High-Level Thoughts Fantastic, one of Robert Greene’s best. The idea of fearlessness is essential for individual success outside of a traditional path, and even within it. If you can master fearlessness and take control of your own destiny, there is no limit on what you can accomplish. Summary Notes “…your fears are a kind of prison that confines you within a limited range of action. The less you fear, the more power you will have and the more fully you will live.” “We became anxious for our livelihoods, the future of our families and children, our personal health, and the aging process. Instead of a simple, intense fear of something powerful and real, we developed a kind of generalized anxiety. It was as if the thousands of years of feeling fear in the face of nature could not go away— we had to find something at which to direct our anxiety, no matter how small or improbable.” “Understand: we are all too afraid— of offending people, of stirring up conflict, of standing out from ...