Alex C.’s Reviews > The Daily Laws: 366 Meditations on Power, Seduction, Mastery, Strategy and Human Nature > Status Update

May: the supposed nonplayers of Power

I guess this is where Robert Greene claps back to all his haters

April: The Perfect Courtier
This is basically a repeat of the Law of Power

March: The Master at Work
I feel like this is just a repeat of February with more emphasis on patience and creativity...?

January: Your Life's Task

This might be the first month with a topic that I actually agree with, although it's not really deeper than "find your calling, do what you love, and work hard".

December was all about facing death and the universe and how small we are. It's kind of a boring chapter to be honest.

There is a lot of "you should this" "you should that" but the book doesn't tell you why or how.
Another thing that I find confusing is an emphasis on rationality - which is the topic of November, but what for? Emotions at least serve a purpose for the most part, but what is the purpose of rationality? I'm not convinced that that is going to get most people what they need.

The Emotional Self

Can people in power be less emotional please…

September is about strategies. The best strategies according to Greene are basically adapting quickly to your circumstances and to be unpredictable.

August is about how to persuade/manipulate others
The takeaways are essentially appeal to people’s emotions, hype them up, actions over words, change things up…etc.

July chapters are all about seduction.
It’s not hard to imagine how effective these“laws” are. For example, playing hard to get is not at all a new concept. If you’re planning on a transactional relationship (eg, hooking up, networking), this chapter might actually be helpful.

However, if you’re planning on creating a connection, these advice can be seen as manipulative and insincere.