12 rules for life
12 rules for life
- Penguin Books, 2018
- xxxv, 409 p. il. 20 cm.
an antidote to chaos
Includes bibliographical references and index. TOC:-- Rule 1 Stand up straight with your shoulders back-- Rule 2 Treat yourself like someone you are responsible for helping-- Rule 3 Make friends with people who want the best for you-- Rule 4 Compare yourself to who you were yesterday, not to who someone else is today-- Rule 5 Do not let your children do anything that makes you dislike them-- Rule 6 Set your house in perfect order before you criticize the world-- Rule 7 Pursue what is meaningful (not what is expedient)-- Rule 8 Tell the truth-or, at least, don't lie-- Rule 9 Assume that the person you are listening to might know something you don't-- Rule 10 Be precise in your speech-- Rule 11 Do not bother children when they are skateboarding-- Rule 12 Pet a cat when you encounter one on the street--
Humorous, surprising and informative, Dr. Peterson tells us why skateboarding boys and girls must be left alone, what terrible fate awaits those who criticize too easily, and why you should always pet a cat when you meet one on the street. ; Dr. Peterson journeys broadly, discussing discipline, freedom, adventure and responsibility, distilling the world's wisdom into 12 practical and profound rules for life. 12 Rules for Life shatters the modern commonplaces of science, faith and human nature, while transforming and ennobling the mind and spirit of its readers.
9780141988511
BJ ETHICS
Conduct of life
an antidote to chaos
Includes bibliographical references and index. TOC:-- Rule 1 Stand up straight with your shoulders back-- Rule 2 Treat yourself like someone you are responsible for helping-- Rule 3 Make friends with people who want the best for you-- Rule 4 Compare yourself to who you were yesterday, not to who someone else is today-- Rule 5 Do not let your children do anything that makes you dislike them-- Rule 6 Set your house in perfect order before you criticize the world-- Rule 7 Pursue what is meaningful (not what is expedient)-- Rule 8 Tell the truth-or, at least, don't lie-- Rule 9 Assume that the person you are listening to might know something you don't-- Rule 10 Be precise in your speech-- Rule 11 Do not bother children when they are skateboarding-- Rule 12 Pet a cat when you encounter one on the street--
Humorous, surprising and informative, Dr. Peterson tells us why skateboarding boys and girls must be left alone, what terrible fate awaits those who criticize too easily, and why you should always pet a cat when you meet one on the street. ; Dr. Peterson journeys broadly, discussing discipline, freedom, adventure and responsibility, distilling the world's wisdom into 12 practical and profound rules for life. 12 Rules for Life shatters the modern commonplaces of science, faith and human nature, while transforming and ennobling the mind and spirit of its readers.
9780141988511
BJ ETHICS
Conduct of life
