12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos

Jordan B. Peterson

Jan 2018 · Sold by Random House Canada

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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.

Ratings and reviews

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE BE CAREFUL what you glean from Jordan Peterson. He's Canada's Rush Limbaugh -- a silver tongue that mixes truths with a lot of really hateful, VERY right-wing ideas. He's claimed that feminists have “an unconscious wish for brutal male domination,” even says he supports "enforced monogamy". ?! And he's suggested that the gender pay gap wasn't completely to do with sexism (implying that women simply weren't as competent). "I don’t think women should even work at all. They should stay home and make babies." Sadly, there's been some very RACIST action out of Peterson--shown happily smiling between two WHITE SUPREMACISTS! His arms around them as they flash white power signs and hold up a flag of Pepe the Frog. Also, ding-dong is a climate change denier. I've no doubt that he says some truthful things that resonated with people. But the grain of racist, sexist, homophobic salt you have to take him with is just too large and unsavory.

The man clearly has social issues his story's paint an issue of a sad loner dealing with mental health issues, he views society as a game that can be won. It's sudo religious propaganda from someone who never studied the science he sights, to call this book dangerous would be an understatement. It's interesting for sure, but to read this as a "guide for life" is just bad advice. -AE

first he mentioned a true fact. yes, every species consist of winning and defeated lobsters. in nature, there's level 1 who live pretty easily and constantly win, to level ten whose constantly defeated. and then, out of the blue, he leaped to the idea that the lower level members can work and try harder to upgrade their status. err.., now where's the "nature" evidence of that? and for what they fight beyond their natural strength? just to make their existence even harder? he stated that dominance hierarchy is half billions years old, been forever in nature long before humans existence, dominance hierarchy is definitely not man-made, yet he tried to induce man-made tale that the non-dominance have chances to fight, to upgrade their status. are lower status lobsters, the level 10 one especially, fight the level 1 lobsters? yeah their species won't exist for 350 million years past many other extinct species if they're doing such futile act like that.

About the author

JORDAN B. PETERSON, raised and toughened in the frigid wastelands of Northern Alberta, has flown a hammer-head roll in a carbon-fiber stunt-plane, explored an Arizona meteorite crater with astronauts, and built a Kwagu'l ceremonial bighouse on the upper floor of his Toronto home after being invited into and named by that Canadian First Nation. He's taught mythology to lawyers, doctors and business people, consulted for the UN Secretary General, helped his clinical clients manage depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety, and schizophrenia, served as an adviser to senior partners of major Canadian law firms, and lectured extensively in North America and Europe. With his students and colleagues at Harvard and the University of Toronto, Dr. Peterson has published over a hundred scientific papers, transforming the modern understanding of personality, while his book Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief revolutionized the psychology of religion. The author lives in Toronto, ON. www.jordanbpeterson.com