For this reason, when Peterson sees clients, he begins by probing not just into the inner world, but into their social worlds.ĭo they have close friends and a more general social circle?ĭo they have a stable and gratifying romantic relationship? Some of psychology’s pioneers focused so heavily on the individual that their works underestimated the importance of community in the formation of whole and healthy individuals. “Be grateful in spite of your suffering.” “Do not allow yourself to become resentful, deceitful, or arrogant.”ġ2. “Plan and work diligently to maintain the romance in your relationship.”ġ1.
“If old memories still upset you, write them down carefully and completely.”ġ0. “Try to make one room in your home as beautiful as possible.”ĩ. “Work as hard as you possibly can on at least one thing and see what happens.”Ĩ. “Notice that opportunity lurks where responsibility has been abdicated.”ħ. “Do not hide unwanted things in the fog.”Ĥ. “Imagine who you could be and then aim single-mindedly at that.”ģ. “Do not carelessly denigrate social institutions or creative achievement.”Ģ. Here are 12 more rules that explore the theme:ġ.
This book is about the dangers of too much stability and control, and the dynamism and meaning that can be lost when individual lives and societies become too rigid. Too much chaos is obviously harmful, but so is too much order. The first book was about finding antidotes to life’s chaos: “Put your house in perfect order before criticizing the world,” “Stand up straight with your shoulders back,” and so on.
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