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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. 0008 – Demystifying yourself, your IQ and the education system
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 45:30 — 19.0MB)
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Do you know how your personality compares to 10 000 others? This week we try to demystify ourselves by taking a scientifically valid personality test. The results were somewhat surprising… we also discuss some facts worth knowing about intelligence and how your IQ is determined. To top it off, we talk about our childhood experiences in an obsolete education system.
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GenYChron Ep. 0009 – The most livable cities, #CitiesForPeople and thoughts about happiness
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 41:04 — 17.3MB)
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On today’s show we talk about two cities that make the top-five list on both Mercer’s and Monocle’s “the most livable cities” rankings: Munich and Vienna. Having lived in both cities, we compare our own anecdotal evidence with these two livability rankings. We also chat about how some cities in North America are starting to plan their cities for people instead of cars. To finish, we discuss how happiness is not a goal, but rather a side effect.
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GenYChron Ep. 0015 – Service culture wars: Germany and Austria vs. Canada
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 34:05 — 14.3MB)
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On this week’s show, listen to us reminisce about our eyebrow-raising experiences with servers and cashiers in Germany, Austria and Canada. We compare two different service cultures and two different perspectives to see which one stands supreme. Prepare yourself for a mildly heated discussion!
