Nick HutchisonFounder and CEO, BookThinkers

@RobertGreeneOfficial taught me that you can’t run from human nature, it follows you like a shadow

23 Sept 2025 · 1 min

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In this brief YouTube clip, Nick Hutchison references Robert Greene’s teaching that human nature is inescapable, likening it to a shadow that follows you wherever you go. A second speaker expands on this idea, explaining that the more we try to deny or repress our innate nature, the more it asserts itself in other ways. The discussion then shifts to a biological perspective: humans are physically weaker than many predators, so our true power lies in being social animals. Cooperation in groups is wired into our brains, making social connection the core of human nature and the source of our collective strength.

Robert Greene taught me that you can't hide from human nature. It follows you like a shadow. Check it out here.
Well, we can never get far away from our human nature. It's like trying to run away from your own shadow. It just follows you everywhere. So it's there. You can't get rid of it. The more you try and deny it and repress it, the more it comes out in some other way. So there's no running away from your nature. The only thing you can do is deny it. But if you think about it very simply, we're a social animal. Right? That is the source of our power. Because as animals, we're actually physically weak when you compare ourselves to like a tiger or a leopard or animals that were much faster and stronger than we were. Our only power is as a social animal working together in groups. And that's who we are. And that's our nature. And it's wired into how our brains are designed.
The more you deny it, the more it controls you.