He has an extremely strong biblical leaning and attributes overwhelming wisdom and meaning to the stories. They derail and go off on tangents for essentially all of the chapter, only at the last 10 minutes returning to the point in a kind of ad hoc way. Each chapter is 95% unrelated to the rules, and all heavily engorged in religious themes. But this book is extremely self indulgent on his part, and tedious to listen to. I like Jordan Peterson a lot, I think his general message is very powerful and positive. Only thing I can think of that comes close is classical music. It takes the idea and brings it alive through contrast, variation, and storytelling that drives home the title without having to repeat it once. This book unlike most self-help books, this book doesn't try to explain the title in almost banal detail. Jordan Peterson brings back the fundamental(archetypal) stories of our experiences back to the social collective consciousness and for that we must thank him. It is so as it brings back an important aspect in the spiritual quest that is absent from most new age spiritual teachers: FORM! Most spiritual thinkers have removed everything that even resembles any real manifestation so much so that it is almost impossible to have use of what they are saying. This book is great, not because it's some groundbreakingly new content and idea that have not been expressed before.
And of course, it more complicated than that" "We love not 'despite' the limitations, but 'because' of them. The story about the suffering of his daughter and the frailty of li'l children moved me particularly. Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you? Like a sonata form recapitulation, it ties together the multi-themed spiritual sonata that was this book! What was one of the most memorable moments of 12 Rules for Life? Hence, yes! I find it much better than the print. I prefer the narrative power of the author speaking his own words.
Would you consider the audio edition of 12 Rules for Life to be better than the print version? Gripping, thought-provoking and deeply rewarding, 12 Rules for Life offers an antidote to the chaos in our lives: eternal truths applied to our modern problems. Instead we must search for meaning, not for its own sake, but as a defence against the suffering that is intrinsic to our existence.ĭrawing on vivid examples from his clinical practice and personal life, cutting edge psychology and philosophy and lessons from humanity's oldest myths and stories, Peterson takes the listener on an intellectual journey like no other. Happiness is a pointless goal, he shows us.
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In this audiobook, he provides 12 profound and practical principles for how to live a meaningful life, from setting your house in order before criticising others to comparing yourself to who you were yesterday, not someone else today. In an era of unprecedented change and polarising politics, his frank and refreshing message about the value of individual responsibility and ancient wisdom has resonated around the world. Peterson, asks what are the most valuable things that everyone should know?Īcclaimed clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson has influenced the modern understanding of personality, and now he has become one of the world's most popular public thinkers, with his lectures on topics from the Bible to romantic relationships to mythology drawing tens of millions of viewers. The principle of unequal distribution accentuates when a lobster that lost earlier recollects its courage and battles again, the probability of it losing again is high.Ī winning lobster will most probably win again.The same principles apply to the human financial world, where the few richest people on the planet have the same wealth as the billions of people that are at the bottom.The audiobook edition of 12 Rules for Life, written and read by Jordan B. The neurochemistry of a lobster that wins is different from that of a lobster that loses and the levels of serotonin and octopamine makes a difference in this context. Over the course of millennia, animals that face a requirement to exercise cohabitation with others within the perimeters of a territory have learned several tricks to settle dominance with the least quantity of loss, handling conflict in their own ways. Here's a sample of what you'll hear in this audiobook:ġ2 Rules for Life: Rule 1 - Stand up Straight with Your Shoulders Back Then, grab a SpeedyReads of 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos by Jordan B. Wanna to listen to an audiobook but not enough time? It is not endorsed, affiliated by 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos or Jordan B. Please note: This is an unofficial summary of 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos by Jordan B.
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