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MJ review on Amazon. Amazing work. This is like reading many biographies in one book. The framing is through character and psychology of interactions - which makes this compelling. The part that disturbs me is a sprinkling of inaccurate fatalism throughout - for example - in the 4th chapter on character. "This law is simple and inexorable: you have a set character." This statement is inaccurate - the latest in psychology states that both personality and character change over one's lifetime. Thus, in places, this book appears to discourage the reader - by proposing inaccurate mental models of reality. Most of the mental models here are excellent interpretations of reality and I learned a lot - but be wary as you read so you don't trap yourself in the models that are bs. | MJ review on Amazon. Amazing work. This is like reading many biographies in one book. The framing is through character and psychology of interactions - which makes this compelling. The part that disturbs me is a sprinkling of inaccurate fatalism throughout - for example - in the 4th chapter on character. "This law is simple and inexorable: you have a set character." This statement is inaccurate - the latest in psychology states that both personality and character change over one's lifetime. Thus, in places, this book appears to discourage the reader - by proposing inaccurate mental models of reality. Most of the mental models here are excellent interpretations of reality and I learned a lot - but be wary as you read so you don't trap yourself in the models that are bs. | ||
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Excellent book, I rated it 5 on Amazon. But - one thing that | Excellent book, I rated it 5 on Amazon. But - one thing that doesn't seem to hold water - in the 4th chapter on character you mention "This law is simple and inexorable: you have a set character." This statement appears to be inaccurate - the latest in psychology appears to state that both personality and character change over one's lifetime. Thus, this seems to have a chilling effect on human possibility and does not appear a just interpretation. Can you help me understand how your interpretation matches the latest science regarding the moldability of character? | ||
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Great book by Robert Greene
https://www.amazon.com/Laws-Human-Nature-Robert-Greene/dp/0525428143
MJ review on Amazon. Amazing work. This is like reading many biographies in one book. The framing is through character and psychology of interactions - which makes this compelling. The part that disturbs me is a sprinkling of inaccurate fatalism throughout - for example - in the 4th chapter on character. "This law is simple and inexorable: you have a set character." This statement is inaccurate - the latest in psychology states that both personality and character change over one's lifetime. Thus, in places, this book appears to discourage the reader - by proposing inaccurate mental models of reality. Most of the mental models here are excellent interpretations of reality and I learned a lot - but be wary as you read so you don't trap yourself in the models that are bs.
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Hi Robert,
Excellent book, I rated it 5 on Amazon. But - one thing that doesn't seem to hold water - in the 4th chapter on character you mention "This law is simple and inexorable: you have a set character." This statement appears to be inaccurate - the latest in psychology appears to state that both personality and character change over one's lifetime. Thus, this seems to have a chilling effect on human possibility and does not appear a just interpretation. Can you help me understand how your interpretation matches the latest science regarding the moldability of character?
Marcin