they’ve kind of ruined my life. maybe not necessarily for the worse, but i feel like i see through people and situations way more than i used to.
i notice when people are lying, when someone is trying to manipulate me, when a company is trying to get me to spend more money, when someone is overselling themselves, etc. and while that can obviously be useful, it’s also made me way more suspicious of people.
i’ve cut off a lot of long-term and short-term friendships because i started noticing what people wanted from me or what their intentions seemed to be. sometimes it feels like i’m constantly analyzing everyone instead of just interacting with them.
the worst part is that it can make you start feeling like everyone is evil or has some ulterior motive, even though obviously that isn’t true. people are complicated, and not every interaction is some kind of power game.
i honestly miss being able to just trust people without immediately trying to figure out their intentions. so if you’re thinking about reading robert greene’s books, just be mindful of that. learning to recognize manipulation is useful, but constantly looking for it everywhere can really mess with how you see people.