Beyond Order: 12 More Rules For Life
Ratings25
Average rating3.8
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Ratings25
Average rating3.8
In 12 Rules for Life, acclaimed public thinker and clinical psychologist Jordan B. Peterson offered an antidote to the chaos in our lives- eternal truths applied to modern anxieties. His insights have helped millions of readers and resonated powerfully around the world. Now in this long-awaited sequel, Peterson goes further, showing that part of life's meaning comes from reaching out into the domain beyond what we know, and adapting to an ever-transforming world. While an excess of chaos threatens us with uncertainty, an excess of order leads to a lack of curiosity and creative vitality. Beyond Order therefore calls on us to balance the two fundamental principles of reality - order and chaos -- and reveals the profound meaning that can be found on the path that divides them. In times of instability and suffering, Peterson reminds us that there are sources of strength on which we can all draw- insights borrowed from psychology, philosophy, and humanity's greatest myths and stories. Drawing on the hard-won truths of ancient wisdom, as well as deeply personal lessons from his own life and clinical practice, Peterson offers twelve new principles to guide readers towards a more courageous, truthful and meaningful life.
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While I really liked Jordan P. Peterson's 12 Laws book, this one felt really underwhelming and brought very little.
Most of the size of the book could be cut to go directly to the more interesting part. The first third of the book feels more like a defense against the controversy that appeared around Peterson than something of real value for the reader. However when you get past it, some of the later part are more interesting, calm and even open-minded and show a willingness to create bridges between people.
This book could have been quite shorter and would have been therefore more relevant in my opinion. I am however always surprised about how Peterson can be way more calm, structured and open in his writings than in most of his public talks.
Not very insightful, but there were fewer, or no weirdly political non sequiturs than in the last one. Less of a manifesto, more of a self help book, so if you're looking for that, knock yourself out.
2.5*
This is the last thing ever I read from Jordan Peterson. I still don't know what made me give him another chance in the first place.
While it has some good ideas, it also has lots of idiotic mumble jumble and his preaching tone is getting on your nerves from time to time.
This man has been through a lot of suffering, but his life lessons are not for me. The only good ones are about being a good person and finding gratefulness despite adversity.
Listening to this as an audiobook was an ABZURD idea! ABZOLUTELY ABZURD!
For real though. I enjoyed 12 Rules a fair bit, but all of Peterson's more irritating qualities are fully on display in this one - hyperbolic language (primordial! chaos! Hell!), Long tangents/explanations in the middle of a chapter that make me genuinely forget what the “rule” is for this chapter, and tons of bible analysis that is completely unnecessary and totally boring. That said, I listened to this on audio, and read 12 Rules with my eyes, which means I didn't have Peterson's ABZURD style being delivered in his own ABZURD voice. I think I probably would have enjoyed it more if I read it, I may do that at some point in the future. But as audio, I was constantly drawn in by how dramatic he was making whatever example and then the actual point would sail on past me.
Mostly, this book just felt unnecessary. I have no doubt it will help some people, but it felt half baked. I'm unsure if it's because Peterson kept almost dying last year and just wanted to put it out, or if it's because the entire thing is a cash grab, or some sort of combination of both.
The most amusing aspect of the entire thing is how much controversy there was over the publishing of an extraordinarily benign book.
