{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1.1","title":"Stephen Ajulu","home_page_url":"https://ajulu.netlify.app/","feed_url":"https://ajulu.netlify.app/tags/12-rules-for-life/feed.json","description":"Hello, I'm Stephen Ajulu, a seasoned multidisciplinary tech professional with over a decade of experience. I build impactful solutions using design, tech, and engineering in the pursuit of impact.","icon":"https://ajulu.netlify.app/images/me.jpg","authors":[{"name":"Stephen Ajulu","url":"https://stephenajulu.com","avatar":"https://ajulu.netlify.app/images/me.jpg"}],"items":[{"id":"https://ajulu.netlify.app/posts/book-summary-12-rules-by-jordan-peterson/","url":"https://ajulu.netlify.app/posts/book-summary-12-rules-by-jordan-peterson/","title":"12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos by Jordan B Peterson - Digested Book","summary":" Just a few years ago, I was an unknown professor writing academic books that nobody read. Then, with God’s help, I decided to stop feeling sorry for myself and develop my potential. Pinkos and wishy-washy liberals had cornered the market in cod psychology, so I guessed there must be a huge hunger for a self-help book, backed up with religion, mythology, CAPITAL LETTERS, and stating the obvious – one directed at responsible, socially minded conservatives craving some pseudointellectual ideology to prop up their beliefs. And bingo! Here are my 12 Rules for Life.\n","content_html":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJ\u003c/strong\u003eust a few years ago, I was an unknown professor writing academic books that nobody read. Then, with God’s help, I decided to stop feeling sorry for myself and develop my potential. Pinkos and wishy-washy liberals had cornered the market in cod psychology, so I guessed there must be a huge hunger for a self-help book, backed up with religion, mythology, CAPITAL LETTERS, and stating the obvious – one directed at responsible, socially minded conservatives craving some pseudointellectual ideology to prop up their beliefs. And bingo! Here are my 12 Rules for Life.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJordan Peterson\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"1-stand-up-straight-with-your-shoulders-straight\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1 Stand up straight with your shoulders straight\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost lobsters are complete bastards left to their own devices. Most humans are complete bastards left to their own devices. This proves there is a God who wants us to have order. Order is Masculine and Chaos is Feminine. Therefore to move towards Order, we all need to man up. Happiness is pointless. We are all on this Earth to suffer. So learn to suffer like a man. Not everyone can be as rich and successful as me, but try to be less of a failure than you already are.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"2-treat-yourself-like-someone-you-are-responsible-for-helping\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2 Treat yourself like someone you are responsible for helping\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe story of the Garden of Eden shows that we are all touched by Original Sin But you have a choice. You can either seek Heaven or be dragged down into Hell. Yes, you have a shameful, sinful nature but for God’s sake just make a bit of an effort. Stop waiting for other people to dig you out of your pitiful hole.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"3-befriend-people-who-want-the-best-for-you\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3 Befriend people who want the best for you\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe are all Being. Just some of us are better Beings. Learn to tell the difference. Some people are beyond help. They are merely exploiting the willingness of good people to help them and, as Dostoyevsky rightly observes, will drag you down to their level. So stick with the winners. If people are determined to screw up, let them. They are nothing to do with the Divine Purpose.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"4-compare-yourself-to-who-you-were-yesterday-not-the-useless-person-you-are-today\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e4 Compare yourself to who you were yesterday, not the useless person you are today\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFace it, you’re never going to be that smart, so don’t compare yourself to someone who is. Start by getting on your knees to pray. Even if you don’t Believe in God. Atheists are merely people who are blinded to the true way of Being. There, you feel marginally less useless already.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"5-do-not-let-your-children-do-anything-that-makes-you-dislike-them\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e5 Do not let your children do anything that makes you dislike them\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRemember that children are born with Original Sin and have a huge capacity for Evil. They are not Innocent Beings. They need Discipline if they are going to grow up to be even vaguely worthwhile humans. And slap them if necessary – don’t listen to what the lefties say.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"6-set-your-house-in-order-before-you-criticize-the-world\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e6 Set your house in order before you criticize the world\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRemember the story of Cain and Abel? Well, read it then. Yes, Abel was a schmuck who deserved to die and Cain wasn’t quite as goddamn perfect as he thought he was. He deserved to die, too. We all deserve to die. So stop moaning if someone is richer and better-looking than you.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"7-pursue-what-is-meaningful-not-what-is-expedient\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e7 Pursue what is meaningful, not what is expedient\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLife is suffering. The Book of Genesis tells us that. There is no easy way around this. So quit looking for shortcuts and start reading Nietzsche.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"8-tell-the-truth-or-at-least-dont-lie\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e8 Tell the truth. Or at least don’t lie\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo be honest, I’m scrabbling around for things but my publishers tell me I need 12. By telling you the Truth about this, I am an Improved Being. Certainly better than you.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://kol.jumia.com/api/click/custom/b60029f6-9eb7-4fab-b6b9-7698d536aef4/0e1c47ed-cc97-3a21-846e-3217fd1ea92a?r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jumia.co.ke%2Fjumia-books-12-rules-for-life-an-antidote-to-chaos-53122865.html\"\u003e12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos, by Jordan B Peterson (Jumia 1,800/=)\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"9-assume-the-person-you-are-listening-to-knows-something-you-dont\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e9 Assume the person you are listening to knows something you don’t\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJust shut up, quit moaning, and listen to me. I know things you don’t. So don’t expect me to listen to you. That’s not the way things work. I’m here to make you feel Better about Yourself by telling you things you already know in a way that makes you feel clever.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"10-be-precise-in-your-speech\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e10 Be precise in your speech\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConfront the chaos of Being. Don’t try to beat about the bush. Things are going to be terrible. Oedipus killed his Dad. You may well kill yours. Get over it. Face up to the real horrors of the world.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"11-do-not-bother-children-while-they-are-skateboarding\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e11 Do not bother children while they are skateboarding\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the rule that’s the real catnip for right-wingers everywhere. Want to know why the world is falling apart? It’s because liberals are turning boys into girlies with their namby-pamby ways. Let boys do boy things and girls do girl things. Nowhere in the Bible does God say anything about this trans nonsense. There’s nothing wrong with men having all the best jobs and women staying home to look after the kids. So back off, ladies, and give us men a break.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"12-pet-a-cat-when-you-encounter-one-in-the-street\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e12 Pet a cat when you encounter one in the street\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOK. So I really am scraping the barrel now. We’re all going to die. Probably painfully. So just make the best of what you’ve got. If you see a cat, stroke it. You might feel better. Though probably not. And if there are no cats, pet something else. Like a dog.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDigested read:\u003c/strong\u003e Blessed are the Strong, for they shall inherit the Earth.\u003c/p\u003e\n","date_published":"2022-11-10T20:50:00+03:00","image":"https://ajulu.netlify.app/images/book_nrd_20180319_french.webp","tags":["12 rules for life","jordan peterson","an antidote to chaos","book","book summary","jordan b peterson","digested read","read","self improvement","Personal development","lifestyle"]}]}