Robert Greene’s Unsettling Truth Explains The One Regret That Will Haunt You Your Whole Life
The one life regret you can’t afford to ignore
I made a decision over ten years ago that changed my life. I turned down a role. An expectation. A predefined path. I chose myself. Ten years later, I’ve learned more about myself than I could have ever done if I had conformed to what the world expected of me.
I’ve turned my curiosities into a meaningful career. I have no regrets about choosing myself. The price is figuring things out all the time, though. But I wouldn’t want it any other way.
Curiosity is taking me on a path of wonder.
Robert Greene, the author of The 48 Laws of Power, once said, “Remember this. The world wants to assign you a role. And once you accept that role, you’re doomed.”
The world has expectations. And a lot of predefined roles that keep us manageable, predictable, and easy to categorize. Most people can do little to change how their roles work. They don’t have a lot of options. They can only do as the world requires.
Greene thought we risk something far more important when we neglect a part of us that wants more than conformity.
