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The James Altucher Show

312 - Jordan B. Peterson: 12 Rules for Life: A Solution to Suffering

The James Altucher Show

James Altucher

Education, Business

4.62.7K Ratings

🗓️ 1 February 2018

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Summary

Jordan thinks about things, people pay attention, and he gets paid for it. His YouTube channel has tens of millions of views. He's a clinical psychologist, professor and author of "12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos."     Show notes: 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos by Jordan B. Peterson Jordan's popular YouTube channel and lectures "Tools of Titans" by Tim Ferriss  Jordan's interview with Joe Rogan on "The Joe Rogan Experience"  Carl Panzram (the serial killer Jordan talks about) A quote from Carl Jung: "Modern people can't see god because they won't look low enough" I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast. Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts: Apple Podcasts Stitcher iHeart Radio Spotify   Follow me on Social Media: Twitter Facebook Linkedin Instagram ------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podcast? Go to JamesAltucherShow.com/AskAltucher and send in your questions to be answered on the air!------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book, Skip the Line, is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltuchershow.com------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsiHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on social media:YouTubeTwitterFacebookLinkedIn See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0

This isn't your average business podcast and he's not your average host.

0:06.4

This is the James Altiger Show on the Choose Yourself Network.

0:10.4

Today on the James Altiger Show.

0:15.9

You have to choose your pathway of suffering.

0:17.9

That's one way of thinking about it.

0:19.9

And you can choose the suffering that's associated with deceit and arrogance and resentment

0:24.1

and bitterness or you can choose the suffering that's associated with truth.

0:27.3

And the thing about the suffering that's associated with truth is that that transcends

0:30.7

the suffering.

0:31.7

It starts to make things better.

0:33.9

And it's real.

0:34.9

It's real.

0:35.9

Deceit makes life worse and truth makes it better.

0:39.7

There's chaos to confront.

0:41.7

There's order to reestablish.

0:44.2

And the world would be a lesser place if you didn't do it.

0:47.2

So give me an example of like let's say someone's listening to this and they say to themselves

0:51.7

you know what?

0:52.7

I went to school.

0:54.1

I went to graduate school.

0:55.1

I've been at this job for 20 years.

0:57.1

I kind of have this simmering chronic low depression.

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