Jordan PetersonJordan B. Peterson

Professor of psychology at the University of Toronto, clinical psychologist, and former professor of psychology at Harvard University. It mainly studies abnormal psychology, social psychology, and personality psychology, especially the five personality. With topics driven by the Internet and an amazing subscription rate, the lecture film is known as "public intellectuals with Western * influence".

He has published more than 100 scientific papers with students and colleagues from Harvard University and the University of Toronto to promote the contemporary understanding of personality. The classic work "the map of meaning: the structure of faith" (the map of meaning: the architecture of faith) rewrites religious psychology, and is produced into 13 episodes of popular TV programs by Canadian public television. Many internationally renowned public intellectuals also participate in the performance. "12 rules of survival" is his second book that has attracted much attention. It has been listed in the best-selling list before it is launched, and it has become a topic as soon as it is launched.

He grew up in the cold wasteland in Northern Alberta, Canada. He worked as a dishwasher, gas station employee, bar operator, short-term cook, beekeeper, oil driller, plywood grinder and railway worker. He also taught myths to lawyers, doctors and business people, provided advice to the Secretary General of the United Nations, and assisted clinical patients with depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety disorder and mental disorder, Served as a consultant to senior partners of large Canadian law firms and gave lectures in and abroad

Works of influential public intellectuals in the West

- the most prominent phenomenal book -

★ 2 million copies sold within half a year, ranking top 1 in the multi-national best seller list

★ derived Abstract version and analytical version, countless hot debate films

★ 50 language versions are being launched in succession

Sexual culture phenomenon in 2018

The story at the beginning of the article was ordinary. Unexpectedly, the sharp and full of cultural and knowledge came out of the cocoon from the ordinary facts, which brightened peoples eyes.

The final result is that people are convinced to abide by the life / survival rules proposed by the author, and even feel that their subtle changes are full of the weight of wisdom and knowledge. The knowledge brought by the author in the statement of human diseases can also give people unexpected light.

Highly praised recommendation

The influential public intellectuals in todays western world -- the American "New York Times" (New York Times)

No contemporary thinker can compare with the prophet of our time - the British "Daily Mail"

When discussing serious survival issues, YouTubes channel can also beat the popularity of the Internet, with a reading rate of 35 million points; When the works of psychology combined with philosophy and theology become best sellers, we know that what modern people need is not false motivation and comfort that can not bring real change, but straightforward to cut open the truth of survival almost cruelly, so that we can see how good the human species is at growing, belittling itself and hurting others, and know that all this is not unchangeable. The solution lies in the nearly eternal evolutionary history of organisms, the collective wisdom of mankind since ancient times, and new scientific achievements.

The author tries to solve the problem of human suffering for this chaotic contemporary life. Suffering comes not only from ones own limitations and imperfections, but also from the harsh and judgment of the outside society. However, all this is not a meaningless fact. Yes, human beings are not happy because of perfection.

"We wont be happy unless we see ourselves making progress."

We can see our deformity and weakness better than anyone else, and we despise ourselves for our ideals. However, it is such shortcomings that give us goals, and the pursuit of goals gives us the meaning of survival. We are stepping on the junction of chaos and order and completing ourselves step by step - the life that reaches the goal at the beginning is not worth living.

Where is the chaos? Chaos is bullying and oppression. However, the author also explains how social characteristics such as class structure emerge in the long river of evolution and how these characteristics help human survival. He took lobster as an example. Lobster, an ancient creature that has successfully survived on the earth for hundreds of millions of years, has more in common with humans than we can think of. Moreover, because the nervous system is relatively simple, scientists can investigate the neural circuit of lobster, which helps to understand the structure and function of the brain. Lobsters have a class structure - when a defeated lobster gains everything, the brain of the defeated lobster will basically disappear, grow the brain of the inferior again, and secrete lower serotonin and higher Octopus amine to adapt to the new position of the inferior: it becomes not aggressive (timid, depressed, hiding), and only a small amount of stimulation will trigger the reflex action of escape (typical high shock response of soldiers or abused children suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder).

From this, the author uses the oldest human story in Genesis to tell the essence of self contempt and evil of human species, as well as the holiness of the pursuit of transcendence, all the way down to the collective subconscious in psychology, existentialism in philosophy, marginal personality in literature, the yin-yang thought of Taoism, and the authors cold, Personal experience of survival in a discriminatory growth environment - "We know how fear and pain will hit us, so we also know how to hurt and humiliate others with the lack of others. However, because of this, human beings, regardless of all or individuals, deserve some compassion... The most appropriate way to treat the self contempt brought by human consciousness is compassion, because although human beings have reason to self contempt, it only conveys half of the story Truth. We must balance our hatred of ourselves and mankind, and that depends on our gratitude for tradition and surprise at the achievements of ordinary people in daily life (let alone the outstanding achievements of truly outstanding people). "

Human genes, brain, physiological and psychological status quo are all shaped in the long history of survival struggle. The so-called survival law is the achievement of biology all the way. And the author let us know how lonely, biased and difficult it would be for a single person to suffer without the relationship of love, the tradition of wisdom, or the help of psychological insight. But he also let us know I know that when facing the problem of suffering, people can generate strength to change the dilemma from the personal and internal level.

Change the current situation of hating yourself, establish the structure of life, and start from the practice of 12 rules -

What does the lobsters brain and nervous system tell us about raising our heads and successful life?

Why did Abel satisfy God so much, but God let him die?

Why can we easily find out small lies, but we cant help believing large lies?

Why dont children interfere with their skateboarding?

. why dont you go and take a picture when you see a cat (or a dog) in the street?

Lets join this discussion on survival

New discoveries in psychology and biology + profound explorations in philosophy and theology,

Help us find a solid ground for stability,

In the face of their own vulnerability, inertia and self contempt, but also in the face of external malice and criticism.

The #1 Sunday Times bestseller from the most influential public intellectual in the Western world right now (New York Times) - now in paperback.

How should we live properly in a world of chaos and uncertainty?

Jordan Peterson has helped millions of people, young and old, men and women, aim at a life of responsibility and meaning. Now he can help you.

Drawing on his own work as a clinical psychologist and on lessons from humanitys oldest myths and stories, Peterson offers twelve profound and realistic principles to live by. After all, as he reminds us, we each have a vital role to play in the unfolding destiny of the world.

Deep, rewarding and enlightening, 12 Rules for Life is a lifeboat built solidly for stormy seas: ancient wisdom applied to our contemporary problems.