12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos by Jordan B Peterson – digested read

‘Here’s a rule that’s catnip for right-wingers everywhere: do not bother children while they are skateboarding’Just a few years ago, I was an unknown professor writing academic books that nobody read. Then, with God ’s help, I decided to stop feeling sorry for myself and develop my potential. Pinkos and wishy-washy liberals had cornered the market in cod psychology, so I guessed there must be a huge hunger for a self-help book, backed up with religion, mythology, CAPITAL LETTERS and stating the obvious – on e directed at responsible, socially minded conservatives craving some pseudointellectual ideology to prop up their beliefs. And bingo! Here are my 12 Rules for Life.1 Stand up straight with your shoulders straightMost lobsters are complete bastards left to their own devices. Most humans are complete bastards left to their own devices. This proves there is a God who wants us to have Order. Order is Masculine and Chaos is Feminine. Therefore to move towards Order, we all need to man up. Happiness is pointless. We are all on this Earth to suffer. So learn to suffer like a man. Not everyone can be as rich and successful as me, but try to be less of a failure than you already are.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 28, 2018 Category: Science Authors: John Crace Tags: Society Mindfulness Health & wellbeing Culture Psychology Health, mind and body Social trends Philosophy Gender Books Parents and parenting Family Life and style Science Christianity Atheism Religion Source Type: news