12 życiowych zasad: Antidotum na chaos
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Summary
Co jest w życiu najważniejsze？ O czym każdy powinien wiedzieć？
Renomowany psycholog Jordan Peterson， mający w swoim dorobku naukowym publikacje， które wpłynęły na współczesne rozumienie osobowości， przez wielu uznawany jest za jednego z najważniejszych myślicieli naszych czasów。 Jego wykłady obejmujące tematykę od mitologii i opowieści biblijnych， przez ewolucję， po relacje miłosne i wychowanie dzieci przyciągnęły dziesiątki milionów słuchaczy na całym świecie。 W dobie galopujących zmian i polaryzującej polityki jego przekaz podkreślający wartość osobistej odpowiedzialności i tradycyjnych mądrości życiowych trafił społeczeństwo w czuły punkt。
Na kartach tej książki przedstawia dwanaście doniosłych， praktycznych reguł， które mogą posłużyć za kompas moralny i pomóc nadać życiu sens。
Oparta na doświadczeniach zawodowych oraz życiowych autora， a także mądrościach zawartych w najstarszych ludzkich mitach i opowieściach， książka 12 życiowych zasad oferuje antidotum na chaos w naszym życiu: wieczne prawdy ukazane w świetle naszych współczesnych problemów。
Renomowany psycholog Jordan Peterson， mający w swoim dorobku naukowym publikacje， które wpłynęły na współczesne rozumienie osobowości， przez wielu uznawany jest za jednego z najważniejszych myślicieli naszych czasów。 Jego wykłady obejmujące tematykę od mitologii i opowieści biblijnych， przez ewolucję， po relacje miłosne i wychowanie dzieci przyciągnęły dziesiątki milionów słuchaczy na całym świecie。 W dobie galopujących zmian i polaryzującej polityki jego przekaz podkreślający wartość osobistej odpowiedzialności i tradycyjnych mądrości życiowych trafił społeczeństwo w czuły punkt。
Na kartach tej książki przedstawia dwanaście doniosłych， praktycznych reguł， które mogą posłużyć za kompas moralny i pomóc nadać życiu sens。
Oparta na doświadczeniach zawodowych oraz życiowych autora， a także mądrościach zawartych w najstarszych ludzkich mitach i opowieściach， książka 12 życiowych zasad oferuje antidotum na chaos w naszym życiu: wieczne prawdy ukazane w świetle naszych współczesnych problemów。
Reviews
Davis Parker
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I guess I'm a few years behind to this one， but better late than never。I really enjoyed 12 Rules for Life。 JP can be a bit long winded and rhetorically gratuitous， but his insights are second to none。 He is so good at weaving together psychology， history， philosophy， theology， literature， etc。 into a comprehensive narrative and theory of human existence。 I especially enjoyed his psychological analysis of New Testament stories and discussion of influential philosophers like Nietzsche and Socrates I guess I'm a few years behind to this one， but better late than never。I really enjoyed 12 Rules for Life。 JP can be a bit long winded and rhetorically gratuitous， but his insights are second to none。 He is so good at weaving together psychology， history， philosophy， theology， literature， etc。 into a comprehensive narrative and theory of human existence。 I especially enjoyed his psychological analysis of New Testament stories and discussion of influential philosophers like Nietzsche and Socrates。 Rather than obsess over the new， JP reminds us the wisdom of the old。 We can all use a little more of that。 。。。more
Bas van Lenten
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The book is amazing because it let's you think about life and your personal character in different ways。 The author also really strives to ensure that everyone becomes the best possible person he can become， and he lays down principles by which you can achieve that goal。 Although I'm a really really big fan of Jordan Peterson， I dislike his way of using biblical stories to interpret life with hindsight。 The danger of that is that you will look at the past from a certain perspective ， and when th The book is amazing because it let's you think about life and your personal character in different ways。 The author also really strives to ensure that everyone becomes the best possible person he can become， and he lays down principles by which you can achieve that goal。 Although I'm a really really big fan of Jordan Peterson， I dislike his way of using biblical stories to interpret life with hindsight。 The danger of that is that you will look at the past from a certain perspective ， and when that happens you can easily fit the past in your present way of thinking。 You can let some things out which won't strengthen your argument。 It's the opposite of scientific （which would not be such a big problem at all） but for the most part it's hard to use it as "evidence" for the written principles。 。。。more
Armin
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I went back and forth on this book。 I really liked the stories that Peterson tells。 However I’m not religious and struggled in the beginning with the amount of stories that were sourced from the bible。 In the end I understood that these stories carry ancient wisdom， which need not be taken religiously， but are an expression of our combined culture extending over the ages of humankind。
Leonardo V。
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A book that invites thought。 The book is based on an idea that many authors， such as Yuval Harari， have presented。 The human being is schematically religious （without referring to Christianity in particular， since it is mentioned multiple times in the book）。 It establishes that Western culture and its behavior is structured in a religious way， highly influenced by Christianity and hence generates the ideas that one， as an individual， belonging to a society， must consider to lead a satisfactory l A book that invites thought。 The book is based on an idea that many authors， such as Yuval Harari， have presented。 The human being is schematically religious （without referring to Christianity in particular， since it is mentioned multiple times in the book）。 It establishes that Western culture and its behavior is structured in a religious way， highly influenced by Christianity and hence generates the ideas that one， as an individual， belonging to a society， must consider to lead a satisfactory life on a personal level， and respectable。 on a social level。 I think that the book has too many words， and it becomes a bit contradictory in the sense that it tries to express that it is the individual who has the responsibility of giving a sense to their morals， but the author spends a lot of time justifying the reasons for the moral positions one should take。 More than the content of the book， I prefer the mental exercises that the author induces you to practice， to a person who has not read and plans to read the book， I would recommend approaching the book not as "rules" but as thinking exercises， philosophical， moral and spiritual。 I think it is the most appropriate way to get the best out of this reading。 。。。more
Kasey
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Pay the naysayers no mind。 Half havent read the book and the other half couldn't get passed their biases to see the message underneath。 "ItS jUsT a SeLf HeLp bOoK"No shit。"iT tAlKs tOo MuCh AbOuT ChRiStiAnItY"Thats the belief system of the majority of his target audience。 He's study it。。 Archetypes exist for a reason。 There are lessons to be learned from those systems and why they have been around as long as they have。He has a lot to say。 Some may not like it。 Some of it is long winded but so is Pay the naysayers no mind。 Half havent read the book and the other half couldn't get passed their biases to see the message underneath。 "ItS jUsT a SeLf HeLp bOoK"No shit。"iT tAlKs tOo MuCh AbOuT ChRiStiAnItY"Thats the belief system of the majority of his target audience。 He's study it。。 Archetypes exist for a reason。 There are lessons to be learned from those systems and why they have been around as long as they have。He has a lot to say。 Some may not like it。 Some of it is long winded but so is every professor。 The message is good。 It works。 Enjoy the journey and the story along the way。 。。。more
Reese
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I struggled staying engaged with this book。 I really like Jordan Peterson and I've listened to a lot of his lectures and podcasts， which， I think， distracted me while reading this because I'd heard it from Jordan somewhere else。 I love how well reasoned and thought out his positions are。 Learning how to think critically， like Jordan asks you to， this is what should be taught in college。 I struggled staying engaged with this book。 I really like Jordan Peterson and I've listened to a lot of his lectures and podcasts， which， I think， distracted me while reading this because I'd heard it from Jordan somewhere else。 I love how well reasoned and thought out his positions are。 Learning how to think critically， like Jordan asks you to， this is what should be taught in college。 。。。more
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4。5⭐️
Sean
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Couldn't finish Couldn't finish 。。。more
Bryan Rhodes
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Excellent。
Eyal Tseitlin
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Peterson's book is a remarkably practical set of rules by which to live life as peterson suggests。The phrase "an antidote to chaos" sounds like a call for a rigid， orderly life with no flexibility or changes but it is very much no so。 Very quickly peterson establishes his viewpoint on the forces or elements which govern our life - chaos and order。 He suggests that while individuals and societies can be harmed by an obsession with order， they can also be harmed by embracing chaos in its various e Peterson's book is a remarkably practical set of rules by which to live life as peterson suggests。The phrase "an antidote to chaos" sounds like a call for a rigid， orderly life with no flexibility or changes but it is very much no so。 Very quickly peterson establishes his viewpoint on the forces or elements which govern our life - chaos and order。 He suggests that while individuals and societies can be harmed by an obsession with order， they can also be harmed by embracing chaos in its various elusive forms。 The book deals with how myths and architypes reflect some of the deep insights humans have reached over the years and what we can learn from them。 Overall the book stays interesting throughout due to Peterson's sharp， honest and unapologetic style。 An excellent read。 。。。more
Oliver
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TLDR （it really is too long to read）: Wouldn't recommend unless you're interested in the culture surrounding Peterson and this book。 Which is now at least a couple of years dated。 The rundown of the book: Speak the truth， gulags were bad， the Bible is epic。 The last chapter（s） have good， proper psychological techniques and an engaging story。 The book is very disjointed， some good stuff and some awful stuff。 Solid 2。5/5。If you're into improvement of one's self， put simply， don't pick up this book TLDR （it really is too long to read）: Wouldn't recommend unless you're interested in the culture surrounding Peterson and this book。 Which is now at least a couple of years dated。 The rundown of the book: Speak the truth， gulags were bad， the Bible is epic。 The last chapter（s） have good， proper psychological techniques and an engaging story。 The book is very disjointed， some good stuff and some awful stuff。 Solid 2。5/5。If you're into improvement of one's self， put simply， don't pick up this book。 There's a suprising amount of self berating Peterson promotes。 There's certainly more effective and happier ways of self improvement。 However maybe that's why this book is so popular among a lot of men。 It channels that hatred into more effective outcomes？ There's a few interesting observations to begin with， but the Bible chapters where Peterson tries to play the role of a passionate but angsty preacher is。。。 just。。。 bad。 Read Dante or Milton for Christian theology， not this。 A bit shocking that this stuff wasn't a turn off most readers。Peterson loves telling the reader to "speak the truth"。 While it's a simplified expectation on expression （speech poccessing a very small part of human communication）， Peterson does lay out effective arguments on why one should constantly be striving to speak （your） truths。 While also actively listening to people， to directly understand their truth。 However there should've been greater concern on speaking truth while also being as present as possible。 It's very easy for some people to fall into the belief of their truth being a "truthful" re-telling of their past self and little more。 A little obervation and meditation will show the stories we tell ourselves of our past self are beyond/beneath any real truism。 As expected from the likes of culturally popular political critics， there's hypocrisy involved。 The most glaringly obvious revolves around his dislike of the victim concept while also heavily displaying it in his political expression。 Examples include his views against feminist movements， post-modern movements and communist movements。 He's a big fan of individuals believing in "no victims" but as soon as a bureaucracy （especially socialist in name） gets involved， everyone is a victim。 It appears he just wants the men reading his book to turn their hatred of their culture towards themselves and towards governments that western culture traditionally didn't support （exclusively in the mid 20th century）。 It's hard not to ask; is this a self help book or an angry cry for validation of a dying culture？The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn is not the only book in existence （excluding the Bible of course）。 Some weird intention compels Peterson to mention this book's name 10+（？） times as if that's the only words Peterson wants you to remember after reading his book。 The book most of the time has little relevancy to the content and when it does， there's usually better historical examples。 The focused hatred of the Soviet Union under the leadership of Stalin is so repetitive， the title of the book or at least blurb should be changed to something more appropriate for the content。 It's like reading a book on Oranges and instead getting a run down of Agent Orange and it's effects on the Vietnamese every other chapter。 The most difficult part about it is， throughout the entire book Peterson is unable to show a clear cut coloration between his ideas on history and psychology。 He just assumes they juxtapose without any evidence， hoping a red scare （or similar） narrative will take up the reigns in expressing the meaning he hopes for。 He avoided making any significant or original conclusions with the USSR material or the constant mentioning of Hitler， Stalin and Mao。 It started to leave the bad taste of dated cold war propoganda。 Completely unsupported by the themes， but placed in there anyway。 Active cultural conditioning？ Kind of unfortunate， as it does appear manipulative on the surface。 Maybe it shows his still unresolved personal issues with mid 20th century European history （academics， smh）。 Or perhaps he expresses these themes to connect to a male conservative American （and Eastern European） audience。 Either way， angsty and off-putting for non emotive， non politised people or anyone who realises the world is a bit of a different place now。 Think of it this way， the 1800s （yes， pre-Marx） were more relevant to the mid 1900s than the mid 1900s are to today due to social change。 It appears he likes to concentrate on these areas of history to suit his political agenda and nothing more。 Has he heard of Belgium Congo？ Unit 731 of the Japanese Imperial Army？ Even the Black Death would be a better representation of the "archetypal living embodiment of Hell" than his favorites Stalin， Mao and Hitler。 Another reason he likely uses his Stalin， Mao and Hitler because he wants to show off how terrible tyranny is。 However two of these figures also beat back Peterson's nemesis "chaos" more effectively than likely any other leaders of the 20th century。 Perhaps this shows there's better metrics to measure societies and leaders then if there is evidence of clear cut contradictions？ I think Peterson gets upset by Marxist academics because they actively dismiss Peterson's principles for effective societies。 The major cause of this is likely， he is focusing these principles not on befitting regimes but regimes he is politically inclined to personally dislike。 His view of chaos and tyranny would be better suited to the likes of Pol Pot （which he does briefly mention but only to criticise French post-modernists）。 Maybe I'm concentrating too much on these aspects ， however it really is mentioned that much throughout the book。 The weird part is how very few other reviewers mention this aspect of the book。 McCarthy's haunting ghost？ Or just well placed enough to not appear to be a major focus for individuals less inclined in that area of thought。 Peterson makes a good point about how we （as wealthy Western society） seem to focus on splitting up demographics in not a necessarily appropriate manner （i。e。 comparing white vs East Asian）。 However， this is likely another unnecessary political message。 Which is later confirmed in Peterson instating the logical conclusion of splitting demographics accurately， ends with only individuals （unhelpfully far fetched， as shown with Peterson himself ignoring with his favourite man/woman divide）。 I also highly doubt this message of splitting demographics appropriately would be a genuine belief of the people that pick it up and instead used purely as a criticism against people seeking out to improve demographic discrepancies。 Which seems to be the original intention of Peterson。My harsh conclusion is， this book was made for males who feel low on a hierarchical structure （god forbid below woman😧）。 While the objective of this book is to provide a foundation （aka certainty of their truth） for these men to improve their lives and move up this hierarchy。 The rules leave little room for adaptability while a lot of room for contradiction but I guess when contradiction arises， just start making political messages that miss the mark （if the average reader could tell） or start quoting the Bible。My positive conclusion is， good job Peterson for connecting with disenfranchised men and convincing them to start on the journey of personal growth！ The last couple of chapters are also pretty good。I gave this review the time of day because I used to watch Peterson as a young teen while completely in accordance with his views。 Giving a clear cut understanding of Peterson was something I've since wanted to do for nearly 6 years。 Unfortunately learning that a lot of Peterson's politics weren't historically contextual （as they first appeared） had lead me astray in later years to other ideas in politics。 Hence， starting a journey of constantly doubting and fact checking my politics。 Only if Peterson could do this as well （live by truth， listen and all） and he could've been an amazingly postive force in society。 However we all have our vices and perhaps he only connected to all these young men through hinting at his brand of "Western" （as he calls） idiology。Disclaimer:Extremely aware Mao， Stalin and Hitler weren't exactly great lads。 Just pointing out the misuse of them。 The Bible does get unfairly bullied in today's society。 Don't hope to add to that， the intention was purely to critique Peterson's preaching。I wrote about the work as if against the author and not the content which isn't the most helpful for dissection。 However Peterson loves to take ideas very personally， so felt obligated to write to a similar tune。 Perhaps that's the most negative aspect about him， ego is everything。 Wouldn't be surprised if this mindset is crushing his abilities。 。。。more
Radu Anastase
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I have listened to this book on audible。 This is a powerful book and I think I should go over it again， this time， by reading it。
Papida
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I didn't really know Jordan Peterson beforehand。 I knew he has a large and intense fan group， who really loves everything he says。 However， on the other hand， there is the other group who really hates everything he says and does。 So， I wanted to know what the fuss is about and if he really is worth all the attention based on this book。 And， after reading 3 rules so far， I don't understand why he is such a controversial figure or why people care about him that much。I also haven't read many self-h I didn't really know Jordan Peterson beforehand。 I knew he has a large and intense fan group， who really loves everything he says。 However， on the other hand， there is the other group who really hates everything he says and does。 So， I wanted to know what the fuss is about and if he really is worth all the attention based on this book。 And， after reading 3 rules so far， I don't understand why he is such a controversial figure or why people care about him that much。I also haven't read many self-help books， so I don't know what to expect。 However， I know that Peterson is a psychologist。 I don't have a psychology degree or anything， but I know this and that about psychology and different branches of psychology。 I assumed Peterson wanted to do a "pop-science" book， not an actual book about psychology， so I didn't expect much on that field。First， the epilogue。 I felt like it was way too long and out of place。 First， the writer described his experience and relationship with Peterson， which made sense。 Then he started to talk about ideology， morals， and how millennials think morals are relative instead of universal。 I felt like all of that was really out of place， and maybe he should write a blog post or something about those topics and just focus on talking about Peterson in his epilogue。 The epilogue felt like a pitch talk to a book that I already had on my hands， which was silly， since I already have this book on my hands， why do you need to sell it to me again？ I don't know if this type of epilogue is common in self-help books thought。Then Peterson explains where the book came from， which is okay and pretty interesting。 He focused a lot on explaining this "chaos vs。 order" -mindset and that people should aim for the balance between those two， which is a common belief in many religions and philosophies。 Therefore I don't really think he brought anything new to the table， since I could be reading about those same things from a book about daoism or such。 Again， I don't know if that is common in self-help books; that they don't really bring new things to the table， just recycle ideas that have existed for centuries。Personally， I could have enjoyed more "straight to the point" kind of approach。 After reading the epilogue and Peterson explaining about daoism， I was already tired and wondering if he is ever going to start with the actual rules。 However， I continued reading。The first rule is about hierarchies。 Peterson spends a lot of time explaining about lobsters and birds， and to be honest， I would much rather read a book about biology if I wanted to know about those subjects。 What really made me roll my eyes， is the part where Peterson explains about the birds which have lower status， tend to get sick more often and that phenomena is the same for humans too。 When I checked the sources， there was a paper explaining about _mammals_ and how mammals with lower status get sick more often。 Nothing about birds。 That made me wonder。。。1） Peterson doesn't know that mammals and birds are completely different animal groups？2） Peterson doesn't know how science and studies work？ （which seems strange， he is a university professor after all）3） Peterson's feelings don't care about facts？According to Peterson， hierarchies are part of nature。 And nature is chaos。 And we should aim for a balance between chaos and order。 But then Peterson doesn't really explain anything about how can get in balance with those hierarchies？ So Peterson wrote a self-help book， but then he doesn't even stand behind his own words？I have read only 3 rules so far， but Peterson has cited Freud and Jung many many times already。 Peterson is a psychologist， yes， and everyone in the field of psychology should know that Freud and Jung aren't really。。。well psychologist or scientific。 Citing Freud or Jung in your arguments just automatically makes the argument seem bad since Freud and Jung just came up with crazy theories， but they had no way to back up their claims。 There are hundreds of actually good psychologist out there， so why would Peterson choose Freud and Jung？Misusing studies and citing pseudo-science makes this book really unappealing to me and it's just hard to take it seriously。 So far， the book has had many silly claims， that Peterson doesn't really explain further。 For example Peterson wrote that a lot of times people who are getting bullied basically choose to be bullied。 Seems weird， that a psychologist is overly simplified such complex psychological phenomena。I don't know if I should read the rest of the book， so far it has been such a wild ride。 。。。more
Jamie Reynolds
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Good read （if you’ll pardon the pun）。 Will have to read again， as some parts were a little difficult to absorb。 Only thing that let it down was the plethora of religious metaphors， would have preferred real world comparisons。
Julia
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Peterson is a brillant writer and storyteller。 He discusses interesting topics and Provides a unique view curated through reading a lot himself。 Also this book is full with personal stories。But why did i not like this book？ I'm just sick and tired with psychologists mixing their views with sience and their experiences and pretending that that produces some sort of universal Truth。 Petersen seems to see himself as some sort of political mediator。 He pretends to be a centrist while catering to rig Peterson is a brillant writer and storyteller。 He discusses interesting topics and Provides a unique view curated through reading a lot himself。 Also this book is full with personal stories。But why did i not like this book？ I'm just sick and tired with psychologists mixing their views with sience and their experiences and pretending that that produces some sort of universal Truth。 Petersen seems to see himself as some sort of political mediator。 He pretends to be a centrist while catering to right winged people。 He continuously makes communism out as the worst thing ever and sais things like that paitriarchy doesn't exist。 Also he normalizes Wanting to Hit children。 That's a lot for a self help book by a psychologist。 I get that those are just opinions but he did a horrible Job at seperating opinions from Psychology and things he read in books。 No wonder he has a cult like following。 He is the voice of some sort of Truth you can get nowhere else but from him。 。。。more
Senam Fiagbenya
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It’s difficult to rate a book with two stars。 But it’s a fact that not all books can work for everyone。 This one did not work for me。 I struggled to read this， but won’t go back to it。 The 12 Rules， however， are great if read in their summary。
David Clouse
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I loved the content of this book but it was just a bit wordy for me。 Content would be five stars， readability is what knocked it down to a three。 I think the other issue is this is a book I’d rather read over a longer period of time to think on ideas， but trying to read it fast made it more difficult to retain a lot of the deep content he produced （which I know is my own fault）。 Some examples and explanations that would last many pages could me summed up， in my opinion， in a few paragraphs。 I fe I loved the content of this book but it was just a bit wordy for me。 Content would be five stars， readability is what knocked it down to a three。 I think the other issue is this is a book I’d rather read over a longer period of time to think on ideas， but trying to read it fast made it more difficult to retain a lot of the deep content he produced （which I know is my own fault）。 Some examples and explanations that would last many pages could me summed up， in my opinion， in a few paragraphs。 I felt like a few times I may have disagreed with some outcomes or things he said， but Dr。 Peterson’s engagement with many different religions and classical stories was fascinating。 Also， like I said， the content would get a five stars from me because I think anyone could greatly benefit from this book and the principles found therein。 。。。more
Hasan
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Apart from the powerful first and last chapters， i do not know if I actually internalized many truths out of this book， partly due to my own limitations （took ~3 years to finish this）， but also due to his own biases and （not insignificantly） tangential and long-winded writing style。Rating: May be worth reading
Mariann Borgund
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This is a self help guru book。 The rules are actually just good manners and Christian related living， so just the way we should live。 I’m Christian so might be bias there。He really is the father telling us off。 I connected with much of the essays in it and gotta say the reading went by fast too cause it’s interesting and uplifting。
Jessica
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I don't agree with everything that Peterson has to say。 I seem to be in the other side of the political spectrum。 However， there were things that I appreciated in this book。 It made me think for sure。 I don't agree with everything that Peterson has to say。 I seem to be in the other side of the political spectrum。 However， there were things that I appreciated in this book。 It made me think for sure。 。。。more
Tim
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Boring book。 Each chapter is a rule as expected， but with a variety of examples how that rule some how applies， which half the time I don't see the correlation between the rules and the stories he's talking about。 A lot of references to biblical stories， and while I'm rather familiar with them， others who are not or might not be religious might find it a bit hard to relate to。In searching for this book on GoodReads， I'm seeing there are "Summary of 12 rules of life" which I wish I read instead o Boring book。 Each chapter is a rule as expected， but with a variety of examples how that rule some how applies， which half the time I don't see the correlation between the rules and the stories he's talking about。 A lot of references to biblical stories， and while I'm rather familiar with them， others who are not or might not be religious might find it a bit hard to relate to。In searching for this book on GoodReads， I'm seeing there are "Summary of 12 rules of life" which I wish I read instead of the actual book。 。。。more
Joachim Hoff
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First of all I think the book is way to complicated。 Difficult language， pointers， stories and comparisons。 Secondly， it’s way to long compared to how much value you get out of it。I give it two stars as it got some valid points such as “There is no faith and no courage and no sacrifice in doing what is expedient。 There is no careful observation that actions and presuppositions matter， or what the world is made of matters。 To have meaning in your life is better than to have what you want， because First of all I think the book is way to complicated。 Difficult language， pointers， stories and comparisons。 Secondly， it’s way to long compared to how much value you get out of it。I give it two stars as it got some valid points such as “There is no faith and no courage and no sacrifice in doing what is expedient。 There is no careful observation that actions and presuppositions matter， or what the world is made of matters。 To have meaning in your life is better than to have what you want， because you may neither know what you want， nor what you truly need。 Meaning is something that comes upon you， if its own accord。 You can set up the preconditions， you can follow meaning， when it manifests itself， but you cannot simply produce it， as an act of will。 Meaning signifies that you are in the right place， at the right time， properly balanced between order and chaos， where everything lines up as best it can at that moment。” 。。。more
Zak
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note for self go back and read pg 245 Carl Rodgers How Should You Listen？
Alen Belavić
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A real eye-opener book for getting your life together。
Artur Jegesi
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12 rules for life presents simple principles to live your life by that are encompassed by their biblical and philosophical contexts。 I frequently found Jordan Peterson’s knowledge and analysis of religion and philosophy interesting but also often unnecessary to his message。 Nevertheless， I found great value in understanding the nature of human beings and our societies。3 most impactful ideas from this book:1。 Be precise in your speech （rule 10）。 It is difficult to specify what we want or what it 12 rules for life presents simple principles to live your life by that are encompassed by their biblical and philosophical contexts。 I frequently found Jordan Peterson’s knowledge and analysis of religion and philosophy interesting but also often unnecessary to his message。 Nevertheless， I found great value in understanding the nature of human beings and our societies。3 most impactful ideas from this book:1。 Be precise in your speech （rule 10）。 It is difficult to specify what we want or what it bothering us because by doing so， we admit that we don’t have it or that we haven’t addressed it。 Specifying such things would create a sharp pain， but ignoring them would create a much worse alternative of continuous unconscious suffering。 It is difficult to define success because it inevitably defines failure。 We must face our fears of failing and specific our ambitions and goals， or else a dull ache awaits us for the rest of our life。2。 Tell the truth - or at least don’t lie （rule 8）。 When you don’t know what to do， tell the truth - this is a principle to live by。 When something didn’t work out， an error lies in your aim or method leaving something to be learned - this is authenticity。 Every bit of such learning is a little death， the dissolution of your previous conception。 We often tell ourself stories to protect our ego because we fear facing our mistakes。 Such wilful blindness must be confronted by telling ourselves the truth， thus leading to the betterment of Being。3。 Do not let your children do anything that makes you dislike them （rule 5）。 How to parent your children？ Rule 5 provided an interesting perspective regarding disciplining your children。 The rule argues that since children are not pure and innocent by nature， disciplining them is an act of responsibility and is absolutely necessary for them to thrive in society。 However， discipline is often neglected in an effort to （wrongfully） befriend one’s child （this was also presented in an interesting comparison to the story of Sleeping Beaty wherein the mistakes of overprotective parents is demonstrated）。 The chapter also argues that we must use whatever is available to help our children learn - including negative emotions。 Overall， we should feel that it is an obligation to guide our children towards behaving and thinking in a righteous manner。 。。。more
Rade Stanišić
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Иако нисам посебан љубитељ популарне психологије， што ова књига првенствено и јесте， морам признати да ме изненадила и доста ми се свиђела。 Међутим， ова књига није само неко обично， уопштено продавање магле какве ове књиге знају по природи да буду。 Прије свега， Питерсон не наводи неке своје закључке пуко и одједном， већ је сваки став поткован јаким аргументима који су још допуњени фасцинантним паралелама са мотивима из Библије али и из других религија и култура。 Његов опус познавања， прије свега Иако нисам посебан љубитељ популарне психологије， што ова књига првенствено и јесте， морам признати да ме изненадила и доста ми се свиђела。 Међутим， ова књига није само неко обично， уопштено продавање магле какве ове књиге знају по природи да буду。 Прије свега， Питерсон не наводи неке своје закључке пуко и одједном， већ је сваки став поткован јаким аргументима који су још допуњени фасцинантним паралелама са мотивима из Библије али и из других религија и култура。 Његов опус познавања， прије свега хришћанства и филозофије базираној на њему， па онда и других разноликих учења је на завидном нивоу。 Поред тога， на генијаналан начин повезује те исте мотиве и поруке које се изводе са садашњим проблемима и прави својеврстан скуп， наизглед неспојивих ствари， који заиста има смисла。 То повезивање је на том нивоу да се у размаку од само неколико пасуса цитирају Библија и Хитлер， можда два највећа јин-хаос и јанга-ред （појмови који се значајно провлаче кроз књигу）， а опет тај дио шаље снажну и дубоку поенту。Иако у сваком правилу може да се пронађе много добрих идеја， морам да издвојим правила 8（Говори истину - или бар не лажи） и 10（Говори прецизно） као за мене најсмисленија и најбоље појашњена。 То свакако не умањује значај ни осталих 10， уз напомену да са некима од њих， барем ја， нисам у потпуности сагласан。 。。。more
Nicolò Russo
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Insightful。 He is not the best writer in the world， still he says a lot of interesting things。It is worth reading。
Ryan Atwood
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I really didn't like a lot of this book， especially a bunch of the rules in the middle。 I felt that his perspective on scripture is rather。。。godless and skewed and so I had a hard time when he would attempt to interpret the meaning of scripture with the underlying assumption that it's not God's Word。 That's all fine， I don't have to see the world exactly like he does to get a lot out of it， but when the overarching point he wants to make is interwoven with those assumptions， it didn't jive。I wou I really didn't like a lot of this book， especially a bunch of the rules in the middle。 I felt that his perspective on scripture is rather。。。godless and skewed and so I had a hard time when he would attempt to interpret the meaning of scripture with the underlying assumption that it's not God's Word。 That's all fine， I don't have to see the world exactly like he does to get a lot out of it， but when the overarching point he wants to make is interwoven with those assumptions， it didn't jive。I would have given it a mere 3 or even 2 stars， but the last 4-5 rules of the book were some of the best and I really appreciated those。 It's one of those books I think I'd like to read again some time and take notes。 I would recommend it at the end of the day。 。。。more
Adam
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Stopped half way through。 Could not reconcile with the viewpoints。。
Avalee
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