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Show summary
We continue our discussion of Jordan Peterson’s best-selling book, 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos. This week we provide commentary on the second rule of the book (RULE 2 / Treat yourself like someone you are responsible for helping).
Show notes
0:14 – “The best-selling Canadian author of 2018”
1:05 – Why do so many people stop taking their prescribed medication? (Article about medication non-adherence)
2:29 – Does Jordan Peterson’s reasoning for RULE 2 actually make any sense?
7:07 – My hypothesis regarding why people don’t treat themselves like someone they are responsible for helping
9:55 – “We are often unaware that we are important to other people”
13:38 – Don’t concentrate on doing only things that make you happy, but concentrate on doing things that are actually good for you
15:23 – “Between you and me, who’s the ‘order’ in our relationship, and who’s the ‘chaos’”?
17:57 – Channeling your “dark side” to fuel your assertiveness
27:04 – The importance of having a vision and a direction in your life
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GenYChron Ep. 0026 – The forgotten meaning behind self-sacrifice
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We discuss “RULE 7 / Pursue what is meaningful (not what is expedient)”, from Jordan B. Peterson’s best-selling book 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos. In this episode, we examine self-sacrifice, the dangers of expediency and a hypothesis about why evil exists.
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GenYChron Ep. 0011 – The Millennial marriage taboo and Generation Squeeze
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This week we focus on the benefits of marriage, the ever-changing perspective of marriage in Western society and the unfortunate victim mentality of Millennials. We’ve collected a tonne of facts that will make you second-guess your preconceptions about marriage. We also share our opinions about why we should actually be excited about Generation Y’s prospects.
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GenYChron Ep. 0004 – Free Yale courses, free Internet and practising French with a chatbot
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In this week’s podcast episode we dive into a treasure trove of free knowledge. Did you know you can take free courses at Yale on YouTube? Did you know you can access the Internet for free? The Internet is a paradise of human knowledge, where we can learn French by speaking with chatbots and debunk rumours about Chinese spyware in mobile phones. All this and more, for free, in this week’s episode from the Gen Y Chronicles.
