Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life

by Jordan B. Peterson

When you are visited by chaos and swallowed up; when nature curses you or someone you love with illness; or when tyranny rends asunder something of value that you have built, it is salutary to know the rest of the story. All of that misfortune is only the bitter half of the tale of existence, without taking note of the heroic element of redemption or the nobility of the human spirit requiring a certain responsibility to shoulder. We ignore that addition to the story at our peril, because life is so difficult that losing sight of the heroic part of existence could cost us everything.

approach what we do not understand voluntarily, with careful preparation and discipline.

people depend on constant communication with others to keep their minds organized. We all need to think to keep things straight, but we mostly think by talking.