For anyone asking what he meant by Future Authoring Program, you can find it here: bit.ly/selfAuth (affiliate link for Bite-sized Philosophy) Yes, it costs some money, but for me it was an easy small investment that payed for itself and more than that. (I did the full program: past, present, future)
hey can you start adding links to his full lectures for all your clips? With the time of course. Take on some responsibility, help us sort ourselves out within the broader context of his teachings.
Devin Rhode The full link with the time code is right there at the very top of the description. Every clip has the according lecture linked. If you aren't familiar with his full lectures I would recommend starting out with his Maps of Meaning playlist: th-cam.com/play/PL22J3VaeABQAT-0aSPq-OKOpQlHyR4k5h.html
Peterson is a GIANT!!! Well done for you to see the light!!! We must have a PURPOSE in life, striving to be be a positive contributor to society....THAT gives us serenity!!!
Vlad Xavier I have issue with Ben. Ever since he sided with Michelle Fields AFTER seeing the surveillance footage I've taken everything he says with a grain of salt
Why would you go on an internet comment page and say something like that? What was so wrong with what Ian said? Better to engage in constructive conversation than name calling. As Jordan Peterson would say, you can learn from someone else from listening to them.
I'm on the verge of tears. Why does this make so much sense and why did nobody ever tell me? Laziness isnt our generations plight its directionless from no responsibility. So much potential and so few true teachers.
I am happy for you bro! But perhaps, the reason that it strikes you now, it because you're now ready? At least, for me that is the case. I've been told so many times before to straighten up and behave, but I just didn't listen. The urge to join "the stream"/ the mainstream was to big within me. Note: Peterson doesn't try to make his audience resentful of this generation
Yep, the nation has made it hard for young ones to get a worthy job. If they can do that, feminism has made it hard to find a worthy woman, that won't divorce you and take your children with child support and alimony on top. No wonder the male suicide rate is through the roof.
By watching JBP it became clear to me that I didn't have any real parenting or purposeful education before. It looks like that there are millions of people like me who never got any sort of guidance in life. That's why I watch every single video from JBP
closest thing I've had to a real dad. God bless the guy but hes put his nose to the grindstone for the last 20 years, only really got to see him when he got home at like 9pm, at which point he'd collapse into his bed just to do the same thing the next morning. Wish he gave me a talk like this when I was young instead of waiting till shit hit the fan later in life because I had no sense of direction or meaning. Petersons doing a good job filling the void.
abhishek kumar my grandfather was hardly in my father's life, maybe he would see him three times a year. My father thought that just by being there was enough, but I hardly remember any conversations with him about life, and responsibility
Coming back to this, I did not actually intend the angle of _substituting_ for parental influence that may be lacking, though that discussion is also interesting. Rather I meant to point to his personality and attitude toward teaching young people _for their own best interest,_ resembling to me (though I didn't say it) something more like a conscientious grandfather who has already lived a life and has a lot to say if you listen. EDIT: And it turns out JBP is soon to be a grandfather himself!
I'm a female fan of Dr. Peterson and I didn't know I was in the minority! More females should watch his lectures. More people everywhere should watch his lectures!
Female here and a huge advocate of Dr. Peterson. He is helping so many people by simply having the BALLS to speak the damned TRUTH. I so wish men would rise up and put an end to this matriarchy we live in and that's killing us ALL. To Hell with feminists! (which is NOT to say that women shouldn't be able to pursue careers, etc., of course; it's only to say that more women should be able to be honest with themselves about their true natures and desires and to pursue their more traditional dreams, and that Western women need to grow up, show some respect and GRATITUDE for what men have given to us. Some Camille Paglia would go a long way in addition to Dr. Peterson's stuff).
I'm a 22 y/o woman and I love hearing Dr. Peterson speak. I have a hard time finding friends, who are my age or female, that are interested in listening to this intelligent man without getting bored..
Wow. Talk about coincidence. My girlfriend is 22 and enjoys listening to JBP. Just keep looking. I'm sure you'll find a female eventually. It sure took me a while to find her (about 2 years).
I'm 21, female, and find his videos riveting. and I'm actually having trouble with how to react to the gender disparity - half of me feels pride (not healthy) and contempt for all the women who aren't driven in this way (not helpful), but the other half feels like I'm not wanted/ welcome here which makes me feel and act weak and a bit resentful, god I'm confused. anyone have any suggestions?
I love Dr. Peterson, I've listened to him for hours. I have a hard time finding female friends, like he was talking about in the beginning... I am extremely low in agreeableness.
base how you feel about yourself on if you feel wanted by yourself. Act and think in ways that make you proud of yourself and don't worry about being unwanted by others. If people that matter to you make you feel bad ask them why they are acting that way.
Here's an idea, and I of course post it with a huge grain of salt because I may as well not know what I'm god damned talking about. The internet introduced the concept of 'always something to do, besides doing the thing you know you should be doing'. Sure, it existed before. But the internet made it more pervasive, and then slowly introduced it to nearly everyone on the planet. Do you remember being BORED? I fucking don't! It's probably been replaced with 'the uneasy feeling that there's something you SHOULD be doing/looking at online instead of your mind being unoccupied'. That feeling is probably the reason you're watching this video right now - although you might feel that every Jordan video you watch helps you break out of that trance, little by little.. I've heard people call it FOMO, although millennials (myself included) have a tendency to BACK QUICKLY AWAY from any word or initialism that seems made up by marketers, and FOMO is definitely in that category. But it DOES accurately describe the feeling. You're worried you're gonna miss something! But missing something isn't a bad thing. People miss stuff. People die without fulfilling their dreams. People die young. People go days without hearing about the latest mass bombing, and that's OK. It's life. It's OK to miss out! It's healthy. I think that young men, as he says, have fallen so enormously into this trap, because families, mine at least, tend to have parents (especially in this generation?) who believe that their kids can/should make their path in life, and they'll get there eventually, and it's OK if they want to spend some time on the computer or their phone when they want, because eventually they'll figure themselves out and get somewhere. They'll find their path... The problem is that lots of people, either never had, or no longer have the ability to determine that 'the thing they need to do' on their own, whether that be cleaning their room or applying for jobs or even working on learning a skill in their off-time, nothing is more important than a hit of weed, which is now way more socially acceptable and commonplace, or another 5 youtube videos, before going back to school or their shitty job as they continue to feel like something just isn't right with their life. Just keep thinking about that. When was the last time you actually felt BORED? And what replaced that feeling? What happens when you close your web browser, turn off your phone and just sit there. You start to get fucking anxious! That's not right! Boredom is an ugly guy who reminds you of what's real in life, he stands next to you and slaps you in the face when you start to slack off, to give you DRIVE to do something productive, instead we killed him and replaced him with a perfect, godly shiny computer man who always wants to sell you something and just wants one more minute of your time.
Fantastic you know what ? i hate millennials you make a lot of sense. I've missed so many productive things in life trying not to miss useless crap on the internet.
One of the best comments that I have ever read. It's like you are describing my life and I suspect many other people in our generation are feeling similar. I have to restrict my internet time.
This is spot on. As a young man myself I have struggles with deep sadness and anxiety when I have no responsibility because I see myself as a lesser person when I’m not carrying a load and being useful.
"Men have to figure out what they have to do; and if they have nothing worth living for, then they stay Peter Pan" Wow. The imagery hit me right the soul. His ability to casually articulate these powerful ideas is incredible.
I actually cried whilst watching this. Here I am with no idea where I'm going in life, hopelessly addicted to weed and scared out of my mind about what it is I'm supposed to be doing, and for the first time in a long time I actually feel like I know what I need to do. Thanks Jordan Peterson
I think the reason I like him so much is I get this feeling that I... already kind of know everything that he says. So many of these ideals have been stomped out of me by my stupid stoner friends and people overly concerned with being 'special' or 'revolutionary' and all of that bullshit. It sounds so right! Every time he speaks he reaches into me and shows me the diamonds I've buried and forgotten, the pure evil I've always ignored. It's like he's the embodiment of the hero ideal! Carrying a heavy weight for its own sake, taking full responsibility and never giving in! That must be why men like him, in all of the stories and movies of heroism we fell in love with as kids we subconsciously learned the values he speaks of. Then the bullshit the world has come to know clogged our brains. Now it's time to kick back, one cleaned room at a time! The fate of our generation is in YOUR hands! We can already see the effects of a wave of irresponsibility and sheepish crap. Each shadow dragon slain is a step in the right direction! Then we can all raise kids and teach them this shit right off the bat! Can you imagine a whole fucking generation with a cleaned room right from the start?! THIS is how cultural evolution happens, not with safe spaces, pronoun extensions and fucking socialism.
HallMonitor that's the meaning of profundity. He articulated a transcendent idea, and instantly it clicks and it opens up a whole new realm of possibility.
11:27 - 11:46 The whole problem summed up in a few short seconds. When you're a kid who has his soul crushed and his life dictated for him before you're even old enough to understand what is happening to you, yeah, it fucks you up. Helicopter parenting is a form of child abuse. To convince someone that they have no agency, that they have to live their life for someone else's sake is so fucked up.
I think helicopter parenting is still preferable to total hands-off borderline neglect parenting that many babyboomer parents engaged in. Of course I've just realized we may have different definitions of helicopter parenting.
Love how the muslim girl in front keeps nodding. On a serious note, this man has changed my life for the better. I used to be this lazy idiot completely lost. Listening to this man and reading Dostoevsky helped me find myself.
Jay Yagebu I have created a routine. I wake up early and exercise, have a controlled diet, keep the environment clean and orderly as possible. My relationship with family has improved quite a lot. I hardly feel any negative emotion nowadays. Women find me desirable again. I had social anxiety and now it's completely gone. Public speaking is no longer an issue for me. I could go on.
Jay Yagebu I hate celebrity worship. One thing I hate is becoming a follower. I like to lead and maintain my individuality. But, I have a deep respect for this man.
I am with you man. I realized he might've been speaking to me when I heard him talk about starting to change the world by "cleaning your bloody room". I realized I've been living in a mess. I feel like I've been looking for this kind of thing but never had the direction. A sobering kind of feeling.
+Ricoone True. I think what a lot of men in the world need right now is some Peterson-esque straight talking. But what the media and the talking heads (like Katy Perry) and the feminists all seem to want is to talk down to men, emasculate them, and tell them to cry some more. Maybe they even think they're helping, but it has the opposite effect. These men are being told: "There's nothing you can do, everything you try is doomed, just sit down and weep so we can watch you and laugh." Feminists and the emasculated first-world "men" they surround themselves with don't understand this at all. What they intend as compassion comes across as condescension, if not outright mockery. They will pay in blood.
Jay Yagebu because most people would like to meet people that had a strong influence on them. better to meet them when their alive then to regret it when they pass.
Rob is right. As you may know, blue individuals (me) represent a below-average ranking in the Dominance Hierarchy, whereas green individuals represent a ranking that is approximately second from the apex - much like the coloured belt system in Karate or whatever. You should FUCKING know better, ollu5
Jordan: "You know I was watching the Simpsons the other day" Me thinking: nice, he likes to chill as well sometimes Jordan: "AND I DECONSTRUCTED IT" I copied this from a different comment section because it was too good not to share...
Shit is it on a different video haha I was looking for this comment, it makes me laugh every time he says "and then i deconstructed it" haha it's fucking intense makes me laugh
Fantastic advice. I've struggled throughout my 20's with time and energy draining pleasure seeking short term thrills (porn, video games, internet browsing, TV etc.), despite have a well paid job, family and friends that I still have and I felt no meaning/purpose/drive to do much with my talents, future and that key word 'responsibilities' in my life. Despite this, I've read in depth for years on philosophy and spiritual teachings, from Jiddu Krishnamurti, Alan Watts, Manly Palmer Hall, excerpts from the Bible, Buddhism etc., to try and understand how and why I've gone on the path of nihilistic behaviour, with not much success. I think Jordan Peterson really summarises and clarifies his knowledge and points in such an impeccable way, I don't think there is anyone else quite like him out there to help those understand the bigger picture of what the hell is going on. As such, I took the Future and Present Authoring program earlier this year and have finally taken control of my life, so to speak, with positive results so far. This comment is for those who doubt the sincerity and power that the course can do to begin to change your life, especially if you have experienced similar or worse issues than myself. Also, thanks for this channel, it's great for people to seek more of the Dr's material.
I'm a 19 year old guy and listening to Dr. Peterson's talks and lectures recently is making me wake the fuck up. I don't know how exactly it happened, probably something in my development as a kid, but the biggest things that stand in the way of my happiness are apathy and having like this distorted image of myself as being unable to change myself in any way. And the stuff he talks about with regards to young men should really be common sense, but I've never had anyone articulate it in such a way, perhaps because I didn't really have a father figure in my life growing up. Makes me want to cry that I'm realizing I've got to do things I would have gotten out of the way years earlier if I was better adjusted, but that's just how it is I guess, I'm glad I'm getting determined to take some action for myself now and not when I'm a 20something y/o NEET drinking himself into liver failure.
Oh my god! I almost cried: "Men have to figure out what they do! And if they have nothing worth living for, then they stay Peter Pan. And why the hell not! The alternative to valued responsibility is impulsive, low class pleasure." (8:39)
What terrifies me as a man in his middle age, is this generation of men thirsty for direction, only needs a charismatic leader to make really bad shit happen. The worst kind of bad shit.
"90% of the people who watch my TH-cam videos are men." This seems to be the case with all polemical / religious / political TH-cam channels. The viewership skews _drastically_ towards the male.
I wonder if it's to do with purpose and seeking it out; asking questions about what purpose is, how to find it, etc; asking those questions (of the internet via Google perhaps) leads us here, and we are more likely to ask maybe. It could also be that the entitled rights-based culture which seeks to ostracize straight white men is probably pushing them towards becoming more self-sufficient and informed. It was some time after I graduated university that I realized while failing to find work, that I must not blame the state of the economy or industry, no matter where I am or when. If I can blame myself, then it is possible for me to improve myself and my circumstances. If I blame my circumstances, then I must become subject to them and rail against them. The option of reality and responsibility seems the more empowering to us men at least.
DeflatingAtheism I was very interested in Dr Petersons work and im a woman. I felt for a while, wow, this guy is really on to something...hes uniting science and religion with meaning in life and a whole lot more, its wonderful But...it seems to have unleashed alot of rage against women. I know thats not his fault. But its, frankly, been scary to me some of the people who have latched onto his ideas. Its really hard for me to get past that , i have been shaken by some of the things that men have said to me in comment threads. i hear references to Dr Peterson ideas . I dont know yet if this has had the same chilling effect on other women and thats why they are not well represented in his fan base, idk.
BingtheLizard Yeah, i think youre right. Im going to focus on his lectures, less on the comment section ,altho i do get alot out of hearing so many perspectives. I will skip over the purely negative ones and focus on comments that have something worth hearing. Ha, that will probably work well in life in general.
BingtheLizard Absolutely, i want to hear the constructive criticism of his lectures. Thats one of the positives of the comment section. A professor said to me a long time ago that if he did nothing else but teach his students to think for themselves, then he had done his job.
That time when Jordan B. Peterson says something & your eyes light up 👀 ... then his literal next sentence is: and whenever I say this I see men's eyes light up. God Damn Jordan.
He says things that I feel I knew in a deep part of my mind. It seems like common sense. His genius is his ability to articulate those feelings precisely and exact
Female human here, responsibility has been a HUGE HUGE GINORMOUS piece of what I've needed to figure out in my life. Part of it I think is that for many of us, responsibility was failed in the past, so we have to grieve that, but there's no discussion around it - except here. it can be brought into the light and faced for what it is. And then accepted, taken on, and moved forward with.
I recently turned fifty. I stumbled onto Professor Peterson a few months ago. A little over a month ago I bought The Future Authoring Program. I have been doing a little bit of writing several nights a week, and it's pretty damned marvelous. I have found myself turning into a big Jordan fan. I wish I could share his ideas with so many people.
"Pick something up and carry it make it heavy enough so that you can think yeah well useless as I am, at least I could move that from there to there." Damn powerfull.
I would really like to have a way to say "thank you" to him, and for the channel. In less developed countries, it's expensive to get yourself educated, politicians are not giving hope for young people, parents are not giving good advice because they're as lost as we, the young people, are. Everyone is looking for something but only a few can find some sort of stability in life, that's why it's a violent society and we have gangsters ruling the streets, not only the streets but institutions. So, having the opportunity to listen brilliant ideas that give us some sort of light it's something I really appreciate and I would like to support. I'm from El Salvador, by the way.
I just graduated from high school yesterday and I feel completely lost. I'm going to a community college but I don't know what I want to major in or do. I'm currently babysitting for money but I know I can't do that forever. But I'm tired of feeling bad for myself and want to do something to change. I need to pick up my suffering and be my own person and to become my own man. Watching Dr. Peterson's videos have been helping me a great deal lately. I need to grow up and do something useful for humanity. Thank you, Dr. Peterson.
I’m 24 years old and this hit me really hard. Since I was younger I would observe people (friends, family and peers) take on this responsibility in accordance with meaning. I always found it easier to be free from this and in a sense, this was a surprise to others. “He’s so care free, he’s so fun and easy going.” Now at 24 all those friends over years and years have reached this stage in life where their existence has such a deeper meaning than mine, and extitential truths are really hitting me hard. I’m not lazy or anything to that accord but I have no inner meaning in relation to my activities a - they just exist to serve a purpose of happening.
I don’t know why, but my eyes are watering after this video. I didn’t really have a father figure growing up, and I would have done anything to have someone like him with his wisdom taught to me. Can’t wait to see him live when he comes to Australia next month!
What I found to be the worst part about not having a proper father figure/ mentor to guide me in my youth, is that it left me to determine my values and world view for myself. Consequently I pursued a lot of stupid and immature shit
Thank you that you're creating videos like this one! JP gave my life meaning. I can't even express the amount of gratitude I have towards him. That's unbelievable how he can transform peoples' lives.
Man, I hope these kids appreciate sitting these lectures. I honestly feel like Dr. Peterson would have a life long impact on the kids in his class. How can you listen to this and not be motivated to be more.
People say that modern men are lazy. But you'd be hard-pressed to find a man that isn't willing to pour countless hours into something he's passionate about. Seems like the issue isn't one of laziness, but of motivation. "Why work hard if the end reward is more hard work and no recognition or security?"
I've been viewing Dr. Peterson's lectures for several weeks, and I notice something. Even his lectures that are relatively "light" - meaning they don't require any special knowledge of history or science or even psychology, to understand - are really demanding on the brain. Also, if I view a particular lecture multiple times I notice that on the third viewing I pick up something I didn't notice the first two times, on the fifth viewing I pick up something else I hadn't noticed before. Do any other viewers have the same experience?
love how that is the end of a class. you must walk out of his class rethinking your life and the way society works untill his next class. mans a genius
As as man, I can say this has helped me, to better myself AND the family I hope to have in the future. I was never a person to not be responsible, because I was brought up that I should this way, BUT now i know why I should be like this and I feel like now I have a real purpose in life, because I realized, I'm responsible now not just for myself, but for the individuals later in life that I will come to love, because before yea I'd go to work and I'd be like why? I don't have a gf...or i have a complicated relationship with a girl and like it's easy to think, why do I have to do this? Go through life, pretending to smile at people I typically don't like being around basically everyone at my work (my old work anyway) was in some form an SJW, god forbid I say what was actually on my mind. One of the few things, that was keeping me was just for the fact that I didn't want to disappoint my parents, but more over I was looking at the world and what other people had and I was getting envious which did drive me but not in a particularly good direction. So yea i worked hard, still working hard but now when I think about it and realize now, it's not about other people and what they have, it's not about the people at work, it's about the future I want to provide to those I care about. You have no idea how much this has helped, I feel like I know what to live for and what I really want for my life, because what Peterson talked about...pleasure island, it's a real place you know, but it's an empty place and it's a place a lot of guys my age go down. This guy needs to be recognized as a Canadian Hero, seriously, he's helped so many. And the things that he talks about, that don't necessarily help me, man they are just some interesting topics that he talks about, just concepts I never in my life would ever think about. I thought once I learned about computer programming, i knew it all...i realized, i know nothing, and that there are many forms and types of knowledge and Peterson just juked me back to a state where I can clear my mind to view the world and things in different ways, truly inspirational.
This is soo true ! The fact that I can do what is required in my job definitely helps boost my self esteem, I don't work for money (even if it's important of course) but because I love my job and helps me to think less about negative stuff and I'm happy when I can do the things that need to be done. The fact that I have a job I love and that I'm able to do well makes me feel alot better, of course having a job that you can do well alone is not enough to make your self esteem good (got to care a good care of my health etc) but it is definitely better to feel useful because you can manage well your responsibilities than staying home without a job. This video really relates to me THX FOR SHARING 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Dont worry. Female psychologist here. Some of us are listening. I personally relate with alot of this, probably why I obsessively listen. Ive always thought i had "male" problems. But now i understand it as an issue of responsibilties instead of gender, and it makes perfect sense as someone whose roles have always been more in line with men.
He is teaching life skills. I didn't learn any life skills in my High School or College. I learned a ton at my college, but I'd say the majority of which was a byproduct of being on my own, and not in the classroom. I don't regret going to University though, but generally, it is because of the friends I made, and the fun I had. Not what I learned there, but then again I was a bit of a rebel and didn't take the schooling aspect of the University as seriously as I should've... I'm 25 now.
And this idea of me skipping classes, and still being able to pass and do well just goes to show how men are more rebellious than women. My girlfriend would never miss a class and took it much more seriously. And at times I didn't see the advantage of that if I could write a better paper than her without even going to the class.....
I'm a competitive weightlifter and have been for years now. I used to have a body image issue, and weightlifting as a sport extrinsically focused on how I could perform on an object replaced my pathological intrinsic focus on my personal image. The goal for all this time has been improvement in performance and to participate in competition, but I'm a far cry from a really good lifter, so every time I try to identify why exactly I really do this, I can't identify an answer. Maybe it's this idea of baring a load, sort of a metaphorical manifestation of what Peterson is talking about
JP has helped me thru so many areas of my life. I've gone thru 10 of his book suggestions so far. As a single mom, I encourage my son and daughter to listen to him, they're completely swept off their feet listening and learning from this wonderful man. We need more of you in this world Mr JP, I hope the generation listening to this man will bring about a better world. Sadly, not enough kids have the sight or patience to realise the world they r living in, completely oblivious. That's worrisome. Stand up boys! Think enough is enough, right? Hate how men r made to feel some form of guilt or shame about themselves. Damn feminists and all they've rolled into the pile of crap that our societies have now become. God bless u JP 🌸
Ive had seen this video once and only the second time did it really hit me. Probably because it was just one video in a binge of heavy duty videos of his. Such a density to unpack. I love this man
Purpose is the fruit of life. Our individual unique genius is the the seed of that fruit. That seed is encased in what we care about the most. No purpose (or sense of purpose); no life.
Im currently livin in a single mother home and his videos on fatherless homes really opened my eyes and made me realize precisely how negatively and how much it affects me. Ive been a huge fan since. My mother has no means in putting any sort of disciple in me and even though i got to the school i wanted, i feel unhappier than ever before. This man is making me reevaluate my day to day desicions. I hope ill pick myself up one day, and even though im only 15, im feeling no motivation towards anything, even my passions. I feel lost n jordan peterson is giving me a tiny light to follow. Thank you.
I'm listening to almost every simple lecture by Dr. Peterson, because I've always had trouble with my reward system. For example, being male, but not even motivated to work for most women I've ever met. Between attraction, unless I'm stressed and need more help than responsibility, more friends than compliments, because looking for a laugh or pleasure never taught me anything. ONly how to get lazier as time progresses.
Man... I listened to this the second time and realised, that I couldn't even comprehend what he was saying last time. It's so amazing, you can take so much out of this. Thank you Mr. Peterson.
I understand the difficulties with trying to communicate with young people, as a young 16 yr old myself as we get constantly told to follow the idea of unity and respecting everyone else based on the fact that they are human, rather than respect or responsibility for objects or people because they have earned it. I've followed many of his videos, despite not being fully able to comprehend some of his ideals, but I get the general gist of it, that post modernism is affecting the way we all live, regardless of views. I'm glad that someone like Jordan is around to discuss these issues.
Which is why women have become almost as lost as men. We're supposed to know what we need to do, and I think we all instinctively do, however everything around us is telling us to resist our own instincts. We've become so confused about which is the right path to take when there never should have been any confusion in the first place. Luckily biology usually wins out in the end for women and most of us are not lost.
rosethorn0232 Too many people have forgotten and abandoned our natural roles. Men= providers/protectors Women= nurturers/caregivers/managers of the home There are women like me who still value marriage and family and being a housewife but most males have zero respect for that because they want zero responsibility yet want to use women for fun and pleasure and use them up for free.. Smh
DontTouchTheWatch Unfortunate but true but sadly males also don't value housewives anymore either. They want them to do all housewife duties AND make them go out to work a job too.. Smh No thanks
DontTouchTheWatch I have to disagree that homemakers have no ambition or self respect. While it is not the life for me as a woman, I have come to enormously respect my cousin who chose that life with incredible intention and devotion. She homeschooled her kids and gave them an education no pubic school could. These kids are AMAZING, bright , with sterling values. Her time was well spent. That said, im still grateful I live in a country where it's my choice what to do with my life.
J Nada i would also add that most men , i think its 70% , demand a partner that works. They dont want total financial responsibliy for the family. They dont have to be as driven so they can spend more time with their kids . Also, anyone can lose their job at anytime or become disabled. With both partners bringing income it wont be the end of the world.
Dr. Jordan Peterson has helped me to a degree that I cannot express in words. It's as if he has lifted a veil and allowed me to see the potential in myself and see a truth that has been hidden in plain sight for so long because no one has ever told me. He has changed my life.
I find Dr. Peterson’s political takes boring and sort of beneath him. This though, this is where the gold is as far as I am concerned . A necessary man for the times.
I'm a woman and it took me quite long to figure out what I wanted to do.( Seems like I'm not as agreeable as most women are.) Thanks for all the lessons you're endowing me with!
This talk inspired me leaving a progressive company and setting up self-employed. I have never been happier, even when shifting cut brambles in pouring rain. "Pick up a load and carry it" Brilliant
Rights are responsibilities. When women are unhappy, they complain about their rights to men, implicitly understanding that for them to be secured these rights, someone has to pay. And that someone is men.
I think the reason why so many young men are watching Dr. Petersons lectures is that there are so many broken homes leaving young men without fathers. Leaving many of our young men to wander aimlessly. He is a guiding light/father figure that helps them get their stuff together and fly right.
For anyone asking what he meant by Future Authoring Program, you can find it here: bit.ly/selfAuth (affiliate link for Bite-sized Philosophy)
Yes, it costs some money, but for me it was an easy small investment that payed for itself and more than that. (I did the full program: past, present, future)
I grabbed one when he was giving it away for free
can only recommend
Bite-sized Philosophy Hey, thanks for the tip.
hey can you start adding links to his full lectures for all your clips? With the time of course. Take on some responsibility, help us sort ourselves out within the broader context of his teachings.
Bite-sized Philosophy not my proudest FAP....
Devin Rhode The full link with the time code is right there at the very top of the description. Every clip has the according lecture linked. If you aren't familiar with his full lectures I would recommend starting out with his Maps of Meaning playlist:
th-cam.com/play/PL22J3VaeABQAT-0aSPq-OKOpQlHyR4k5h.html
I never had someone had this big of an impact on my mental well-being through the internet before.
Peterson is a GIANT!!! Well done for you to see the light!!! We must have a PURPOSE in life, striving to be be a positive contributor to society....THAT gives us serenity!!!
I'd put him next to Hitchens in regards to impact on my life.
Bart Beek alan watts
J Peterson for the mind
Wim Hof method (6 months) and NoFap (14 days) for the body for now and I'm in the best state since I was a child.
Watts was great too! They both help me get my head together.
Jordan Peterson is putting an entire generation of young in a massive collective therapy session. He is the psychologist and professor of the WORLD
You're a fool if you think the internet has done nothing useful for society.
Vlad Xavier I have issue with Ben. Ever since he sided with Michelle Fields AFTER seeing the surveillance footage I've taken everything he says with a grain of salt
eedd sdsd Trump was the best choice for President that we've ever had
Troy Nguyen says the Vietnamese dude with probably a tiny dick who looks like he's wearing lipstick
Why would you go on an internet comment page and say something like that? What was so wrong with what Ian said? Better to engage in constructive conversation than name calling. As Jordan Peterson would say, you can learn from someone else from listening to them.
I'm on the verge of tears. Why does this make so much sense and why did nobody ever tell me? Laziness isnt our generations plight its directionless from no responsibility. So much potential and so few true teachers.
sew setr thank God for youtube and Jordan Peterson
Sort yourself out! and that's that.
I am happy for you bro! But perhaps, the reason that it strikes you now, it because you're now ready? At least, for me that is the case. I've been told so many times before to straighten up and behave, but I just didn't listen. The urge to join "the stream"/ the mainstream was to big within me.
Note: Peterson doesn't try to make his audience resentful of this generation
Yep, the nation has made it hard for young ones to get a worthy job. If they can do that, feminism has made it hard to find a worthy woman, that won't divorce you and take your children with child support and alimony on top. No wonder the male suicide rate is through the roof.
By watching JBP it became clear to me that I didn't have any real parenting or purposeful education before. It looks like that there are millions of people like me who never got any sort of guidance in life. That's why I watch every single video from JBP
Hands up for everyone who thinks of this guy as a parental figure.
closest thing I've had to a real dad. God bless the guy but hes put his nose to the grindstone for the last 20 years, only really got to see him when he got home at like 9pm, at which point he'd collapse into his bed just to do the same thing the next morning. Wish he gave me a talk like this when I was young instead of waiting till shit hit the fan later in life because I had no sense of direction or meaning.
Petersons doing a good job filling the void.
Fistful of Crashes It's very possible that even your father or let's say our fathers didn't have someone to tell them all this.
Fistful of Crashes, I feel like that's probably a common theme. I can definitely relate.
abhishek kumar my grandfather was hardly in my father's life, maybe he would see him three times a year. My father thought that just by being there was enough, but I hardly remember any conversations with him about life, and responsibility
Coming back to this, I did not actually intend the angle of _substituting_ for parental influence that may be lacking, though that discussion is also interesting. Rather I meant to point to his personality and attitude toward teaching young people _for their own best interest,_ resembling to me (though I didn't say it) something more like a conscientious grandfather who has already lived a life and has a lot to say if you listen.
EDIT: And it turns out JBP is soon to be a grandfather himself!
I'm 21. Jordan Peterson actually makes responsibility seem cool instead of dull.
well he's tricking you or getting you to trick yourself then.
@@Sweethands4 How? In the past 4 year my life is exponentially better than before. I was tricked into improving my life?
@@cornheadahh ...groovy.
What class is this? Everything 101?
How to be the second Jesus
dummies guide to being an individual
If what he's saying was so obvious, we wouldn't have endless chatter about rights and virtually zero talk about responsibility.
Everything 401
Kek Philosophy
I'm a female fan of Dr. Peterson and I didn't know I was in the minority! More females should watch his lectures. More people everywhere should watch his lectures!
IDontReadReplies same, I was quite surprised initially when he first mentioned it
Female here and a huge advocate of Dr. Peterson. He is helping so many people by simply having the BALLS to speak the damned TRUTH. I so wish men would rise up and put an end to this matriarchy we live in and that's killing us ALL. To Hell with feminists! (which is NOT to say that women shouldn't be able to pursue careers, etc., of course; it's only to say that more women should be able to be honest with themselves about their true natures and desires and to pursue their more traditional dreams, and that Western women need to grow up, show some respect and GRATITUDE for what men have given to us. Some Camille Paglia would go a long way in addition to Dr. Peterson's stuff).
Same here! He is great!
Same....I don't agree with everything he says, but I am a huge fan.
He really makes me think.
god bless you ladies.
I'm a 22 y/o woman and I love hearing Dr. Peterson speak. I have a hard time finding friends, who are my age or female, that are interested in listening to this intelligent man without getting bored..
Wow. Talk about coincidence. My girlfriend is 22 and enjoys listening to JBP. Just keep looking. I'm sure you'll find a female eventually. It sure took me a while to find her (about 2 years).
I'm 21, female, and find his videos riveting. and I'm actually having trouble with how to react to the gender disparity - half of me feels pride (not healthy) and contempt for all the women who aren't driven in this way (not helpful), but the other half feels like I'm not wanted/ welcome here which makes me feel and act weak and a bit resentful, god I'm confused. anyone have any suggestions?
I love Dr. Peterson, I've listened to him for hours. I have a hard time finding female friends, like he was talking about in the beginning... I am extremely low in agreeableness.
Guess I'm one of the youngest ones who likes these kinds of videos. I'm 16.
base how you feel about yourself on if you feel wanted by yourself. Act and think in ways that make you proud of yourself and don't worry about being unwanted by others. If people that matter to you make you feel bad ask them why they are acting that way.
I dont think i can express enough in mere words, just how much Jordan Peterson has and still do mean to me.
I've never been more proud of myself for studying English. Now I can finally understand these videos and points of view
peterson on the way of becoming the dad of the internet
Reciomane the Danny Tanner of philosophy
Reciomane he's my dad
daddy!
@@tohumblyvogue gai!
It's actually insanely amazing how many people Jordan has helped.
Responsibility IS the meaning of life! Brilliant. I couldn't have said it better myself!
What a strange sentence that is...
@@jjm2948 in a responsible way
Here's an idea, and I of course post it with a huge grain of salt because I may as well not know what I'm god damned talking about.
The internet introduced the concept of 'always something to do, besides doing the thing you know you should be doing'. Sure, it existed before. But the internet made it more pervasive, and then slowly introduced it to nearly everyone on the planet. Do you remember being BORED? I fucking don't! It's probably been replaced with 'the uneasy feeling that there's something you SHOULD be doing/looking at online instead of your mind being unoccupied'. That feeling is probably the reason you're watching this video right now - although you might feel that every Jordan video you watch helps you break out of that trance, little by little..
I've heard people call it FOMO, although millennials (myself included) have a tendency to BACK QUICKLY AWAY from any word or initialism that seems made up by marketers, and FOMO is definitely in that category. But it DOES accurately describe the feeling. You're worried you're gonna miss something! But missing something isn't a bad thing. People miss stuff. People die without fulfilling their dreams. People die young. People go days without hearing about the latest mass bombing, and that's OK. It's life. It's OK to miss out! It's healthy.
I think that young men, as he says, have fallen so enormously into this trap, because families, mine at least, tend to have parents (especially in this generation?) who believe that their kids can/should make their path in life, and they'll get there eventually, and it's OK if they want to spend some time on the computer or their phone when they want, because eventually they'll figure themselves out and get somewhere. They'll find their path...
The problem is that lots of people, either never had, or no longer have the ability to determine that 'the thing they need to do' on their own, whether that be cleaning their room or applying for jobs or even working on learning a skill in their off-time, nothing is more important than a hit of weed, which is now way more socially acceptable and commonplace, or another 5 youtube videos, before going back to school or their shitty job as they continue to feel like something just isn't right with their life.
Just keep thinking about that. When was the last time you actually felt BORED? And what replaced that feeling? What happens when you close your web browser, turn off your phone and just sit there. You start to get fucking anxious! That's not right! Boredom is an ugly guy who reminds you of what's real in life, he stands next to you and slaps you in the face when you start to slack off, to give you DRIVE to do something productive, instead we killed him and replaced him with a perfect, godly shiny computer man who always wants to sell you something and just wants one more minute of your time.
Fantastic you know what ? i hate millennials you make a lot of sense. I've missed so many productive things in life trying not to miss useless crap on the internet.
This comment is underrated as shit
the least you can do to avert it is to raise your kids with this in mind. restrict internet time. go outside. spend an entire holiday without internet
One of the best comments that I have ever read. It's like you are describing my life and I suspect many other people in our generation are feeling similar. I have to restrict my internet time.
Fantastic Comment ! I think we should Develop enough self control ! To use technology efficiently and also to seek out our meaningful path !
"Your right is someone else's responsibility".
Pure gold.
👌🏼
That's originally Viktor Frankl, who Peterson often recommends.
Dr. Peterson perfectly articulates the hidden sorrow within my soul and has shown me the way to a better way of being. God bless the man.
Wow, he just made me realize what I've been trying to figure out for the last year or two.
kukelhupf
hi fellow System fan, same here
I started making my bed every morning because of Peterson. My life is better because of it.
This is spot on. As a young man myself I have struggles with deep sadness and anxiety when I have no responsibility because I see myself as a lesser person when I’m not carrying a load and being useful.
"Men have to figure out what they have to do; and if they have nothing worth living for, then they stay Peter Pan"
Wow. The imagery hit me right the soul. His ability to casually articulate these powerful ideas is incredible.
I actually cried whilst watching this. Here I am with no idea where I'm going in life, hopelessly addicted to weed and scared out of my mind about what it is I'm supposed to be doing, and for the first time in a long time I actually feel like I know what I need to do.
Thanks Jordan Peterson
Did you fix your life
wow...just wow. And I´m Latin American, but these teachings are priceless worldwide. What a professor
Tomás Newland Me too! In fact I'm Venezuelan and a woman and I am beyond impressed by his knowledge and intelligence.
I am from Jamaica
I love his lectures 🙏🏾
"The alternative to valued responsibility is impulsive low class pleasure"
So true.
I think the reason I like him so much is I get this feeling that I... already kind of know everything that he says. So many of these ideals have been stomped out of me by my stupid stoner friends and people overly concerned with being 'special' or 'revolutionary' and all of that bullshit. It sounds so right! Every time he speaks he reaches into me and shows me the diamonds I've buried and forgotten, the pure evil I've always ignored. It's like he's the embodiment of the hero ideal! Carrying a heavy weight for its own sake, taking full responsibility and never giving in! That must be why men like him, in all of the stories and movies of heroism we fell in love with as kids we subconsciously learned the values he speaks of. Then the bullshit the world has come to know clogged our brains. Now it's time to kick back, one cleaned room at a time! The fate of our generation is in YOUR hands! We can already see the effects of a wave of irresponsibility and sheepish crap. Each shadow dragon slain is a step in the right direction! Then we can all raise kids and teach them this shit right off the bat! Can you imagine a whole fucking generation with a cleaned room right from the start?! THIS is how cultural evolution happens, not with safe spaces, pronoun extensions and fucking socialism.
HallMonitor I think most people are actually conservatives but don't realize it because they've let the culture deceive them.
Lisa L I think you hit the nail on the head. Great comment. We forgot what we once knew.
Lisa L yeah i thought i was left until i realized how center right i was. Fuck communism socialism and this liberal gender bs
HallMonitor that's the meaning of profundity. He articulated a transcendent idea, and instantly it clicks and it opens up a whole new realm of possibility.
👏👏
I am from Myanmar and this guy also helped in improving my life as well. His teachings are world wide.
From Myanmar too. Glad to know that I am not the only one here who enjoys listening to him.
11:27 - 11:46
The whole problem summed up in a few short seconds. When you're a kid who has his soul crushed and his life dictated for him before you're even old enough to understand what is happening to you, yeah, it fucks you up. Helicopter parenting is a form of child abuse. To convince someone that they have no agency, that they have to live their life for someone else's sake is so fucked up.
I think helicopter parenting is still preferable to total hands-off borderline neglect parenting that many babyboomer parents engaged in. Of course I've just realized we may have different definitions of helicopter parenting.
I would agree, but Helicopter parenting still is horrible.
It's amazing how he has to explain what was obvious to previous generations, it's just shows how far we've fallen.
AWResistance Past generations we not as brainwashed.
They took everything for granted and let their guard down, then the left successfully took over society with their 'equality' narrative.
The previous generations failed to raise us......
probably because our parents sucked at raising us
Why do you think we are here?
Love how the muslim girl in front keeps nodding.
On a serious note, this man has changed my life for the better. I used to be this lazy idiot completely lost. Listening to this man and reading Dostoevsky helped me find myself.
Jay Yagebu I have created a routine. I wake up early and exercise, have a controlled diet, keep the environment clean and orderly as possible.
My relationship with family has improved quite a lot. I hardly feel any negative emotion nowadays. Women find me desirable again. I had social anxiety and now it's completely gone. Public speaking is no longer an issue for me.
I could go on.
Jay Yagebu I hate celebrity worship. One thing I hate is becoming a follower. I like to lead and maintain my individuality. But, I have a deep respect for this man.
I am with you man. I realized he might've been speaking to me when I heard him talk about starting to change the world by "cleaning your bloody room". I realized I've been living in a mess. I feel like I've been looking for this kind of thing but never had the direction. A sobering kind of feeling.
+childeharold It's why our generation has failed, but the culture? Don't count us out just yet. We may have a DEUS VULT or two left in us :)
+Ricoone True. I think what a lot of men in the world need right now is some Peterson-esque straight talking. But what the media and the talking heads (like Katy Perry) and the feminists all seem to want is to talk down to men, emasculate them, and tell them to cry some more. Maybe they even think they're helping, but it has the opposite effect. These men are being told: "There's nothing you can do, everything you try is doomed, just sit down and weep so we can watch you and laugh." Feminists and the emasculated first-world "men" they surround themselves with don't understand this at all. What they intend as compassion comes across as condescension, if not outright mockery. They will pay in blood.
i want to shake hands with this man.
are you worthy of that?
ollu5
No, she isn't. Only green people allowed.
You used the wrong pronoun. Here, have a a hate speech crime!
Jay Yagebu because most people would like to meet people that had a strong influence on them. better to meet them when their alive then to regret it when they pass.
Rob is right. As you may know, blue individuals (me) represent a below-average ranking in the Dominance Hierarchy, whereas green individuals represent a ranking that is approximately second from the apex - much like the coloured belt system in Karate or whatever. You should FUCKING know better, ollu5
Jordan: "You know I was watching the Simpsons the other day"
Me thinking: nice, he likes to chill as well sometimes
Jordan: "AND I DECONSTRUCTED IT"
I copied this from a different comment section because it was too good not to share...
Shit is it on a different video haha I was looking for this comment, it makes me laugh every time he says "and then i deconstructed it" haha it's fucking intense makes me laugh
FLMAO
Hahaha
His clarity in speech is astonishing
Dr Peterson: The only person who can deconstruct a Simpson episode and make it sound philosophical
There is quite a lot of interesting knowledge hidden behind the fun appearances of that TV Show.
Not quite: www.amazon.com/Simpsons-Philosophy-Homer-Popular-Culture/dp/0812694333
Shoutout to Sam Simon’s writing notes.
Basically reach into my soul without knowing or meeting me. Wow
Simon Loewen he is a psychologist, that's what the best of them do
fuck me. this guy summed up my life, its scary but I am happy the answer is much clearer than I thought...
ikr, the man's a damn genius
Fantastic advice.
I've struggled throughout my 20's with time and energy draining pleasure seeking short term thrills (porn, video games, internet browsing, TV etc.), despite have a well paid job, family and friends that I still have and I felt no meaning/purpose/drive to do much with my talents, future and that key word 'responsibilities' in my life. Despite this, I've read in depth for years on philosophy and spiritual teachings, from Jiddu Krishnamurti, Alan Watts, Manly Palmer Hall, excerpts from the Bible, Buddhism etc., to try and understand how and why I've gone on the path of nihilistic behaviour, with not much success. I think Jordan Peterson really summarises and clarifies his knowledge and points in such an impeccable way, I don't think there is anyone else quite like him out there to help those understand the bigger picture of what the hell is going on.
As such, I took the Future and Present Authoring program earlier this year and have finally taken control of my life, so to speak, with positive results so far. This comment is for those who doubt the sincerity and power that the course can do to begin to change your life, especially if you have experienced similar or worse issues than myself.
Also, thanks for this channel, it's great for people to seek more of the Dr's material.
I'm a 19 year old guy and listening to Dr. Peterson's talks and lectures recently is making me wake the fuck up. I don't know how exactly it happened, probably something in my development as a kid, but the biggest things that stand in the way of my happiness are apathy and having like this distorted image of myself as being unable to change myself in any way. And the stuff he talks about with regards to young men should really be common sense, but I've never had anyone articulate it in such a way, perhaps because I didn't really have a father figure in my life growing up. Makes me want to cry that I'm realizing I've got to do things I would have gotten out of the way years earlier if I was better adjusted, but that's just how it is I guess, I'm glad I'm getting determined to take some action for myself now and not when I'm a 20something y/o NEET drinking himself into liver failure.
I think I just woke up
GOAT McGregor From the matrix.
"Women know what they have to do. Men have to figure out what they have to do." - oh man so good.
Oh my god! I almost cried: "Men have to figure out what they do! And if they have nothing worth living for, then they stay Peter Pan. And why the hell not! The alternative to valued responsibility is impulsive, low class pleasure." (8:39)
What terrifies me as a man in his middle age, is this generation of men thirsty for direction, only needs a charismatic leader to make really bad shit happen.
The worst kind of bad shit.
Ruh roh
That's why education is so important, like this! The brainless are dangerous because you can steer them like zombies.
"90% of the people who watch my TH-cam videos are men."
This seems to be the case with all polemical / religious / political TH-cam channels. The viewership skews _drastically_ towards the male.
I wonder if it's to do with purpose and seeking it out; asking questions about what purpose is, how to find it, etc; asking those questions (of the internet via Google perhaps) leads us here, and we are more likely to ask maybe. It could also be that the entitled rights-based culture which seeks to ostracize straight white men is probably pushing them towards becoming more self-sufficient and informed. It was some time after I graduated university that I realized while failing to find work, that I must not blame the state of the economy or industry, no matter where I am or when. If I can blame myself, then it is possible for me to improve myself and my circumstances. If I blame my circumstances, then I must become subject to them and rail against them. The option of reality and responsibility seems the more empowering to us men at least.
DeflatingAtheism I was very interested in Dr Petersons work and im a woman. I felt for a while, wow, this guy is really on to something...hes uniting science and religion with meaning in life and a whole lot more, its wonderful
But...it seems to have unleashed alot of rage against women. I know thats not his fault. But its, frankly, been scary to me some of the people who have latched onto his ideas. Its really hard for me to get past that , i have been shaken by some of the things that men have said to me in comment threads. i hear references to Dr Peterson ideas . I dont know yet if this has had the same chilling effect on other women and thats why they are not well represented in his fan base, idk.
BingtheLizard Yeah, i think youre right. Im going to focus on his lectures, less on the comment section ,altho i do get alot out of hearing so many perspectives. I will skip over the purely negative ones and focus on comments that have something worth hearing. Ha, that will probably work well in life in general.
BingtheLizard Absolutely, i want to hear the constructive criticism of his lectures. Thats one of the positives of the comment section. A professor said to me a long time ago that if he did nothing else but teach his students to think for themselves, then he had done his job.
Because women accept what is rather than think of what could be, they favour security not liberty
That time when Jordan B. Peterson says something & your eyes light up 👀
... then his literal next sentence is: and whenever I say this I see men's eyes light up.
God Damn Jordan.
He says things that I feel I knew in a deep part of my mind. It seems like common sense. His genius is his ability to articulate those feelings precisely and exact
Female human here, responsibility has been a HUGE HUGE GINORMOUS piece of what I've needed to figure out in my life. Part of it I think is that for many of us, responsibility was failed in the past, so we have to grieve that, but there's no discussion around it - except here. it can be brought into the light and faced for what it is. And then accepted, taken on, and moved forward with.
I recently turned fifty. I stumbled onto Professor Peterson a few months ago. A little over a month ago I bought The Future Authoring Program. I have been doing a little bit of writing several nights a week, and it's pretty damned marvelous. I have found myself turning into a big Jordan fan. I wish I could share his ideas with so many people.
"Pick
something up and carry it make it heavy enough so that you can think yeah well useless as I am, at least I could move that from there to there."
Damn powerfull.
I would really like to have a way to say "thank you" to him, and for the channel. In less developed countries, it's expensive to get yourself educated, politicians are not giving hope for young people, parents are not giving good advice because they're as lost as we, the young people, are. Everyone is looking for something but only a few can find some sort of stability in life, that's why it's a violent society and we have gangsters ruling the streets, not only the streets but institutions. So, having the opportunity to listen brilliant ideas that give us some sort of light it's something I really appreciate and I would like to support.
I'm from El Salvador, by the way.
Can we just declare him "based dad" already?
second that!
side note, he may be the one father who doesn't need rescuing from the belly of the beast
@Renata Vine - But you know what? We'd rescue him if he did.
more like based sensei
Based dad for sure. He's playing a father figure for many disillusioned young men and also women who are prepared to listen.
Nate Winchester i agree. id love to see him and Prof Sommers have a conversation or debate.
I just graduated from high school yesterday and I feel completely lost. I'm going to a community college but I don't know what I want to major in or do. I'm currently babysitting for money but I know I can't do that forever. But I'm tired of feeling bad for myself and want to do something to change. I need to pick up my suffering and be my own person and to become my own man. Watching Dr. Peterson's videos have been helping me a great deal lately. I need to grow up and do something useful for humanity. Thank you, Dr. Peterson.
imagine having asking JBP a question and he says "good question" what a compliment
I’m 24 years old and this hit me really hard. Since I was younger I would observe people (friends, family and peers) take on this responsibility in accordance with meaning. I always found it easier to be free from this and in a sense, this was a surprise to others. “He’s so care free, he’s so fun and easy going.”
Now at 24 all those friends over years and years have reached this stage in life where their existence has such a deeper meaning than mine, and extitential truths are really hitting me hard.
I’m not lazy or anything to that accord but I have no inner meaning in relation to my activities a - they just exist to serve a purpose of happening.
We are the counter culture
"Have we started the fire?"
We are the resistance.
ryan block Yes brother, the fire rises.
And the future employers and managers of the next youth haha!
Yes. The fire rises.
I don’t know why, but my eyes are watering after this video. I didn’t really have a father figure growing up, and I would have done anything to have someone like him with his wisdom taught to me. Can’t wait to see him live when he comes to Australia next month!
What I found to be the worst part about not having a proper father figure/ mentor to guide me in my youth, is that it left me to determine my values and world view for myself. Consequently I pursued a lot of stupid and immature shit
This is so fucking good its unbelievable. Getting my shit together lately on the account of this man's teachings!
ThePreciseMoment awesome
This lecture was the first step for me for two years of changing my life. Thank you, Dr. Peterson.
Thank you that you're creating videos like this one!
JP gave my life meaning. I can't even express the amount of gratitude I have towards him. That's unbelievable how he can transform peoples' lives.
Man, I hope these kids appreciate sitting these lectures. I honestly feel like Dr. Peterson would have a life long impact on the kids in his class. How can you listen to this and not be motivated to be more.
“The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” Mark Twain
Not why, how
Why am I tearing up?
He is articulating the reason for the pain that many have felt and suffered in society for a long time without understanding why.
Since we swim in an ocean of lies, hearing even a few drops of the truth tends to evoke a powerful emotional reaction in us.
5 month accountability check!! :) Make it happen! Responsibility before rights!
It resonates as truth. And it is the truth.
@I like pancakes Youuuu! Fucker!
Responsibility, that's where the meaning to life is.
People say that modern men are lazy. But you'd be hard-pressed to find a man that isn't willing to pour countless hours into something he's passionate about. Seems like the issue isn't one of laziness, but of motivation. "Why work hard if the end reward is more hard work and no recognition or security?"
I've been viewing Dr. Peterson's lectures for several weeks, and I notice something. Even his lectures that are relatively "light" - meaning they don't require any special knowledge of history or science or even psychology, to understand - are really demanding on the brain. Also, if I view a particular lecture multiple times I notice that on the third viewing I pick up something I didn't notice the first two times, on the fifth viewing I pick up something else I hadn't noticed before. Do any other viewers have the same experience?
I love bell curves......those he threw up at 2:40 explains so much, in one simple graph.
love how that is the end of a class. you must walk out of his class rethinking your life and the way society works untill his next class. mans a genius
My Grandfather explained this to me when I was little (slightly differently). He told me it was my turn to carry on the torch. Helped me to no end.
"Pick something up and carry it!"
Hmm... sounds like another man, a long time ago...
Matthew Sawczyn another Son of Man, a long, long time ago. Tote that cross.
And it looks like everyone missed the point
The last little bit... speaks so deeply. I'm a young man and my eyes lit up when I first heard that.
Liberals: But we're already the counterculture!
Peterson: Being useful... to SOMEBODY ELSE.
Liberals: OHHH...
As as man, I can say this has helped me, to better myself AND the family I hope to have in the future. I was never a person to not be responsible, because I was brought up that I should this way, BUT now i know why I should be like this and I feel like now I have a real purpose in life, because I realized, I'm responsible now not just for myself, but for the individuals later in life that I will come to love, because before yea I'd go to work and I'd be like why? I don't have a gf...or i have a complicated relationship with a girl and like it's easy to think, why do I have to do this? Go through life, pretending to smile at people I typically don't like being around basically everyone at my work (my old work anyway) was in some form an SJW, god forbid I say what was actually on my mind. One of the few things, that was keeping me was just for the fact that I didn't want to disappoint my parents, but more over I was looking at the world and what other people had and I was getting envious which did drive me but not in a particularly good direction. So yea i worked hard, still working hard but now when I think about it and realize now, it's not about other people and what they have, it's not about the people at work, it's about the future I want to provide to those I care about. You have no idea how much this has helped, I feel like I know what to live for and what I really want for my life, because what Peterson talked about...pleasure island, it's a real place you know, but it's an empty place and it's a place a lot of guys my age go down.
This guy needs to be recognized as a Canadian Hero, seriously, he's helped so many. And the things that he talks about, that don't necessarily help me, man they are just some interesting topics that he talks about, just concepts I never in my life would ever think about. I thought once I learned about computer programming, i knew it all...i realized, i know nothing, and that there are many forms and types of knowledge and Peterson just juked me back to a state where I can clear my mind to view the world and things in different ways, truly inspirational.
Me: Discovers the meaning of life
Jordan P: walks out " One more class eh"
Jesus Mont you tacked on that little Canadian “eh”! Nice.
the class just ended so abruptly LOL My mind was being blown and suddenly "aight one more class eh?"
This is soo true !
The fact that I can do what is required in my job definitely helps boost my self esteem, I don't work for money (even if it's important of course) but because I love my job and helps me to think less about negative stuff and I'm happy when I can do the things that need to be done.
The fact that I have a job I love and that I'm able to do well makes me feel alot better, of course having a job that you can do well alone is not enough to make your self esteem good (got to care a good care of my health etc) but it is definitely better to feel useful because you can manage well your responsibilities than staying home without a job.
This video really relates to me THX FOR SHARING 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Jordan Peterson has so much to offer. I am so glad the SJWs brought his wisdom to the mainstream
Dont worry. Female psychologist here. Some of us are listening. I personally relate with alot of this, probably why I obsessively listen. Ive always thought i had "male" problems. But now i understand it as an issue of responsibilties instead of gender, and it makes perfect sense as someone whose roles have always been more in line with men.
He is teaching life skills. I didn't learn any life skills in my High School or College. I learned a ton at my college, but I'd say the majority of which was a byproduct of being on my own, and not in the classroom. I don't regret going to University though, but generally, it is because of the friends I made, and the fun I had. Not what I learned there, but then again I was a bit of a rebel and didn't take the schooling aspect of the University as seriously as I should've... I'm 25 now.
And this idea of me skipping classes, and still being able to pass and do well just goes to show how men are more rebellious than women. My girlfriend would never miss a class and took it much more seriously. And at times I didn't see the advantage of that if I could write a better paper than her without even going to the class.....
I'm a competitive weightlifter and have been for years now. I used to have a body image issue, and weightlifting as a sport extrinsically focused on how I could perform on an object replaced my pathological intrinsic focus on my personal image. The goal for all this time has been improvement in performance and to participate in competition, but I'm a far cry from a really good lifter, so every time I try to identify why exactly I really do this, I can't identify an answer. Maybe it's this idea of baring a load, sort of a metaphorical manifestation of what Peterson is talking about
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"A man has to decide he's going to do something." Thank you, Mr. Peterson. I do appreciate your teachings.
JP has helped me thru so many areas of my life. I've gone thru 10 of his book suggestions so far. As a single mom, I encourage my son and daughter to listen to him, they're completely swept off their feet listening and learning from this wonderful man. We need more of you in this world Mr JP, I hope the generation listening to this man will bring about a better world. Sadly, not enough kids have the sight or patience to realise the world they r living in, completely oblivious. That's worrisome. Stand up boys! Think enough is enough, right? Hate how men r made to feel some form of guilt or shame about themselves. Damn feminists and all they've rolled into the pile of crap that our societies have now become. God bless u JP 🌸
Ive had seen this video once and only the second time did it really hit me. Probably because it was just one video in a binge of heavy duty videos of his. Such a density to unpack.
I love this man
Purpose is the fruit of life.
Our individual unique genius is the the seed of that fruit.
That seed is encased in what we care about the most.
No purpose (or sense of purpose); no life.
Im currently livin in a single mother home and his videos on fatherless homes really opened my eyes and made me realize precisely how negatively and how much it affects me. Ive been a huge fan since. My mother has no means in putting any sort of disciple in me and even though i got to the school i wanted, i feel unhappier than ever before. This man is making me reevaluate my day to day desicions. I hope ill pick myself up one day, and even though im only 15, im feeling no motivation towards anything, even my passions. I feel lost n jordan peterson is giving me a tiny light to follow. Thank you.
I'm listening to almost every simple lecture by Dr. Peterson, because I've always had trouble with my reward system. For example, being male, but not even motivated to work for most women I've ever met. Between attraction, unless I'm stressed and need more help than responsibility, more friends than compliments, because looking for a laugh or pleasure never taught me anything. ONly how to get lazier as time progresses.
Man... I listened to this the second time and realised, that I couldn't even comprehend what he was saying last time. It's so amazing, you can take so much out of this. Thank you Mr. Peterson.
This is litteral metaphorical gold!
I understand the difficulties with trying to communicate with young people, as a young 16 yr old myself as we get constantly told to follow the idea of unity and respecting everyone else based on the fact that they are human, rather than respect or responsibility for objects or people because they have earned it. I've followed many of his videos, despite not being fully able to comprehend some of his ideals, but I get the general gist of it, that post modernism is affecting the way we all live, regardless of views. I'm glad that someone like Jordan is around to discuss these issues.
Not a conservative but I really can't get enough of this guy. Are left/right politics different in Canada or something?
Well, both sides are pulled to the left in relation to the US. If it's a spectrum, the markers change.
I truly wish more people could hear what you are saying. Please keep it up, you are doing a great service to all of us.
"Women know what they have to do. Men have to figure out what they have to do."
Which is why women have become almost as lost as men. We're supposed to know what we need to do, and I think we all instinctively do, however everything around us is telling us to resist our own instincts. We've become so confused about which is the right path to take when there never should have been any confusion in the first place. Luckily biology usually wins out in the end for women and most of us are not lost.
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Too many people have forgotten and abandoned our natural roles.
Men= providers/protectors
Women= nurturers/caregivers/managers of the home
There are women like me who still value marriage and family and being a housewife but most males have zero respect for that because they want zero responsibility yet want to use women for fun and pleasure and use them up for free.. Smh
DontTouchTheWatch Unfortunate but true but sadly males also don't value housewives anymore either. They want them to do all housewife duties AND make them go out to work a job too.. Smh
No thanks
DontTouchTheWatch I have to disagree that homemakers have no ambition or self respect. While it is not the life for me as a woman, I have come to enormously respect my cousin who chose that life with incredible intention and devotion. She homeschooled her kids and gave them an education no pubic school could. These kids are AMAZING, bright , with sterling values. Her time was well spent.
That said, im still grateful I live in a country where it's my choice what to do with my life.
J Nada i would also add that most men , i think its 70% , demand a partner that works. They dont want total financial responsibliy for the family. They dont have to be as driven so they can spend more time with their kids . Also, anyone can lose their job at anytime or become disabled. With both partners bringing income it wont be the end of the world.
Dr. Jordan Peterson has helped me to a degree that I cannot express in words. It's as if he has lifted a veil and allowed me to see the potential in myself and see a truth that has been hidden in plain sight for so long because no one has ever told me. He has changed my life.
I find Dr. Peterson’s political takes boring and sort of beneath him. This though, this is where the gold is as far as I am concerned . A necessary man for the times.
Thanks Bite-Sized! I just purchased the Self Authoring program because of your videos! I'm ecstatic!
I'm a woman and it took me quite long to figure out what I wanted to do.( Seems like I'm not as agreeable as most women are.) Thanks for all the lessons you're endowing me with!
This talk inspired me leaving a progressive company and setting up self-employed.
I have never been happier, even when shifting cut brambles in pouring rain.
"Pick up a load and carry it" Brilliant
Rights are responsibilities. When women are unhappy, they complain about their rights to men, implicitly understanding that for them to be secured these rights, someone has to pay. And that someone is men.
I think the reason why so many young men are watching Dr. Petersons lectures is that there are so many broken homes leaving young men without fathers. Leaving many of our young men to wander aimlessly. He is a guiding light/father figure that helps them get their stuff together and fly right.
I simply love this man
He hits the nail right on the head this entire video. This was honestly the most eye opening video I've seen in a long time.
"It's almost impossible to describe how bad an idea that is" is now a meme. Who wants to take on the responsibility of spreading it?!
+A Person I would, but I think I have to clean my room and sort myself out first.
yeah, you can't be a responsible meme sharer until you sort yourself out, bucko
This bloke nails it with the almighty hammer 🔨 of truth.