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12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos (Kindle eBook) $2.99

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Publisher: Random House Canada
Publication date: January 23, 2018
Print length: 416 pages
Customer Reviews: 4.7 out of 5 stars / 39,006 ratings

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What does everyone in the modern world need to know?

Renowned psychologist Jordan B. 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.


Humorous, surprising and informative, 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.

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 journeys broadly, discussing discipline, freedom, adventure and responsibility, distilling the world's wisdom into 12 practical and profound rules for life. 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.

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06-16-2021 at 03:55 PM.
06-16-2021 at 03:55 PM.
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"and has expressed certain anti scientific beliefs"

Like what?

His stance on addiction is a little shaky as if getting addicted is a personal failure.

The other thing is that he doesn't seem leave much space for criticism unless you've cleaned your room, so to speak. That would make any situation above criticism because maybe your room isn't as tidy as it ever should be. Criticism or feedback are insights into how things could be made better. Why would I or anyone else hold back on those just because I happened to have not shaved/vacuumed/eaten like a monk?

Full disclosure, I've seen this book do wonders for some friends, so it's definitely a good read if you're younger and your dad wasn't always around.
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06-16-2021 at 03:56 PM.
06-16-2021 at 03:56 PM.
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Like what?
Like that you can live on beef, water, and salt--and that his mental health improved on this diet.
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06-16-2021 at 04:01 PM.
06-16-2021 at 04:01 PM.
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Like that you can live on beef, water, and salt--and that his mental health improved on this diet.
wait until he has mad cow disease lol
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LordDarksbane
06-16-2021 at 04:03 PM.
06-16-2021 at 04:03 PM.
Quote from grampyjoe :
"and has expressed certain anti scientific beliefs"

Like what?

Climate change for instance. Ancient depictions of DNA in artwork. Here is a good discussion. https://medium.com/the-future-is-...db7d58f05f
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06-16-2021 at 04:04 PM.
06-16-2021 at 04:04 PM.
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Like that you can live on beef, water, and salt--and that his mental health improved on this diet.
I'm a huge fan and support of Dr. Peterson, but I will agree with critics of his "carno diet." I also think his rehab was handled very poorly. Curiously enough, his daughter is at the center of both of these issues, but that's a whole other can of worms. I think Dr. Peterson himself has said we all have our blind spots, and I certainly think his daughter is one of them. Not a fan of her.

Still, this book is golden.
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LordDarksbane
06-16-2021 at 04:05 PM.
06-16-2021 at 04:05 PM.
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His stance on addiction is a little shaky as if getting addicted is a personal failure.

The other thing is that he doesn't seem leave much space for criticism unless you've cleaned your room, so to speak. That would make any situation above criticism because maybe your room isn't as tidy as it ever should be. Criticism or feedback are insights into how things could be made better. Why would I or anyone else hold back on those just because I happened to have not shaved/vacuumed/eaten like a monk?

Full disclosure, I've seen this book do wonders for some friends, so it's definitely a good read if you're younger and your dad wasn't always around.

Which is crazy right because he became addicted to pills because of his wife's cancer and then went to Russia to go through withdrawal in a drug induced coma. Suffered some health effects as a result.
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06-16-2021 at 04:15 PM.
06-16-2021 at 04:15 PM.
Regular price $2.99, sale price…also $2.99 ?
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06-16-2021 at 04:19 PM.
06-16-2021 at 04:19 PM.
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He doesn't believe there are more than 2 genders.
because there aren't.
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06-16-2021 at 04:29 PM.
06-16-2021 at 04:29 PM.
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Climate change for instance. Ancient depictions of DNA in artwork. Here is a good discussion. https://medium.com/the-future-is-...db7d58f05f

peterson is a flake but "climate change" itself has become an infinitely elastic claim and used to promote dubious solutions so it is no stranger to kook viewpoints and scams
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06-16-2021 at 04:31 PM.
06-16-2021 at 04:31 PM.
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There aren't.

Tell that to a Jordan's critics. You know, in the land of make believe
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06-16-2021 at 04:47 PM.
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Some people get a lot from this. However please keep in mind he believes a lot of woo and has expressed certain anti scientific beliefs. However, if he Sticks to psychology recommendations it's an okay book.
curious... like what?
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ZoS6660
06-16-2021 at 05:07 PM.
06-16-2021 at 05:07 PM.
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curious... like what?
I can't speak to the anti-science stuff but some of the political things he's said are really weird. Like he stated something like "Women joined the workforce and now the workplace has completely deteriorated for the last 40 years" and that "Women shouldn't be allowed to wear makeup in the workplace"
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TheGoopster
06-16-2021 at 05:10 PM.
06-16-2021 at 05:10 PM.
I would highly recommend this book. Don't listen to people who have it out for the guy; he is an honest and reasonable thinker, something in short supply in mainstream circles.
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james.tren20
06-16-2021 at 05:23 PM.
06-16-2021 at 05:23 PM.
The guy is an Insane drug addict. Try to listen to his lectures and make sense of them, the guy just throws word salads at you with little to no meaning behind them
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ZiLch
06-16-2021 at 05:31 PM.
06-16-2021 at 05:31 PM.
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I can't speak to the anti-science stuff but some of the political things he's said are really weird. Like he stated something like "Women joined the workforce and now the workplace has completely deteriorated for the last 40 years" and that "Women shouldn't be allowed to wear makeup in the workplace"
Well, not weird when like 40% of the population believes that s*** as you can see here. It's a scary world out there. So much hate and bigotry, and Peterson's a part of that. Look at his supporters here, it's like a cult.
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