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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.
Show notes
2:00 – Viewing the Biblical stories through a psychological lens
2:47 – Understanding sacrifice in a new way
3:18 – What does “expedient” mean?
6:37 – What happens when your sacrifice is rejected?
9:10 – Sharing with your future self
10:40 – “…the world is revealed to you through the template of your values.”
12:28 – Is it OK to bring a child into a world full of danger and suffering?
18:59 – Why does evil exist?
22:09 – Is lying actually expedient?
25:03 – Little lies are the seeds of totalitarian regimes
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GenYChron Ep. 0024 – Taming ferocious toddlers with Millennial discipline and smart rules
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We continue our commentary and discussion on Jordan B. Peterson’s 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos, and in this episode we discuss socializing children out of the “terrible twos” and we review Dr. Peterson’s 5 disciplinary principles (RULE 5 / Do not let your children do anything that makes you dislike them).
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GenYChron Ep. 0002 – Millennials talking about beer, cannabis and liver pâté
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Listen to our experiences about moving to 4 different cities across the globe in 4 years. We share with you our nomad-like strategy for moving like a millennial. We also talk about a few random but hotly debated topics: marriage stats, controlled substances and vegetarianism. You may also learn something new about the “Imperial City”, “Athens on the Isar River”, “Haligonia” and the “Gateway to the World”. Read More
