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"The mind often conjures up false images of evil even in the absence of any real evidence of it." This was the 13th moral letter to Lucilius from Lucius Annaeus Seneca On Groundless Fears. Overcoming fear. Paraphrased by Apex Philosophy Thank you for listening. Comment below what you’re going to do today to face your fears. Don’t forget to like the video and subscribe and we’ll see you next time. The original text can be found here: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Moral_letters_to_Lucilius/Letter_13 This video was voiced by an AI.

Today we are diving into a detailed summary of the first chapter of 'WHEN I SAY NO, I FEEL GUILTY' by Manuel J. Smith: Unleashing the Strength of Assertiveness. Assertiveness is a concept that holds transformative power in our lives. In this chapter, we explore the fundamental elements of assertiveness and debunk the misconception that it equates to aggression or disrespect. Assertiveness involves expressing our feelings, articulating our needs, and standing up for our rights while respecting the boundaries of others. Thank you for listening. Comment below: Tell us about a time that you struggled to say no. Don’t forget to like the video and subscribe and we’ll see you next time.

“I Let us embrace and honor old age, for it is rich with joy if we know how to cherish it" This was the 12th moral letter to Lucilius from Lucius Annaeus Seneca On Old Age. Paraphrased by Apex Philosophy Thank you for listening. Comment below: What are you doing to get the most out of each day? Don’t forget to like the video and subscribe and we’ll see you next time. The original text can be found here: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Moral_letters_to_Lucilius/Letter_12 This video was voiced by an AI.

“Find a person of outstanding character and hold them in high esteem” This was the 11th moral letter to Lucilius from Lucius Annaeus Seneca On the blush of modesty. Paraphrased by Apex Philosophy Thank you for listening. Comment below: Who is your role model? Don’t forget to like the video and subscribe and we’ll see you next time. The original text can be found here: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Moral_letters_to_Lucilius/Letter_11 This video was voiced by an AI.

By analyzing our history, biology and evolution we can see what factors helped us survive as a species. According to Rob Henderson, emotions benefit our genes. Studying human evolution tells us that emotions are evolutionarily beneficial. They must be important, otherwise, we would not have developed them. Emotions send signals to our brains telling our brains to act. Emotion for energy in motion. They set us in motion and increase our chances of survival as well as our own reproductive capacities. When we look at happiness through this lens we can see that it has helped us survive and is evolutionarily significant. 00:00 Welcome to Apex Philosophy 00:14 Finding Happiness 00:20 Emotions Benefit Our Genes 00:45 Genes Drive Us 01:26 Long Term vrs Short Term 02:01 Making Progress 02:27 Importance Connections 02:55 Desire For Happiness Motivates 03:29 Proximate Goals 03:50 Emotions are Temporary 04:23 Step 1: Remember It's Temporary 05:04 Step 2: Don't Restrict Happiness 05:45 Don't put Conditions On Happiness 06:20 Your Expectations Are The Theif Of Joy 06:39 Step 3: Enjoy The Journey 07:31 Happiness Is Not a behavior 07:51 Summary 08:40 Outro Thank you for listening. Comment below: What limitations have you placed on your happiness that you can remove to allow yourself to be happy today? Don’t forget to like the video and subscribe and we’ll see you next time.

“These words are not mere empty phrases; they come from a deep well of wisdom” This was the 10th moral letter to Lucilius from Lucius Annaeus Seneca On living to oneself. Paraphrased by Apex Philosophy Thank you for listening. Comment below: What do you do in your time alone? Don’t forget to like the video and subscribe and we’ll see you next time. The original text can be found here: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Moral_letters_to_Lucilius/Letter_10 This video was voiced by an AI.

The world has become a very divided place. Anxiety and loneliness are running rampant. How did this happen and what can you do about it? 00:00 Welcome to Apex Philosophy 00:16 Perspectives Of Reality 00:35 Predictive Frameworks 01:15 Creating Perspective 01:51 Imagination & Magical Thinking 02:43 Most People Agree 03:06 No One Thinks Like You 03:29 It's Easy To Hate 04:00 Tribalism 04:34 The Divide 05:38 Isolation 06:29 Keeping Sane 07:25 Testing Your World View 08:44 Outro Comment below, What have you done lately to challenge your perspective? Don’t forget to like the video and subscribe

Today we are going to use inversion thinking to determine what it takes to become rich. We are going to start by asking ourselves what a poor man would do, then do the opposite. 00:00 Welcome to Apex Philosophy 00:16 Inversion Thinking 02:04 Rule #1: Start Today 03:08 Rule #2. Make DISCOMFORT you're new normal 04:21 Rule #3. DON’T TOLERATE MEDIOCRITY 05:36 Rule #4. READ BOOKS AND APPLY KNOWLEDGE 06:58 Rule #5. FAIL, BUT DON’T QUIT 08:02 Rule #6. VALUE YOUR OWN OPINION 09:12 Rule #7. FULFILL YOUR END OF THE PROMISE 10:06 Rule #8. DON’T WAIT FOR PERFECT CONDITIONS 11:11 Rule #9. PICK A SUPPORTIVE SPOUSE 12:00 Rule #10. DON’T ASSUME THE WORLD IS FAIR 13:06 Rule #11. WORK ON WHAT MATTERS MOST 14:10 Rule #12. YOU DON’T NEED TO LOOK RICH 15:03 Rule #13. DON’T EXPECT THE GOVERNMENT TO SAVE YOU 15:46 Rule #14. DON’T TAKE ADVICE FROM POOR PEOPLE 16:29 Rule #15. START SOMETHING NEW TODAY, CONTINUE TOMORROW 17:26 Rule #16. DO WHAT IS NECESSARY, NOT YOUR ‘BEST’ 18:29 Rule #17. DON’T DO WHAT EVERYONE ELSE IS DOING 19:12 Rule #18. DO MORE, TALK LESS 20:08 Rule #19. FIND SOMETHING THAT WORKS 21:25 Rule #20. DON’T BELIEVE WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK ABOUT YOU 22:05 Rule #21. BECOME IRREPLACEABLE 23:06 Rule #22. HIRE EXCELLENT PEOPLE 24:20 Rule #23. DON’T ALWAYS ASSUME YOU ARE RIGHT 25:14 Rule #24. IF YOU MAKE A MISTAKE, DON’T WAIT 26:12 Rule #25. SPEND WAY LESS THAN YOU MAKE 27:18 Wrap-Up/Summary 28:432 Outro Thank you for watching. Comment below: Which of these have you been doing wrong? Don’t forget to like the video and subscribe and we’ll see you next time.

Today we will discuss the final law of human nature from Robert Greene’s book, The Laws of Human Nature. This book is life-changing. If you missed our other summaries, go check them out and buy the book to help support Robert’s research. 00:00 Welcome to Apex Philosophy 00:43 Meditate on Our Common Mortality - The Law of Death Denial 01:42 Ask yourself 02:27 Contemplate Death 02:54 Visceral Awareness 04:04 Life Is Short 04:52 Observe mortality 05:29 Embrace Pain and Adversity 06:17 Be Open To The Sublime 06:54 Outro Comment below: How much time do you have left? What are you going to do differently starting today? Don’t forget to like the video and subscribe

Have you heard the term zeitgeist? It means the defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the time. Robert Greene discusses how the zeitgeist affects your thinking and your behaviors in his book The Laws of Human Nature. Today we are going dive into what that means for you. 00:00 Welcome to Apex Philosophy 00:52 Seize the Historical Moment - The Law of Generational Myopia 02:08 Set In Our Ways 02:33 The Generational Phenomenon 03:05 Generational Patterns 03:57 Revolutionaries 04:08 Peace Seekers 04:22 Comfort Seekers 04:37 Cynics 04:57 Keys to Human Nature 05:19 Generational Spirit 05:35 Interact with the other generations 06:24 Outro Comment below: What generation are you in, and what are some of your favorite or least favorite things about it? Don’t forget to like the video and subscribe

“Men are not gentle, friendly creatures wishing for love, who simply defend themselves if attacked … A powerful desire for aggression has to be reckoned was part of their … endowment.”—Sigmund Freud According to Robert Greene, some people are more aggressive than others, but all of us have a potential for violence. And if we don’t recognize it and take control of it, it will do more harm than good. Today we will learn what he recommends that we do about it. 00:00 Welcome to Apex Philosophy 01:06 See the Hostility Behind the Friendly Façade - The Law of Aggression 01:40 Don't Deny Your Violent Nature 02:29 Empathize With Childhood Wounds 03:40 Myth of Harmony 04:06 Myth of Evolved Humans 04:24 Keys To Human Nature 05:03 Self-Loathing 05:42 Controlled Aggression 06:15 Passive Aggressive 06:49 Subtle Superiority 07:22 Playing for sympathy 08:04 insinuate doubt 09:13 Shifting the blame 10:13 passive tyrant 11:25 Outro Comment below. How can you redirect your aggression to become more productive? Don’t forget to like the video and subscribe.

Have you ever noticed how some leaders come and go, but the really good ones stick around? Robert Greene explains why this happens and what you can do about it in his book The Laws of Human Nature, Today we are going to summarize Law number 15: Make Them Want to Follow You - The Law of Fickleness. 00:00 Welcome to Apex Philosophy 00:47 Make Them Want to Follow You - The Law of Fickleness 01:29 Legitimate Authority 02:07 Establishing Authority 02:19 Authentic Style 02:53 The Deliverer 03:13 The Founder 03:26 The visionary artist 03:43 The Healer 03:56 The teacher 04:10 A Servient Attitude 04:50 Vision 05:11 Lead from the front 05:38 Establish an Aura 06:03 Be a Giver 06:31 Be Adaptable 06:59 Conclusion 07:34 Outro Comment below. What can you do to improve your leadership skills? Don’t forget to like the video and subscribe

In this next part of our book summary series, we’ll be discussing law fourteen. If you’ve missed the other chapters, I highly recommend you watch those as well. Going along to get along is natural tendency for most of us, but sometimes this can be a mistake. Today we will discuss why you shouldn’t. 00:00 Welcome to Apex Philosophy 00:40 Resist the Downward Pull of the Group - The Law of Conformity 01:42 Keys To Human Nature 02:33 The Individual Effect 02:57 The Desire To Fit In 03:41 The Need To Perform 04:09 Contagious Behaviors 05:02 Hyper Certainty 05:38 Group Dynamics 06:01 Group culture 06:24 Unspoken Rules 06:53 The Pecking Order 07:16 The Common Thread 07:41 The 'Reality' Group 08:13 Instill Collective Purpose 08:40 Assemble Lieutenants 09:13 Let Ideas Flow 09:41 Productive Emotions 10:12 Battle-Tested Group 11:00 Outro Comment below: Tell me about a time when group dynamics influenced your behavior. Don’t forget to like the video and subscribe

Persuasion is a key part of getting ahead in this world. Robert Greene has studied human nature, seduction, and persuasion. He tells us many great tips in his book Laws of Human Nature. Today we are going to review chapter 7. 00:00 Welcome to Apex Philosophy 00:50 Soften People’s Resistance by Confirming Their Self-Opinion - The Law of Defensiveness 01:35 3 Universal Dimensions 02:19 The Influence Game 03:40 Keys To Human Nature 04:22 5 Strategies To Influencing Someone 04:57 Transform Yourself Into A Deep Listener 05:51 Infect People With The Proper Mood 06:38 Confirm Their self-opinion 07:14 Ease Their Insecurities 08:16 Use people’s resistance and stubbornness 09:11 BONUS: The Flexible Mind–Self-Strategies 10:11 Self Reflect 10:46 Outro Thank you for listening. Comment below: What can you do today to practice being a better listener? Don’t forget to like the video and subscribe.

The 18 Laws of Human Nature by Robert Greene is one of the best books about what it truly means to be human. This book will help you understand yourself and others. In today’s video, we will be discussing chapter eight. 00:00 Welcome to Apex Philosophy 00:47 Change Your Circumstances by Changing Your Attitude - The Law of Self-Sabotage 01:49 Ultimate Freedom 02:32 Keys To Human Nature 03:26 Change Your Attitude 04:32 The Constricted (Negative) Attitude 04:55 The Hostile Attitude 06:08 The Anxious Attitude 07:06 The Avoidant Attitude 08:23 The Depressive Attitude 09:48 The Resentful Attitude 11:34 The Expansive (Positive) Attitude 12:48 Change Your View 13:20 Face Adversity Head-on 14:25 Outro Thank you for listening. Comment below: What self-defeating attitude do you need to work on most? Don’t forget to like the video and subscribe and we’ll see you next time.

The 18 Laws of Human Nature by Robert Greene is the best book for learning about human nature. Getting to know ourselves is part of the journey of getting to know others. Today, we’ll discuss Chapters six. 00:00 Welcome to Apex Philosophy 00:46 Elevate Your Perspective - The Law of Shortsightedness 01:47 Conscious Of Our Behavior 03:27 Keys To Human Nature 04:32 Four Signs of Short-Sightedness and Strategies to Overcome Them 05:35 Unintended Consequences 06:56 Tactical Hell 08:13 Ticker Tape Fever 09:33 Lost In Trivia 10:35 The Farsighted Human 11:34 Outro Thank you for listening. Comment below. What have you been short-sided over lately? Don’t forget to like the video and subscribe

Don’t you wish you could figure out why some people resist temptation and others cannot? Let’s see what Robert Greene has to say about it in his book The Laws of Human Nature. It is a great book and advise you to read it sometime. But until then, here is a summary of the 4th law. 00:00 Welcome to Apex Philosophy 00:54 Determine the Strength of People’s Character - The Law of Compulsive Behavior 01:45 Keys To Human Nature 02:46 Character Signs 03:44 Toxic Types 04:07 Hyper Perfectionist 04:47 The Savior 05:27 The Big Talker 06:34 The Superior Character 08:01 Outro Comment below: What are your flaws? Why haven’t you worked on them? Don’t forget to like the video and subscribe