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
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Rule 12 / Pat a cat when you encounter one on the street Peterson encourages his reader to look for moments of joy amongst the
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Rule 11 / Do not bother children when they are skateboarding This is the longest chapter and heaviest going. It begins innocuously with Peterson discussing
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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