| Physical Description |
xxxv, 409 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-389) and index. |
| Contents |
Stand up straight with your shoulders back -- Treat yourself like someone you are responsible for helping -- Make friends with people who want the best for you -- Compare yourself to who you were yesterday, not to who someone else is today -- Do not let your children do anything that makes you dislike them -- Set your house in perfect order before you criticize the world -- Pursue what is meaningful (not what is expedient) -- Tell the truth--or, at least, don't lie -- Assume that the person you are listening to might know something you don't -- Be precise in your speech -- Do not bother children when they are skateboarding -- Pet a cat when you encounter one on the street. |
| Summary |
What does everyone in the modern world need to know? Psychologist Jordan B. Peterson's answer to this most difficult of questions uniquely combines the hard-won truths of ancient tradition with the stunning revelations of cutting-edge scientific research. Dr. Peterson journeys broadly, discussing discipline, freedom, adventure and responsibility, distilling the world's wisdom into 12 practical rules for life. |
| Subject |
Conduct of life -- Philosophy.
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| Alt Author |
Doidge, Norman, writer of foreword.
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Van Sciver, Ethan, illustrator.
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| Alternate Title |
Twelve rules for life |
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