How to live
A Good Life Quora
42 RULES FOR LIFE (the deleted quora post) - Jordan Peterson
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I'll read you the rules okay maybe
you'll find them interesting tell the
truth do not do things that you hate
which i think is a variant of telling
the truth because you have to act out
the truth as well as telling it act so
that you can tell the truth about how
you act that's obviously related to the
first to pursue what is meaningful not
what is expedient if you have to choose
be the one who does things instead of
the one who is seen to do things
pay attention assume that the person you
are listening to might know something
you need to know listen to them hard
enough so that they will share it with
you plan and work diligently to maintain
the romance in your relationships to be
careful who you share good news with be
careful who you share bad news with make
it least one thing better every single
place you go imagine who you could be
and then aim single-mindedly at that do
not allow yourself to become arrogant or
resentful try to make one room in your
house as beautiful as possible compare
yourself to who you were yesterday not
to someone else is today work as hard as
you possibly can on at least one thing
and see what happens if old memories
still make you cry write them down
carefully and completely maintain your
connections with people do not
carelessly denigrate social institutions
or artistic achievement treat yourself
as if you or someone that you are
responsible for helping ask someone to
do you a small favor so that he or she
can ask you to do one in the future make
friends with people who want the best
for you
do not try to rescue someone who does
not want to be rescued and be very
careful about rescuing someone who does
nothing well done is insignificant set
your house in perfect order before you
criticize the world dress like the
person you want to be be precise in your
speech
stand up straight with your shoulders
back don't avoid something frightening
if it stands in your way
and don't do unnecessarily dangerous
things
do not let your children do anything
that makes you dislike them do not
transform your wife into a maid
do not hide unwanted things in the fog
notice that opportunity lurks where
responsibility has been abdicated read
something written by someone great pet a
cat when you encounter one on the street
don't bother children when they're
skateboarding
don't let bullies get away with it write
a letter to the government if you see
something that needs fix it and propose
a solution remember that what you do not
yet know is more important than what you
already know and be grateful in spite of
your suffering
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