Dr. Peterson talks about refusing to operate in the great lie, suffering, existentialism, overcoming trials to achieve goals and lifting 250,000 people per day out of abject poverty.
In the search for truth, the question of provenance is basic yet crucial. As talk of autonomous AI dominates the news, the glaring error of one magazine shows the extent to which technology is still dependent on human beings and their very human faults.
In this eight-minute excerpt, Peterson expands on the deeply adventurous side of living a truthful life. “The thing about telling the truth that’s so adventurous, is that you let go of what you want. And you replace it with a hypothesis, it’s the hypothesis of faith. (…) If I tell the truth as carefully as I can, then, whatever happens, is the best that could have possibly happened in that situation.”
ONE-MINUTE TRUISM: “I was often saying things just to win arguments and be right…”
Psychology professor Dr. Jordan B. Peterson criticizes the modern emphasize on ‘self-esteem’ of social psychologists. The message should be more about living up to your potential, especially for young people.
There is a subtle lesson in Pharaoh’s “Dream of 7 Cows” for which he deserves much credit, yet isn’t often granted. We tend to derive
A redemptive mistake is a mistake that teaches and improves a person trying something new. By going where you haven’t been, despite the fresh mistakes you may make, you learn & move forward. See how.
Simon Sinek: “I often encourage people to speak truth to power. But what if you’re in a job where speaking truth to power can get you fired?”
Utopia is the best of all worlds, a garden of Eden. Everyone is loving, decides wisely and every word spoken is true. That is what makes it Utopia.
What’s the Most Effective Way of Overcoming Self-Deception? (Includes the song “Fooling Yourself” and thoughts from Professor J. Peterson)
There is a “surface area” of life. We rarely realize how much it consumes. Maximize your enjoyment of what’s real and true by keeping your “surface area” small.
Let’s follow the famous Wittgenstein into the relationship between language and truth; between words as labels vs. vessels of thought. Hear him explain about truth that exists beyond the boundaries of language.
VIDEO+TRANSCRIPT: What are the best food sources of lutein, the primary carotenoid antioxidant in the brain?
We often say what we need to say to get the outcome we desire. This motivates lying. Dr. Peterson shares the great adventure in saying the truth and nothing else. Truth reveals the world the way its intended, bringing on the best possible reality.
WHO KNEW? While few people intentionally purchase products involving enslavement and exploitation of workers, the harsh reality is our global supply chain relies on 40.3 million victims trapped in slavery.
VIDEO+TRANSCRIPT: What are the best food sources of lutein, the primary carotenoid antioxidant in the brain?
SHORT COMEDY: One determined math teacher takes on post-truth America.
Why may those who consume meat have up to three times the risk of developing dementia compared with vegetarians? AGEs may be one explanation.
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