What Robert Greene has said about Ego attrition
2 quotes · 1 episode · Oct 12, 2026
Robert Greene, Elizabethan writer credited with the 'upstart crow' pamphlet, has been quoted on Ego attrition 2 times in 1 episode of Modern Wisdom, most recently on October 12, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Greene contends that talk therapy can deepen self-absorption by drawing people further into themselves.
“as you talk and talk and talk, you get further and further into yourself. You become the center of everything”
Modern Wisdom: “This Is The Most Important Subject I’ve Ever Covered” - Robert Greene - #1162 (Oct 12, 2026) · Listen from 28:54
Greene identifies the ego as the main impediment to experiencing the sublime.
“your ego is the actual impediment to experiencing the sublime. And this is a way of kind of getting outside of that”
Modern Wisdom: “This Is The Most Important Subject I’ve Ever Covered” - Robert Greene - #1162 (Oct 12, 2026) · Listen from 29:00
Episodes
“This Is The Most Important Subject I’ve Ever Covered” - Robert Greene - #1162Modern Wisdom · Oct 12, 2026 · 2 h 21 min
Robert Greene tells Chris Williamson about his book on the sublime, covering the daemon, ego, scale, history, paganism and rekindling childhood wonder.
Robert Greene on other topics
- The sublime · 3 quotes
- Philosophy of history · 2 quotes
- Finding one's passion · 2 quotes
- Daemon (classical mythology) · 2 quotes
- Social media algorithms · 2 quotes
- Christianity · 1 quote
- Paganism · 1 quote
- Artificial intelligence · 1 quote