How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712

Modern Wisdom

Chris Williamson

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 27 November 2023

⏱️ 205 minutes

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Dr Jordan B. Peterson is a clinical psychologist, podcaster, speaker and an author. Finding meaning in the modern world can be a difficult task. When life is convenient and comfortable, discovering our purpose and facing hard things can be increasingly tough. But there are some reliable routes toward the greatest adventure of your life. Expect to learn why you are morally obligated to do remarkable things, where the most important adventure is to be found in life, my war on cynicism, the delusions that destroy your happiness, Jordan’s opinion on Douglas Murray, why you don’t want to be Elon Musk, why the world has abandoned a belief in god, what it’s like to work with Ben Shapiro, whether universities are salvageable and much more... Timestamps: (00:00) Why We Need to Experience Difficulty (03:04) Is Cynicism Helpful? (10:20) The Inner Citadel (16:44) Balancing Happiness & High Standards (23:43) Who Are You Comparing Yourself To? (28:30) What It’s Like to Be Elon Musk (34:31) Has Fame Changed Jordan? (47:43) Why You Should Always Tell the Truth (54:20) How Pickup Artistry Created Incels (1:06:20) Reflecting on the New York Times Hit Piece (1:13:38) Being Grateful For Suffering (1:23:23) The Decline of Mental Health in Young Adults (1:37:26) Reacting to Forecasts of Population Decline (1:44:55) Being Friends With Douglas Murray (1:49:41) Are Our Intellectuals Limited By the Culture War? (1:53:53) Jordan’s Wrestling With God (2:07:30) Celebrities With Unearned Moral Reputations (2:16:44) The Decision to Avoid Decisions (2:22:17) How to Know If You Should End a Relationship (2:33:36) The Happiness of Pursuit (2:40:40) Where to Find Difficulty in a Comfortable World (2:50:07) Are Universities Dying? (2:55:38) The Benefits of Monk Mode (3:00:10) What’s Wrong With Creating an Online Persona (3:11:19) What’s Next For Jordan (3:19:56) How Jordan Relaxes After a Show Extra Stuff: Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: https://chriswillx.com/books Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom Episodes You Might Enjoy: This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠⁠ How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠⁠ The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠ - Get In Touch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello everybody, welcome back to the show.
0:02.8	My guest today is Dr Jordan B Peterson.
0:05.2	He's a clinical psychologist, podcaster, speaker, and an author.
0:09.2	Finding meaning in the modern world can be a difficult task when life is convenient and comfortable
0:14.6	discovering our purpose and facing hard things can be increasingly tough but there are
0:19.7	some reliable routes toward the greatest adventure of your life.
0:23.6	Expect to learn why you are morally obligated to do remarkable things,
0:27.6	where the most important adventure is to be found in life,
0:30.9	my war on cynicism, the delusions that destroy your happiness, Jordan's opinion
0:35.3	on Douglas Murray, why you don't want to be Elon Musk, why the world has abandoned a belief in
0:40.8	God, what it's like to work with Ben Shapiro, whether universities are
0:44.3	salvageable, and much more.
0:48.0	So, so much to take away from today.
0:50.5	I really enjoy these conversations with Jordan. It's been 18 months since he was on the show and it feels like the world has changed an awful lot in the interim, so very good to sit down and catch up about what he's been working on. Also don't forget that you might be
1:03.0	listening but not subscribed and that means you will miss episodes when they go up.
1:06.9	So navigate to Spotify or Apple Podcasts and press the subscribe button. I thank you.
1:12.2	But now ladies and
1:15.2	gentlemen please welcome Dr Jordan B Peterson. Oh, You say you are morally obligated to do remarkable things. Why? Well I think partly because life is so difficult and challenging that unless you give it everything you have, the chances are very high that it will
1:57.2	embitter you and then you'll be a force for darkness and not good. And so, you know, the fact that life is short and can be brutal,
2:09.6	can terrify you into hiding. you can also
2:15.8	flip that on its heading and avoiding,
2:16.9	but it can also, you can flip that on its head
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