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Summary: 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos by Jordan B. Peterson
IMPORTANT This is a book summary of 12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson and not the original book. Called “one of the most important thinkers to emerge on the world stage for many years,” by The Spectator, Jordan B. Peterson's "12 Rules for Life" is a truly thought provoking read. How should we live in the modern world? Peterson aims to answer this question using his unique blend of ancient traditions, religion and scientific research from his many years as a clinical phycologist. He does not shy away from the hard questions and controversial topics. White privilege, postmodernism, gender identity and the source of the world's greatest evils are all discussed. It should not be forgotten amid his controversial opinions that Peterson has over 20 years’ experience as a phycologist and offers countless nuggets of wisdom on living a better life throughout. Peterson journeys broadly, providing advice on confidence, dominance, communication, discipline, meaning and so much more. If you want to live a better life, read this book, study it - then live it. Why should you always pet a cat when you meet one in the street? What can we learn from lobsters about success in life? What terrible fate awaits those who criticize all the time? Look inside to find out! It takes the average person 49.5 minutes to read 9000 words.
For the price of a coffee and a time investment of roughly 2% of your day, I believe the wisdom in this book to be well worth it's value. This book allows you to skip to the nuggets of wisdom and actionable content in a very easily absorbed, readable way including key takeaways at the end of each chapter. Save yourself time and money.
Amplify your knowledge in a simple, efficient manner. Take action, get your copy today!
For the price of a coffee and a time investment of roughly 2% of your day, I believe the wisdom in this book to be well worth it's value. This book allows you to skip to the nuggets of wisdom and actionable content in a very easily absorbed, readable way including key takeaways at the end of each chapter. Save yourself time and money.
Amplify your knowledge in a simple, efficient manner. Take action, get your copy today!
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August 8, 2019Ossify-cease developing; be stagnant or rigid. 2.turn into bone or bony tissue. (The Egyptians represented in story the fact that social organizations ossify with time, and tend towards willful blindness)
He had drunk neighbor try to sell things at 2am.
"I said that he had told me he was trying to quit drinking. I said that it would not be good for him if I provided him with more money. I said that he made Tammy, whom he respected, nervous when he came over so drunk and so late and tried to sell me things."
Consider the person who insists that everything is right in her life. She avoids conflict, smiles, and does what she is asked to do. She finds a niche and hides in it. She does not question authority or put her own ideas forward, and does not complain when mistreated. She strives for invisibility, like a fish in the centre of a swarming school. But a secret unrest gnaws at her heart. She is still suffering, because life is suffering. She is lonesome and isolated and unfulfilled. But her obedience and self-obliteration eliminate all the meaning from her life. She has become nothing but a slave, a tool for others to exploit. She does not get what she wants, or needs, because doing so would mean speaking her mind. So, there is nothing of value in her existence to counter-balance life's troubles. And that makes her sick.
It might be the noisy trouble makers who disappear, first, when the institution you serve falters and shrinks. But it's the invisible who will be sacrificed next. Someone hiding is not someone vital. Vitality requires original contribution. And hiding from others also means suppressing and hiding the potentialities of the unrealized self. And that's the problem.
If you will not reveal yourself to others, you cannot reveal yourself to yourself. That does not only mean that you suppress who you are, although it also means that. It means that so much of what you could be will never be forced by necessity to come forward. This is a biological truth, as well as a conceptual truth. When you explore boldly, when you voluntarily confront the unknown, you gather information and build your renewed self out of that information. That is the conceptual element. However, researchers have recently discovered that new genes in the central nervous system turn themselves on when an organism is placed (or places itself) in a new situation, These genes code for new proteins. These proteins are the building blocks for new structures in the brain. This means that a lot of you is still nascent, in the most physical of senses, and will not be called forth by stasis. You have to say something, go somewhere and do things to get turned on. And, if not...you remain incomplete, and life is too hard for anyone incomplete.
A vision of the future, the desirable future, is necessary. Such a vision links action taken now with important, long-term, foundational values. It lends actions in the present significance and importance. It provides a frame limiting uncertainty and anxiety.
*************"Did what I want happen? No. Then my aim or my methods were wrong. I still have to learn." That is the voice of authenticity.*************
***If you pay attention to what you do and say, you can learn to feel a state of internal division and weakness when you are misbehaving and misspeaking. It's an embodied sensation, not a thought. It seems to be centered in the solar plexus. If you pay attention, when you are seeking something, you will move towards your goal.***pg 224
I have repeatedly observed the transformation of mere existential misery into outright hell by betrayal and deceit. The barely manageable crisis of a parent's terminal illness can be turned, for example, into something awful beyond description by the unseemly and petty squabbling of the sufferer's adult children. Obsessed by the unresolved past, they gather like ghouls around the deathbed, forcing tragedy into an unholy dalliance with cowardice and resentment.
With love, encouragement, and character intact, a human being can be resilient beyond imagining. What cannot be borne, however, is the absolute ruin produced by tragedy and deception
Tell the truth
It is deceit that makes people miserable beyond what they can bear. It is deceit that fills human souls with resentment and vengefulness. pg 221
LISTEN
Listen instead of thinking about what you're going to say. If someone tells an amazing story, sometimes people try to out top them. It's embarrassing among not only the speakers, but among those who are listening.
Don't be boring. Have something to say. Funny, witty, comedic, etc.
******RULE 10**********
Chapter the describes divorce to a T
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Every time Chris crashed his truck, his father would fix it....but his dad was older and unwell, dignosed with an illness only after many years. pg 69
Chris started by hating men, but he ended by hating women. He wanted them, but he had rejected education, and career, and desire. He smoked heavily, and was unemployed. Unsurprisingly, therefore, he was not of much interest to women. That made him bitter. I tried to convince him that the path he had chosen was only going to lead to further ruin. He needed to develop some humility. He needed to get a life. pg 292 HUMILITY??wtf
Maybe I picked up some change in scent that night, when death hung in the air. Chris had a very bitter odour. He showered frequently, but the towels and the sheets picked up the smell. It was impossible to get them clean. It was the product of a psyche and a body that did not operate harmoniously. A social worker I knew, whoalso knew Chris, told me of her familiarity with that odour. Everyone at her workplace knew of it, although they only discussed it in hushed tones. They called it the smell of the unemployable. pg 294....scott unemployable
He had drunk neighbor try to sell things at 2am.
"I said that he had told me he was trying to quit drinking. I said that it would not be good for him if I provided him with more money. I said that he made Tammy, whom he respected, nervous when he came over so drunk and so late and tried to sell me things."
Consider the person who insists that everything is right in her life. She avoids conflict, smiles, and does what she is asked to do. She finds a niche and hides in it. She does not question authority or put her own ideas forward, and does not complain when mistreated. She strives for invisibility, like a fish in the centre of a swarming school. But a secret unrest gnaws at her heart. She is still suffering, because life is suffering. She is lonesome and isolated and unfulfilled. But her obedience and self-obliteration eliminate all the meaning from her life. She has become nothing but a slave, a tool for others to exploit. She does not get what she wants, or needs, because doing so would mean speaking her mind. So, there is nothing of value in her existence to counter-balance life's troubles. And that makes her sick.
It might be the noisy trouble makers who disappear, first, when the institution you serve falters and shrinks. But it's the invisible who will be sacrificed next. Someone hiding is not someone vital. Vitality requires original contribution. And hiding from others also means suppressing and hiding the potentialities of the unrealized self. And that's the problem.
If you will not reveal yourself to others, you cannot reveal yourself to yourself. That does not only mean that you suppress who you are, although it also means that. It means that so much of what you could be will never be forced by necessity to come forward. This is a biological truth, as well as a conceptual truth. When you explore boldly, when you voluntarily confront the unknown, you gather information and build your renewed self out of that information. That is the conceptual element. However, researchers have recently discovered that new genes in the central nervous system turn themselves on when an organism is placed (or places itself) in a new situation, These genes code for new proteins. These proteins are the building blocks for new structures in the brain. This means that a lot of you is still nascent, in the most physical of senses, and will not be called forth by stasis. You have to say something, go somewhere and do things to get turned on. And, if not...you remain incomplete, and life is too hard for anyone incomplete.
A vision of the future, the desirable future, is necessary. Such a vision links action taken now with important, long-term, foundational values. It lends actions in the present significance and importance. It provides a frame limiting uncertainty and anxiety.
*************"Did what I want happen? No. Then my aim or my methods were wrong. I still have to learn." That is the voice of authenticity.*************
***If you pay attention to what you do and say, you can learn to feel a state of internal division and weakness when you are misbehaving and misspeaking. It's an embodied sensation, not a thought. It seems to be centered in the solar plexus. If you pay attention, when you are seeking something, you will move towards your goal.***pg 224
I have repeatedly observed the transformation of mere existential misery into outright hell by betrayal and deceit. The barely manageable crisis of a parent's terminal illness can be turned, for example, into something awful beyond description by the unseemly and petty squabbling of the sufferer's adult children. Obsessed by the unresolved past, they gather like ghouls around the deathbed, forcing tragedy into an unholy dalliance with cowardice and resentment.
With love, encouragement, and character intact, a human being can be resilient beyond imagining. What cannot be borne, however, is the absolute ruin produced by tragedy and deception
Tell the truth
It is deceit that makes people miserable beyond what they can bear. It is deceit that fills human souls with resentment and vengefulness. pg 221
LISTEN
Listen instead of thinking about what you're going to say. If someone tells an amazing story, sometimes people try to out top them. It's embarrassing among not only the speakers, but among those who are listening.
Don't be boring. Have something to say. Funny, witty, comedic, etc.
******RULE 10**********
Chapter the describes divorce to a T
-------------
Every time Chris crashed his truck, his father would fix it....but his dad was older and unwell, dignosed with an illness only after many years. pg 69
Chris started by hating men, but he ended by hating women. He wanted them, but he had rejected education, and career, and desire. He smoked heavily, and was unemployed. Unsurprisingly, therefore, he was not of much interest to women. That made him bitter. I tried to convince him that the path he had chosen was only going to lead to further ruin. He needed to develop some humility. He needed to get a life. pg 292 HUMILITY??wtf
Maybe I picked up some change in scent that night, when death hung in the air. Chris had a very bitter odour. He showered frequently, but the towels and the sheets picked up the smell. It was impossible to get them clean. It was the product of a psyche and a body that did not operate harmoniously. A social worker I knew, whoalso knew Chris, told me of her familiarity with that odour. Everyone at her workplace knew of it, although they only discussed it in hushed tones. They called it the smell of the unemployable. pg 294....scott unemployable
May 20, 2018
Cut to the chase without missing anything important!
Great summary, very helpful. It's so hard to find time these days to get through an entire book, there is just too much information out there.not all of it is worth our time. This summary Allred me to learn the key points and start to incorporate them into my thinking. If I find them if value I can always go back and read the full book, knowing what it is I'm investing in. And the summary makes it easier to recommend to others.
Great summary, very helpful. It's so hard to find time these days to get through an entire book, there is just too much information out there.not all of it is worth our time. This summary Allred me to learn the key points and start to incorporate them into my thinking. If I find them if value I can always go back and read the full book, knowing what it is I'm investing in. And the summary makes it easier to recommend to others.
December 17, 2020
Having read the full book and just wanting to iterate on it, this summary is fairly good.
However, I found that the religious related anecdotes were too heavy in comparison to the full book. Some conclusions were also a bit off and charged towards the religious. Being such a short summary, this stood up heavily.
However, I found that the religious related anecdotes were too heavy in comparison to the full book. Some conclusions were also a bit off and charged towards the religious. Being such a short summary, this stood up heavily.
May 27, 2018
Nugget in a nutshell
Condensed books by definition lose something in translation. However, this authors summaries and key takeaway points provide a good memory enhancer and target authors that deserve more reading and research.
Condensed books by definition lose something in translation. However, this authors summaries and key takeaway points provide a good memory enhancer and target authors that deserve more reading and research.
July 17, 2018
Outstanding summary on "12 Rules for Life"!
Sometimes...a 'summary' is all one needs to learn the best parts of any book! This summary was just what l needed.
Sometimes...a 'summary' is all one needs to learn the best parts of any book! This summary was just what l needed.
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