#313 – Jordan Peterson: Life, Death, Power, Fame, and Meaning
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4.7 • 13.6K Ratings
🗓️ 19 August 2022
⏱️ 190 minutes
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12 Rules for Life: https://amzn.to/3c4sqYF
Maps of Meaning: https://amzn.to/3A1Ods2
Websites mentioned:
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Self Authoring: https://selfauthoring.com
Peterson Academy: https://petersonacademy.com
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(00:00) – Introduction
(07:07) – Dostoevsky
(18:07) – God
(26:17) – Science
(38:40) – Death
(41:34) – Elon Musk
(45:32) – Global Crisis
(57:45) – Dangerous ideologies
(1:08:59) – Justin Trudeau
(1:23:05) – War in Ukraine
(1:40:33) – Day in the life
(2:16:37) – How to think
(2:31:45) – Depression
(2:39:52) – Advice for young people
(2:53:41) – Russian literature
(3:05:29) – Meaning of life
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | The following is a conversation with Jordan Peterson, an influential psychologist, lecturer, |
| 0:05.5 | podcast host, and author of Maps of Meaning, 12 rules for life, and beyond order. |
| 0:13.8 | Now a quick few second mention of each sponsor. |
| 0:16.4 | Check them out in the description. |
| 0:17.4 | It's the best way to support this podcast. |
| 0:19.6 | We've got weights and biases from machine learning, notion for startups, inside tracker |
| 0:24.8 | for longevity, hate sleep, and blinkest for nonfiction. |
| 0:30.4 | Choose wisely my friends. |
| 0:32.4 | And now onto the full ad reads. |
| 0:34.5 | I never do ads in the middle because those are annoying. |
| 0:36.6 | I hate those. |
| 0:38.1 | They distract. |
| 0:39.3 | They interrupt the conversation. |
| 0:41.6 | A lot of my favorite podcasts do them. |
| 0:43.9 | It's fine. |
| 0:44.9 | I understand it. |
| 0:45.9 | But even if I lose a lot of money because of it, I get to control which ads go where. |
| 0:51.0 | So let's just do them in the beginning. |
| 0:53.6 | Now if you skip these ads, it's okay. |
| 0:57.6 | I hope you don't, but if you must, please still check out the sponsors. |
| 1:02.6 | I enjoy their stuff. |
| 1:04.0 | Maybe you will too. |
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