12 Rules for Life by Jordan B. Peterson
Whenever we experience injustice, real or imagined; whenever we encounter tragedy or fall prey to the machinations of others; whenever we experience the horror and pain of our own apparently arbitrary limitations—the temptation to question Being and then to curse it rises foully from the darkness. Why must innocent people suffer so terribly? What... See more
12 Rules for Life by Jordan B. Peterson
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12 Rules for Life by Jordan B. Peterson
Tolstoy could identify only four means of escaping from such thoughts. One was retreating into childlike ignorance of the problem. Another was pursuing mindless pleasure. The third was “continuing to drag out a life that is evil and meaningless, knowing beforehand that nothing can come of it.” He identified that particular form of escape with... See more
12 Rules for Life by Jordan B. Peterson
He uses Tolstoy here to talk about the initial pathways of decisions that can be made. He says, there are four.
And so this maps a little bit differently onto the other pages, because if you think about it, there is what T.S. Eliot described in his play, which is mapped a little bit differently.