
12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos

lies warp the structure of Being. Untruth corrupts the soul and the state alike, and one form of corruption feeds the other.
Jordan B. Peterson • 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
Only man will inflict suffering for the sake of suffering. That is the best definition of evil I have been able to formulate. Animals can’t manage that, but humans, with their excruciating, semi-divine capacities, most certainly can.
Jordan B. Peterson • 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
Men are often accused of wanting to “fix things” too early on in a discussion. This frustrates men, who like to solve problems and to do it efficiently and who are in fact called upon frequently by women for precisely that purpose.
Jordan B. Peterson • 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
winning at everything might only mean that you’re not doing anything new or difficult. You might be winning but you’re not growing, and growing might be the most important form of winning.
Jordan B. Peterson • 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
Logos is the Word of God.
Jordan B. Peterson • 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
We see tools and obstacles, not objects or things.
Jordan B. Peterson • 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
There is just no talking to parents about their children—until they are ready to listen.
Jordan B. Peterson • 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
her way to the shopping mall. It’s busy and difficult to park. This makes her even more stressed. The thoughts of vulnerability occupying her mind since her recent unpleasant experience rise close to the surface. They trigger anxiety. Her heart rate rises. She begins to breathe shallowly and quickly. She feels her heart racing and begins to wonder
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You remember the past not so that it is “accurately recorded,” to say it again, but so that you are prepared for the future.