This is a chapter-by-chapter
summary of a book by Jordan B. Peterson’s 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to
Chaos (2018). One chapter, one article. Read this summary, buy the book.
Enjoy!
“If you have a friend whose friendship you wouldn’t
recommend to your sister, or your father, or your son, why would you have such
a friend for yourself?”
(Jordan Peterson)
Almost every person has
two kinds of families, says Peterson: #1 The one that he is born with;
and #2 The one that he chooses by himself – friends. The selection of
these important people is not to be taken lightly as they often have an impact
on our lives. It is your obligation to keep away people who are making your
life worse or hurting you. It is your right to decide who should be close to
you and who shouldn’t. Peterson affirmed, “There are no ethical dilemmas
about that.” If you have a friendship that you wouldn’t recommend to someone,
then why are you still keeping it? End it, NOW!
So why many people are not
making good choices? That’s because “surrounding yourself with good and
healthy people is harder than the opposite.” Being good and healthy
requires strength, daring and the determination to choose the difficult but
right paths. Willing to take a risk. Consequently, standing up near such a
person you have to be a strong, daring and determined person, ready to accept
some harsh criticism from time to time which would benefit you. Good friends
will do these things to you.
On the other hand, being
around bad and unhealthy people is much easier to choose. Being on the bottom
is much more convenient than being on top. Bad people will make you adopt
laziness, easy unhealthy lifestyle, self-pity, tolerating being hurt or even
hurting others for your benefit. So, choose your friends wisely.
THINK BIG. START
SMALL. GO DEEP.
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