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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).
Show notes
0:40 – “Two-year-olds, statistically speaking, are the most violent of people” (Peterson, J.B. & Flanders, J. (2005). Play and the regulation of aggression.)
7:25 – The parent-friend problem
10:25 – Undesirable social behaviour in children if uncorrected, may manifest into major anti-social behaviour later in life
11:22 – “She was out to produce a little God-Emperor of the Universe.”
13:28 – Disciplinary principle #1: “Limit the rules”
16:08 – Disciplinary principle #2: “Use minimum necessary force”
23:04 – Disciplinary principle #3: “Parents should come in pairs” (Amato, P.R. & Keith, B. (1991). Parental Divorce and the Well-Being of Children: A Meta-Analysis.)
24:37 – Disciplinary principle #4: “Parents should understand their own capacity to be harsh, vengeful, arrogant, resentful, angry and deceitful”
27:32 – Disciplinary principle #5: “Parents have a duty to act as proxies for the real world”
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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
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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. 0012 – The Impossible Burger, dangers of soy and food evolution
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On this week’s episode we sink our teeth into a trending food topic: the meatless burger that bleeds, AKA “The Impossible Burger”. We also review research about the relatively unknown dangers of eating unfermented soy. To finish, we discuss how the ever-increasing global demand for meat may eventually force us to invent a substitute for meat that is equally nutritious and delicious.
