What Robert Greene has said about People pleasing
1 quote · 1 episode · Nov 2, 2026
Robert Greene, Elizabethan writer credited with the 'upstart crow' pamphlet, has been quoted on People pleasing 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 argues that excessive niceness stems from insecurity and can make people look weak.
“you're a people pleaser and it's not coming from a place of loving people, it's coming from insecurity”
On Purpose with Jay Shetty: Robert Greene: The Surprising Reason You Feel Unhappy Even When Life Is “Good” (Nov 2, 2026) · Listen from 1:27:01
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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