Jordan Peterson has been the most influential figure on my self-improvement journey.
His 448-page book "12 Rules for Life" changed my life.
Here are his 12 Rules in 2 minutes:
His 448-page book "12 Rules for Life" changed my life.
Here are his 12 Rules in 2 minutes:
1/ Stand Up Straight With Your Shoulders Back
The world is a tough, brutal place.
You must confront it boldly and with courage.
Do not back down from challenges.
Rise to meet them with your chin up and chest out.
The world is a tough, brutal place.
You must confront it boldly and with courage.
Do not back down from challenges.
Rise to meet them with your chin up and chest out.
2/ Treat Yourself Like Someone You’re Responsible for Helping
Imagine you’re taking care of a sick parent.
You’ll make sure they:
• Do their rehab
• Eat healthy food
• Take their medicine
So why don't we treat ourselves the same?
Love yourself like you would love another.
Imagine you’re taking care of a sick parent.
You’ll make sure they:
• Do their rehab
• Eat healthy food
• Take their medicine
So why don't we treat ourselves the same?
Love yourself like you would love another.
3/ Make Friends with People Who Want the Best for You
You want friends who push you forward toward your potential.
But too often, we associate with people who put us down and hold us back.
You are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with.
Choose wisely.
You want friends who push you forward toward your potential.
But too often, we associate with people who put us down and hold us back.
You are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with.
Choose wisely.
4/ Compare Yourself to Who You Were Yesterday
Don’t compare yourself to others.
It’s only gonna:
• Inflate your ego if you’re ahead
• Make you feel shitty if you’re behind
Instead, try to just be a bit better today than you were yesterday.
Don’t compare yourself to others.
It’s only gonna:
• Inflate your ego if you’re ahead
• Make you feel shitty if you’re behind
Instead, try to just be a bit better today than you were yesterday.
5/ Do Not Let Your Children do Anything that Makes You Dislike Them
Tell any friend or family member how you feel honestly and truthfully.
Unaddressed tension causes resentment to build up in the long run.
Confront your problems, and don’t push things under the rug.
Tell any friend or family member how you feel honestly and truthfully.
Unaddressed tension causes resentment to build up in the long run.
Confront your problems, and don’t push things under the rug.
6/ Set Your House in Order Before You Criticize the World
It’s easy to criticize celebrities or public figures for their mistakes.
But take a look in the mirror.
Imagine if the world saw all your shortcomings.
Get yourself in order.
Then criticize the world.
It’s easy to criticize celebrities or public figures for their mistakes.
But take a look in the mirror.
Imagine if the world saw all your shortcomings.
Get yourself in order.
Then criticize the world.
7/ Pursue What is Meaningful (Not What is Expedient)
Imagine yourself in 5, 10, or 20 years.
Act in a way that your future self would be proud of.
Choosing what’s easy in the short run leads to misery in the long run.
Hard choices = easy life
Easy choices = hard life
Imagine yourself in 5, 10, or 20 years.
Act in a way that your future self would be proud of.
Choosing what’s easy in the short run leads to misery in the long run.
Hard choices = easy life
Easy choices = hard life
8/ Tell the Truth - Or at Least Don’t Lie
When you lie, you now have to worry about two realities.
One where the lie is the truth to another person.
And another where you know the truth.
This never works out in the long run.
And causes crippling anxiety.
Tell the truth.
When you lie, you now have to worry about two realities.
One where the lie is the truth to another person.
And another where you know the truth.
This never works out in the long run.
And causes crippling anxiety.
Tell the truth.
9/ Assume the Person You’re Listening to May Know Something You Don’t
You can only learn something when your mouth is shut.
Aim to learn something in every conversation.
It’ll make you a better listener.
And make people like you.
You can only learn something when your mouth is shut.
Aim to learn something in every conversation.
It’ll make you a better listener.
And make people like you.
10/ Be Precise in Your Speech
Don’t speak things over yourself that make your life worse.
Don’t say things like:
I’m lazy
I can’t do that
I’m not smart
Statements like these limit your potential.
Adopt a growth mindset, and speak things into existence you want to happen.
Don’t speak things over yourself that make your life worse.
Don’t say things like:
I’m lazy
I can’t do that
I’m not smart
Statements like these limit your potential.
Adopt a growth mindset, and speak things into existence you want to happen.
11/ Do Not Bother Children When They’re Skateboarding
When you see kids screwing around or being idiots, let them.
If they’re not harming anyone, what’s the issue?
It’s how they make sense of the world and grow.
Maybe you can even reinstall that curiosity into your own life.
When you see kids screwing around or being idiots, let them.
If they’re not harming anyone, what’s the issue?
It’s how they make sense of the world and grow.
Maybe you can even reinstall that curiosity into your own life.
12/ Pet a Cat When You Encounter One on the Street
Life is too short to be miserable 24/7.
Appreciate the little things in life:
The cute pet you see on a walk
The first sip of coffee in the morning
The comfort of a warm bed on a cold, rainy day
Be grateful for what you have.
Life is too short to be miserable 24/7.
Appreciate the little things in life:
The cute pet you see on a walk
The first sip of coffee in the morning
The comfort of a warm bed on a cold, rainy day
Be grateful for what you have.
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