by Susan Barnes | 30 Nov 2021 | Quoting Other Writers
Rule 10 / Be precise in your speech In this chapter Peterson uses the children’s story, There’s no such thing as a dragon by Jack Kent to make his point. In this story, Billy Bixbee finds a small dragon in his bedroom but when he tells his mother, she insists, there’s...
by Susan Barnes | 23 Nov 2021 | Quoting Other Writers
Rule 9 / Assume that the person you are listening to might know something you don’t Peterson believes people need to talk to each other to think more clearly. By talking to others we better understand ourselves as well as one another. Healing may even come from two...
by Susan Barnes | 9 Nov 2021 | Quoting Other Writers
Rule 8 / Tell the truth—or, at least, don’t lie Peterson draws on historical accounts to show the dangers of believing lies, even small lies. Once you start believing small lies, it’s a short step to believing bigger lies. This can happen to us personally if a goal is...
by Susan Barnes | 2 Nov 2021 | Quoting Other Writers
Rule 7 / Pursue what is meaningful (not what is expedient) This is one of the more philosophical chapters. Peterson goes into a lengthy discussion on the benefits of delayed gratification as a corrective to expediency. Our natural human tendency is to do what is...
by Susan Barnes | 19 Oct 2021 | Quoting Other Writers
Rule 6 / Set your house in perfect order before you criticize the world Peterson discusses the tragic nature of life, pointless suffering and our apparent meaningless existence. He talks about those that have committed atrocities but also those who have been able to...
by Susan Barnes | 12 Oct 2021 | Quoting Other Writers
Rule 5 / Do not let your children do anything that makes you dislike them In this chapter, Peterson addresses child-rearing. Babies come into the world completely helpless, unlike many animals that can walk soon after birth. Peterson believes that children must be...
by Susan Barnes | 28 Sep 2021 | Quoting Other Writers
Rule 4 / Compare yourself to who you were yesterday not to who someone else is today Peterson discusses the futility of comparing ourselves to others as there will always be someone better, stronger, more intelligent, more beautiful or wealthier than we are....
by Susan Barnes | 21 Sep 2021 | Quoting Other Writers
Rule 3 / Make friends with people who want the best for you Peterson relates the personal history of his mostly unhealthy teenage friendships. He was pleased to make better friendships when he moved away from his hometown to further his educational and career...
