If we are spirited souls, if we have character, rules seem restrictive, an affront to our sense of agency and our pride in working out our own lives. We are ambivalent about rules, even when we know they are good for us. So rules there will be-but, please, not too many. “I got Him from fifteen commandments down to ten!” “I’ve got some good news … and I’ve got so me bad news,” the lawgiver yells to them.
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Now, free at last, they are unbridled, and have lost all control as they dance wildly around an idol, a golden calf, displaying all manner of corporeal corruption. They’d been Pharaoh’s slaves and subject to his tyrannical regulations for four hundred years, and after that Moses subjected them to the harsh desert wilderness for another forty years, to purify them of their slavishness. People don’t clamour for rules, even in the Bible … as when Moses comes down the mountain, after a long absence, bearing the tablets inscribed with ten commandments, and finds the Children of Israel in revelry. Rules? More rules? Really? Isn’t life complicated enough, restricting enough, without abstract rules that don’t take our unique, individual situations into account? And given that our brains are plastic, and all develop differently based on our life experiences, why even expect that a few rules might be helpful to us all? RULE 12 / Pet a cat when you encounter one on the street RULE 11 / Do not bother children when they are skateboarding
RULE 9 / Assume that the person you are listening to might know something you don’t RULE 8 / Tell the truth-or, at least, don’t lie
RULE 7 / Pursue what is meaningful (not what is expedient) RULE 6 / Set your house in perfect order before you criticize the world RULE 5 / Do not let your children do anything that makes you dislike them RULE 4 / Compare yourself to who you were yesterday, not to who someone else is today RULE 3 / Make friends with people who want the best for you RULE 2 / Treat yourself like someone you are responsible for helping 12 Rules for Life shatters the modern commonplaces of science, faith and human nature, while transforming and ennobling the mind and spirit of its readers.RULE 1 / Stand up straight with your shoulders back Peterson journeys broadly, discussing discipline, freedom, adventure and responsibility, distilling the world's wisdom into 12 practical and profound rules for life. What does the nervous system of the lowly lobster have to tell us about standing up straight (with our shoulders back) and about success in life? Why did ancient Egyptians worship the capacity to pay careful attention as the highest of gods? What dreadful paths do people tread when they become resentful, arrogant and vengeful? Dr. Peterson tells us why skateboarding boys and girls must be left alone, what terrible fate awaits those who criticize too easily, and why you should always pet a cat when you meet one on the street. Humorous, surprising and informative, Dr. Peterson's answer to this most difficult of questions uniquely combines the hard-won truths of ancient tradition with the stunning revelations of cutting-edge scientific research. Pet a cat when you encounter one on the streetWhat does everyone in the modern world need to know? Renowned psychologist Jordan B. Pet a cat when you encounter one on the street Tell the truth – or, at least, don't lie Īssume that the person you are listening to might know something you don'tĭo not bother children when they are skateboarding Pursue what is meaningful (not what is expedient) Set your house in perfect order before you criticize the world Make friends with people who want the best for you Ĭompare yourself to who you were yesterday, not to who someone else is today ĭo not let your children do anything that makes you dislike them Treat yourself like someone you are responsible for helping Stand up straight with your shoulders back Peterson - 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos The resource can give you the knowledge about different visual digital formats, that are exclusively for previewing only.Īll the rights for the outcoming audio and video recordings, as well as, different digital visuals are the property of the corresponding organizations and the private entities. Peterson - 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos.
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