Dr. Jordan B. Peterson is a Canadian professor of psychology at the University of Toronto, a clinical psychologist and the author of the the bestseller book 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos. His books, lectures and videos are designed to advance the modern understanding of creativity, competence and personality.
This is a long interview, but it is an excellent introduction to the man and his ideas. Dr. Oz does an excellent job of conducting this interview.
When you have something to say, silence is a lie.
– Jordan B. Peterson, 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos –
Don’t underestimate the power of vision and direction. These are irresistible forces, able to transform what might appear to be unconquerable obstacles into traversable pathways and expanding opportunities. Strengthen the individual. Start with yourself. Take care with yourself. Define who you are. Refine your personality. Choose your destination and articulate your Being. As the great nineteenth-century German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche so brilliantly noted, “He whose life has a why can bear almost any how.
– Jordan B. Peterson, 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos –
Perhaps you are overvaluing what you don’t have and undervaluing what you do.
– Jordan B. Peterson, 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos –
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