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Customer Review
- Reviewed in Canada on May 13, 2019It seems like in society today, we are taught to fight for our ideas. Sometimes that means zoning out other's opinions in favour of our own and telling ourselves that reality doesn't matter if there's enough of the same people fighting on our side. This sometimes creates an environment where debate no longer takes place. Instead, it may lead to name calling and cutting people up left and right for the sake of one's self-fulfillment.
Mr. Peterson, in his new book, details why such things are so. I will admit, I do not agree with everything that he says in this book start to finish. That said, each argument he makes for his life rules are well supported and created with good intentions.
I think the book "12 Rules for Life" is a great example of the notion that some of the best lessons you learn throughout life are not pleasant. For some people, this book may be a real slap in the face. For others, it might just be a reminder that they need to keep fighting through the BS in order to prosper.
Nobody likes to get told that playing the victim won't get them far in life. Yes, there are some things that really do suck big balls, but the toughest of 'em only find the quickest path forward through giving themselves a purpose and working towards the main goal of that purpose. I think that was essentially one of the main messages of this book.
In my opinion, it was really well written and it was a worthwhile read. There are a lot of things that are said about Dr. Peterson in the media and as an average Joe that rather crack open a beer and watch the Leafs game, I'm less inclined to search for the truth and just believe what the writer from the New York Book Review has to say (not to say that she's right or wrong). After reading this book and listening to Dr. Peterson on The Joe Rogan Experience and the H3 Podcast, I really think this dude is trying to help people and make their lives better and for that, I respect him just as I would respect someone who thoughtfully and respectfully may disagree with Dr. Peterson's main theories and beliefs.
Sometimes we just have to go out and smell the roses. After all, life is chaos as Dr. Peterson says.
