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Pet a cat when you encounter one on the street. People cooperate in groups to gain security, safety, and company. And competition within the group promotes personal growth and status. The size of the group matters, though. If a group is too small – it has no power or prestige. And if it’s too large, … Read more

My Notes For Maps Of Meaning (2017) – Jordan Peterson   If you are interested in reading books about unmasking human nature, consider reading The Dichotomy of the Self, a book that explores the great psychoanalytic and philosophical ideas of our time, and what they can reveal to us about the nature of the self.

The Risk of Skateboarding When children are taking risks, such as skateboarding, should you stop them? The intuitive answer is to protect your child from any activity that is considered dangerous, including skateboarding. But denying your child from taking risks is more dangerous. Children take risks because they want to be competent – it is … Read more

The world reveals itself as tools, not as objects. We don’t waste time processing the boring details of everything we see. We only care about the usefulness of things. Many of us don’t think about the complexity of our cars or laptops until they break down. Only then are we forced to understand what’s going … Read more

My Notes For Maps Of Meaning (2017) – Jordan Peterson In this lecture, Peterson explores the archetypal similarities across the Ancient Egyptian, Mesopotamian, Christian and Buddhist myths. Belief Systems You have a mode of being – this is how you operate in the world. When other people accept your mode of being, your emotions are … Read more

Peterson recalls an encounter with a client who claimed to be raped five times.  She was confused and traumatized, but something was deeply wrong with the way she operated in the world. Of course, there are many legitimate reasons (such as undesirable familial circumstances) that would have confirmed her role as victim. Had Peterson only … Read more