by Susan Barnes | 4 Jan 2022 | Quoting Other Writers
Generally speaking, Peterson has a Christian worldview and promotes Christian values and principles, but I wouldn’t consider him to be a Christian because he doesn’t appear to have a personal relationship with God. He studies the Bible for information, not revelation....
by Susan Barnes | 21 Dec 2021 | Quoting Other Writers
Rule 12 / Pat a cat when you encounter one on the street Peterson encourages his reader to look for moments of joy amongst the difficulties of life, such as patting a cat. He relates the story of his daughter’s painful struggle with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. She...
by Susan Barnes | 14 Dec 2021 | Quoting Other Writers
Rule 11 / Do not bother children when they are skateboarding This is the longest chapter and heaviest going. It begins innocuously with Peterson discussing teenage boys skateboarding. These boys take what many consider unnecessary risks to their personal safety. But...
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...
