Those who do not choose a direction are lost. It is far better to become something than to remain anything but become nothing.
This is despite all the genuine limitations and disappointments that becoming something entails. Everywhere, the cynic despairs, are bad decisions. But someone who has transcended that cynicism (or more accurately, replaced it with an even more profound doubt— that is, the doubt that doubt itself is an ultimately reliable guide) objects: the worst decision of all is none.
This is despite all the genuine limitations and disappointments that becoming something entails. Everywhere, the cynic despairs, are bad decisions. But someone who has transcended that cynicism (or more accurately, replaced it with an even more profound doubt— that is, the doubt that doubt itself is an ultimately reliable guide) objects: the worst decision of all is none.
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"When I’ve gone to the TV stations and been interviewed by a journalist, I’ll have a discussion with the journalist in the green room, and I’m talking to a person then. But as soon as the cameras go on, I’m not talking to a person anymore. I’m talking to someone who’s an adept mouthpiece for a massive corporate organization."
My podcast with Michael Malice is available here if you have not watched it already: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9HqHzA3atQ
My podcast with Michael Malice is available here if you have not watched it already: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9HqHzA3atQ
I'm pleased to share that "12 Rules for Life" is a Kindle Deal of the Day. Today only, you can buy the eBook in Canada and the US for $2.99; in the UK, it’s on-sale for £1.99. This is available for today only.
Purchase links can be found here: https://www.jordanbpeterson.com/12-rules-for-life/
Purchase links can be found here: https://www.jordanbpeterson.com/12-rules-for-life/
Some carousel posts have been created for Instagram featuring excerpts from "Beyond Order", accompanied by illustrations. The posts feature between 5 to 10 slides. You can find the latest one here (and more on my profile). Click to read the full post: https://www.instagram.com/p/CQL3X0Lhcko/
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Dr. Scott Kaufman and I sit down to discuss a variety of topics in the area of cognitive science, behavioural study, and Humanism. We diverge and touch on many points such as I.Q. tests, personality traits, aggression in the hierarchy, dating intelligence, self-actualization, long-form media, and more.
Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman is a cognitive scientist exploring the limits of human potential. He hosts the very popular podcast, The Psychology Podcast. He is an author, editor, and co-editor of nine books including his newest, “Transcend: The New Science of Self Actualization”.
You can watch my conversation with Dr. Kaufman here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4xZUQmmMuI&t=2sv
Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman is a cognitive scientist exploring the limits of human potential. He hosts the very popular podcast, The Psychology Podcast. He is an author, editor, and co-editor of nine books including his newest, “Transcend: The New Science of Self Actualization”.
You can watch my conversation with Dr. Kaufman here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4xZUQmmMuI&t=2sv
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A clip from my latest podcast with Scott Barry Kaufman covering competence, generosity and aggression.
You can listen to the full conversation by clicking here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4xZUQmmMuI&t=2s
Listen here: https://direct.me/jordanpeterson
You can listen to the full conversation by clicking here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4xZUQmmMuI&t=2s
Listen here: https://direct.me/jordanpeterson
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Why we feel positive when we remember doing difficult things in our past.
My latest Q&A is now live on my YouTube Channel for you to watch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_luzlgqYz0&t=626s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_luzlgqYz0&t=626s
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What’s the Most Effective Way of Overcoming Self-Deception? | Q&A 06-17-2021 | Jordan B. Peterson
I recently answered questions that were submitted on the social media platform - https://www.thinkspot.com. This is my fourth Q&A of 2021: What’s the Most Effective Way of Overcoming Self-Deception?
Thinkspot is still in beta, and would greatly appreciate…
Thinkspot is still in beta, and would greatly appreciate…
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My podcast with Yeonmi Park has just reached 1,000,000+ views on YouTube. Here is a clip from our 2-hour conversation together.
I recommend you watch the video in its entirety to get a true insight into what it was like for Yeonmi in North Korea.
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yqa-SdJtT4&t=1316s
Audio: https://direct.me/jordanpeterson
I recommend you watch the video in its entirety to get a true insight into what it was like for Yeonmi in North Korea.
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yqa-SdJtT4&t=1316s
Audio: https://direct.me/jordanpeterson
What you most want to find will be found where you least want to look.
There's this old story from King Arthur: King Arthur has these knights, and they're off to find the Holy Grail.
The Holy Grail is the most valuable object - That's what it means. So they're off to find the most valuable thing, but they don't know what it is, and they don't know where it is. But they know that there is such a thing. They don't know where to look... Well, there's a castle in the middle of the forest. So each night each one of them decides to start looking for the Holy Grail by entering the forest at the point that looks darkest to him.
What's the idea there? Well, imagine some things come easy to you and that you're happy about pursuing, you found those things and followed them, and you've mastered them. You know all that. But then there are other places you don't want to go to, you haven't been yet, and you haven't mastered them. They have this monstrous aspect to them.
There's this old story from King Arthur: King Arthur has these knights, and they're off to find the Holy Grail.
The Holy Grail is the most valuable object - That's what it means. So they're off to find the most valuable thing, but they don't know what it is, and they don't know where it is. But they know that there is such a thing. They don't know where to look... Well, there's a castle in the middle of the forest. So each night each one of them decides to start looking for the Holy Grail by entering the forest at the point that looks darkest to him.
What's the idea there? Well, imagine some things come easy to you and that you're happy about pursuing, you found those things and followed them, and you've mastered them. You know all that. But then there are other places you don't want to go to, you haven't been yet, and you haven't mastered them. They have this monstrous aspect to them.
There will be a lot of things in your life that you're afraid of that you don't want to face. But if you want to put yourself together, that's precisely what you have to do.
It is frequently the case that what you want to find is to be found where you least want to look.
It is frequently the case that what you want to find is to be found where you least want to look.
I am taking questions on Thinkspot for my next Q&A to be released on July 1st 2021. Compact questions are appreciated. I look forward to answering what I can. Please submit questions by Tuesday, June 22nd.
Click the link below to submit your question: https://thinkspot.com/online_content/jordan-peterson/recorded-q-a-5-please-submit-questions-by-6-22/5WuW07/Event?live=yes&t=watch&re=y
Click the link below to submit your question: https://thinkspot.com/online_content/jordan-peterson/recorded-q-a-5-please-submit-questions-by-6-22/5WuW07/Event?live=yes&t=watch&re=y
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Recorded Q&A #5 (Please Submit Questions by 6/22)
I am taking questions here on Thinkspot for my next Q&A to be released on July 1st 2021. Compact questions are appreciated. I look forward to answering what I can. Please submit questions by Tuesday June 22nd at 11:59pm ET.
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The Impossible Anti-Racism Discourse
“The word “racism” has almost become meaningless: the people who use it the most, they throw it around so liberally that I never believe it when I hear someone brand it that way. I assume it’s someone not being honest and not being truthful.”
Andrew Doyle and I sit down to discuss a variety of topics including his new book, “Free Speech and Why It Matters, the hate crime law in Parliament, the attack on free speech and its importance, Twitter attacks, creativity, and more.
Watch here: https://youtu.be/aoH1g5GYhPw
Listen here: https://direct.me/jordanpeterson
“The word “racism” has almost become meaningless: the people who use it the most, they throw it around so liberally that I never believe it when I hear someone brand it that way. I assume it’s someone not being honest and not being truthful.”
Andrew Doyle and I sit down to discuss a variety of topics including his new book, “Free Speech and Why It Matters, the hate crime law in Parliament, the attack on free speech and its importance, Twitter attacks, creativity, and more.
Watch here: https://youtu.be/aoH1g5GYhPw
Listen here: https://direct.me/jordanpeterson
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Bring out the best in your child.
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"I would almost be in dereliction if I didn’t mock it. It would be an act of self-censorship if I didn’t go after these targets. A lot of comedians think this stuff is ridiculous. They won’t go near it, because they know that if they do, they won’t get on the BBC, and they won’t get booked by certain clubs. They just leave it well alone."
To watch the full conversation with Andrew Doyle, visit my YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/aoH1g5GYhPw
You can also listen to the podcast here: https://direct.me/jordanpeterson
To watch the full conversation with Andrew Doyle, visit my YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/aoH1g5GYhPw
You can also listen to the podcast here: https://direct.me/jordanpeterson
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Gaslighting the Meaning of Racism
"They gave the word to us: gaslighting. When they gaslight all the time and say, “The culture war is a right-wing myth.” Or, the chief practitioners of cancel culture saying that council culture doesn’t exist." When they say the opposite of what is the observable reality, I don’t know how to break through that, how to break through those arguments, because not only have they constructed a pseudo-reality in their own minds."
More of this conversation can be watched here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoH1g5GYhPw
You can listen to it here: https://linktr.ee/DrJordanBPeterson
"They gave the word to us: gaslighting. When they gaslight all the time and say, “The culture war is a right-wing myth.” Or, the chief practitioners of cancel culture saying that council culture doesn’t exist." When they say the opposite of what is the observable reality, I don’t know how to break through that, how to break through those arguments, because not only have they constructed a pseudo-reality in their own minds."
More of this conversation can be watched here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoH1g5GYhPw
You can listen to it here: https://linktr.ee/DrJordanBPeterson
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What qualifies as a hate crime?
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“I've never been good at anything when I started it. I'm not a natural at anything... It's a combination of persistence and foolishness... Also, paying attention to how I feel after I have done something.”
I had the pleasure of inviting Samuel Andreyev onto my podcast. Samuel Andreyev is a Canadian composer who has sought his fame and fortune in Europe. He writes music for orchestras, soloists, chamber groups, singers, and other ensembles throughout Europe and the world.
We sat down to discuss the skills needed to be successful as an artist, where to start if you want to compose music, the hierarchy in western music, the relationship of music and language, the importance of genres, and more.
You can watch more of this conversation by clicking the link in my bio.
You can watch more of my conversation with Samuel here: https://youtu.be/rNcqLN42l8s
I had the pleasure of inviting Samuel Andreyev onto my podcast. Samuel Andreyev is a Canadian composer who has sought his fame and fortune in Europe. He writes music for orchestras, soloists, chamber groups, singers, and other ensembles throughout Europe and the world.
We sat down to discuss the skills needed to be successful as an artist, where to start if you want to compose music, the hierarchy in western music, the relationship of music and language, the importance of genres, and more.
You can watch more of this conversation by clicking the link in my bio.
You can watch more of my conversation with Samuel here: https://youtu.be/rNcqLN42l8s
How do you know who you are?
You are complex beyond your own understanding; more complex than anything else that exists, excepting other people; complex beyond belief. And your ignorance is further complicated by the intermingling of who you are with who you could be. You are not only something that is. You are something that is becoming— and the potential extent of that becoming also transcends your understanding.
Everyone has the sense, I believe, that there is more to them than they have yet allowed to be realized. That potential is often obscured by poor health, misfortune, and the general tragedies and mishaps of life. But it can also be hidden by an unwillingness to take full advantage of the opportunities that life offers— abetted by regrettable errors of all sorts, including failures of discipline, faith, imagination, and commitment.
Who are you? And, more importantly, who could you be, if you were everything you could conceivably be?
You are complex beyond your own understanding; more complex than anything else that exists, excepting other people; complex beyond belief. And your ignorance is further complicated by the intermingling of who you are with who you could be. You are not only something that is. You are something that is becoming— and the potential extent of that becoming also transcends your understanding.
Everyone has the sense, I believe, that there is more to them than they have yet allowed to be realized. That potential is often obscured by poor health, misfortune, and the general tragedies and mishaps of life. But it can also be hidden by an unwillingness to take full advantage of the opportunities that life offers— abetted by regrettable errors of all sorts, including failures of discipline, faith, imagination, and commitment.
Who are you? And, more importantly, who could you be, if you were everything you could conceivably be?