What Robert Greene has said about Happiness
1 quote · 1 episode · Nov 2, 2026
Robert Greene, Elizabethan writer credited with the 'upstart crow' pamphlet, has been quoted on Happiness once in 1 episode of On Purpose with Jay Shetty, most recently on November 2, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Greene distinguishes happiness, which he likens to an addictive cycle, from fulfillment built by developing skills.
“So happiness is a reaction to unhappiness. It's like I've got to fill myself with something”
On Purpose with Jay Shetty: Robert Greene: The Surprising Reason You Feel Unhappy Even When Life Is “Good” (Nov 2, 2026) · Listen from 27:59
Episodes
Robert Greene: The Surprising Reason You Feel Unhappy Even When Life Is “Good”On Purpose with Jay Shetty · Nov 2, 2026 · 1 h 31 min
Jay Shetty talks with author Robert Greene about his book The Law of the Sublime, purpose, boredom, envy, money, power, and confronting mortality.
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