You should be a monster.

Everyone says, “Well, you should be harmless, virtuous, you shouldn’t do anyone any harm, you should sheath your competitive instinct. You shouldn’t try to win. You don’t want to be too aggressive. You don’t want to be too assertive.”

No. Wrong. You should be a monster, an absolute monster, and then you should learn how to control it.

“It’s better to be a warrior in a garden than a gardener in a war.”

"With a lot of the younger people, I worry sometimes about substituting discussion blogging, tweeting, commentating for actually doing something. That's why I titled that book of mine "[Do] Something!". I have seen some of these younger political people that get into... virtual politics, and they get into a virtual loop. They talk about the issue; they blog about it; they tweet about it."

On my latest podcast, Preston Manning and I discuss populist movements in the west, history building and storytelling, the power of reading audiences, the new tenets of conservatism, communication in politics, the Chinese Communist Party, and much more.

Watch the podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRVX0K5XCQ0

Standing up straight means voluntarily accepting the burden of Being.

Your nervous system responds in an entirely different manner when you face the demands of life voluntarily.

My recommended reading list - https://www.jordanbpeterson.com/great-books/

The Polish edition of Beyond Order was published on the 30th of November. Available here: https://wydawnictwofp.pl/ksiazki/poza-porzadek/

On my latest podcast, Dr. Christopher Kaczor, Dr. Matthew Petrusek, and I discuss their new book “Jordan Peterson, God, and Christianity”—the first systematic analysis of 12 Rules for Life and my biblical series from a Christian perspective. We also cover—just to name a few—truth in fiction, time before consciousness, faith, evolution, love, and acting as if God exists.

You can watch this conversation on my YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/m9Njk8vpToQ

Limited tickets remain for my 2022 Beyond Order tour. Second shows and dates added. You can find all US, EU and UK shows listed here: https://www.jordanbpeterson.com/events/

"One of our challenges is convincing people that freedom is actually a good thing."

Congressman Dan Crenshaw and I discuss the fallout of withdrawing from Afghanistan and the details of the 20-plus-year conflict. We talk about life as a US congressman and his experience as a US Navy SEAL, social media and politics–especially in relation to modern conservatism and climate change.

This conversation is now live on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/GnpHlc8O_sY

A new podcast with Steven Bartlett is live on his channel. You can watch or listen to it here: https://g2ul0.app.link/JP

Added a new tour date in Miami, January 31, and there are still some tickets left: Beyond Order 2022. https://concerts.livenation.com/event/0D005B869F42B44E

The fool precedes the master.

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One of my favourite books of all time -Beyle, Marie-Henri (Stendhal): The Charterhouse of Parma.

"Headstrong and naïve, the young Italian aristocrat Fabrizio del Dongo is determined to defy the wrath of his right-wing father and go to war to fight for Napoleon. He stumbles on the Battle of Waterloo, ill-prepared, yet filled with enthusiasm for war and glory. Finally heeding advice, Fabrizio sneaks back to Milan, only to become embroiled in a series of amorous exploits, fuelled by his impetuous nature and the political chicanery of his aunt Gina and her wily lover. Judged by Balzac to be the most important French novel of its time, The Charterhouse of Parma is a compelling novel of extravagance and daring, blending the intrigues of the Italian court with the romance and excitement of youth."

To view more of my book recommendations, click here - https://www.jordanbpeterson.com/great-books/

What could cause such a reaction?

“Another thing I think is that one way to terrorise people is not to control them in big things but to control them in little things. So that... conformity becomes a habit.”

Dr. Arif Ahmed and Dr. James Orr joined me to discuss what led the University of Cambridge to rescind my invitation to speak there. We get into the difficulty of change in universities, anonymous reporting, the dangers of limiting free speech, microaggressions, and more.

Watch this conversation on my YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wjw3udMNBc

This is a reading of my recent article, posted January 11th, 2022 on the National Post front page.

You can read that article here: https://nationalpost.com/opinion/jordan-peterson-why-i-am-no-longer-a-tenured-professor-at-the-university-of-toronto

This story will also be featured in the next print edition of the National Post.

https://youtu.be/oq2rBE5zwAs

An honour to finally meet Dan Crenshaw in person.