You Can't Fix Other People, But You Can Fix Yourself | Short Clips
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- Want a better life? Want to make the world a better place? You can, when you take responsibility and start bettering yourself.
Best-selling author and clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson explains how incremental daily changes can lead to a better life and ultimately a more harmonious world.
This video was made possible thanks to the generous support of Dr. Bob.
"Yesterday i was clever and i wanted to change the world. Today I am wise so I'll change myself instead."
-Rumi
Ibn al-Rumi
Changing ourselves is how we change the world.
amen Pen
@Ravinder Sian so very sorry to hear your situation. In most states in the US there is help for people if they cannot afford insurance. But you may be somewhere else.
ACTUALL HE DIDNT BECOME WISE HE BECAME STUPID.. FACT IS THAT LEFT TO NATURAL WAYS OF THINGS THE POWEREFUL WILL ALWAYS EXPLOIT THE WEAK.. AND THE MASSES MUST STAND TOGETHER TO STOP TYRANNY.. OR EVERY DECENT PERSON LOSES
Reminds me of that anonymous internet poem:
"When I was a young man, I wanted to change the world.
I found it was difficult to change the world, so I tried to change my nation.
When I found I couldn't change the nation, I began to focus on my town. I couldn't change the town and as an older man, I tried to change my family.
Now, as an old man, I realize the only thing I can change is myself, and suddenly I realize that if long ago I had changed myself, I could have made an impact on my family.
My family and I could have made an impact on our town.
Their impact could have changed the nation and I could indeed have changed the world."
Excellent!
I have it on good authority that that poem is actually an epitaph on the grave of a monk entombed beneath Westminster Abbey.
Well spoken.
Wow that is a great poem
Never heard this poem before, it's a beautiful message. Thanks for sharing!
“Ships don’t sink because of the water around them.
Ships sink because of the water that gets in them.
Don’t let what’s happening around you get inside and weigh you down”
That is an excellent one Eric. I have never heard it before. Thank you.
I really took that to heart. Thank you
👍👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️
Wow. Nice!
Good one!
God heal Jordan Peterson and his family. He's made such an impact on the world.
Amen.
Amen.
Amen!
Wait is he sick or something?
@@TheReasonableSkepticist Very serious physical issues. There is a podcast with his daughter, Mikhaila Peterson, that explains much.
A favorite saying of mine goes something like this: "We can't change the wind; But we Can adjust our sails."
Or buy a motor
I have another one..
"If you're wife isn't a swallower.. It's your fault marrying her!"
Tis the set of the sails
And not the gales,
That tells the way we go.
@@justicewarrior9187 Wife, have you had enough yet , husband, you will kno when i have had enough ,,grin
“You can’t stop a kick in the balls, but you can put a jalapeño on your omelette.”
I love Dr. Peterson's message in every video every lecture and every talk; "get your shit together and stop blaming others for your inefficiencies".
I freaking love this man! 💯
ill suscribe and keep an eye on your videos from now on.
So well said
I mean that's nothing new. That's been the central message of self-help literature for decades. The main difference is that Peterson doesn't surround it with a bunch of new age fluff.
So in other words, grow up. It's sad that no one teaches that.
@@Tomn8er that's true! And it makes it sound a lot more real.
Have a great day!
God Bless! Stay strong, stay safe and take care of yourselves! Wishing everyone the best! Jesus loves you! May the Holy Spirit guide you! 😇 💗🕊
Cheers to a better year buddy! 💞🥂🍻
One thing to add: be grateful for what you have.
Rule 12. Very good.
674 that gave this video thumbs down are probably the people that blame others for their failures.
LATINOS FOR TRUMP 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Bootlicker
@@seanwalls8036 can you elaborate?
@@Annnto Judging from your frog profile picture you can't be the pinnacle of inner peace and mental stability either.
Dr Jordan Peterson is pretty much the closest thing we have to a JEDI on planet earth
"Wise Words said, You have there, Young Padawan...." Yoda out! 👌😅
This is the way.
Wisdom he has !
You are insane! Jordan does nothing but use covert and subliminal messages to reinforce the system and maintain the status quo! ...Tell me I’m wrong! The system is rigged from the beginning, and everyone fighting for it is insane! You need a world of slaves to produce for you whatever you want out of the system, period end of story!
@@camerontaylor7471 dude, that's true, but that is only part of the story. Peterson tells you how to play fair in that part of the system that is fair, and how make a distinction. But he also subjective, just like you. Life is a complected equasion nobody solved yet, and saying that everything is rigged won't get anywhere.
“When I was a young man, I wanted to change the world.
“I found it was difficult to change the world, so I tried to change my nation.
“When I found I couldn't change the nation, I began to focus on my town. I couldn't change the town and as an older man, I tried to change my family.
“Now, as an old man, I realize the only thing I can change is myself, and suddenly I realize that if long ago I had changed myself, I could have made an impact on my family. My family and I could have made an impact on our town. Their impact could have changed the nation and I could indeed have changed the world.”
Author: Unknown Monk 1100 A.D.
Jacob Andersen good write up
Source?
@@Me-by8qi can't you find it yourself entitled dweebo? hard to copy paste?
Oh great
_Without people who want to change the world, the world would never change._
Jordan is one of the most important and valuable voices speaking in the world today.
Pommy Pie Maybe because he’s not an economist? Or a politician? He’s a psychologist, and has studied psychology for over three decades, as he said in the beginning. He knows psychology.
@@Pommy Pie He just did and you missed it. His argument is that the most important geopolitical or economic issue for an individual to think about and act on is their own personal issues. And about that his commentary is spot on.
100% agree
haha yall are funny
This channel is a blessing for this generation. Thanks, Prager U and your guests!
I agree, pls marry me now💖
@@lightningchegg4823 I gave you a thumbs up......but she's mine damn it!
Isabela Gonçalves a channel which just said there’s essentially nothing wrong with the accumulation of wealth and power into a handful of corporations.
THE AMERICAN PATRIOT Yeah, that’s not the point. The point is that big corporations aren’t to blame for things going wrong in your life, like that lady in the beginning said. The accumulation of wealth is a separate issue entirely, and JP is not discussing that in this video.
Karolina B. So when your job is being shipped off to another country because a corporation decides it can save up some money by paying third world workers instead it’s your fault ?
"He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior." - Confucius
That's a really good reminder.
Book of Proverbs has also similar idea
So sick of the blame game and people not accepting responsibility for their own actions and outcomes..
Couldn't agree more 👍👍
Blame boomers who spoiled their kids. Entitled brats are now in their 30s.
@@JerseySlayer do u see the irony in ur comment?😅
Elizabeth Warren is an evil piece of shit
Please tell that with a straight face to millions of american who work full time jobs and still earning less than 30.000$. Nearly half of worker earn less than 30.000$.
The only thing I could add to that would be thankfulness. Taking time to be thankful for the blessings you have makes you a happier person.
that’s true i’ve noticed a severe lack of gratitude by entitled Americans who don’t know how good they actually have it complaining about their first world problems
We have Thanksgiving for a reason. People just forgot the significance and think it means they get to eat turkey, shop for black friday deal early, and bitch about the political correctness of history.
It's not just Turkey day. It's a day to count our blessings, give thanks to the Lord, and be grateful for what we have. The first thanksgiving was to celebrate the survival of half of the Plymouth Rock infant colony after the winter. Our first thanksgiving as a nation was called for by George Washington to lift our spirits from the hardships we faced in the Revolution and to appreciate what we fought for. It was officially declared a national holiday during the Civil war by Lincoln to remind us of the good things in our lives even in the middle of a bloody war of brothers. Taking time to count our blessings no matter how bad things get is as American as working to achieve our dreams. They just don't remember their history and what being an American means.
Absolutely! Humility and gratitude are a recipe for happiness.
Agree! Gratitude and self-responsibility are two values that have eroded in many Americans' value system today. Many educational institutions in developed world (especially the western world) now "indoctrinate" instead of teaching and showing how the world actually works.
Clicked instantly as soon as I saw my man Jordan Peterson.
Etern4l Saiy4n but did you Like?
@@firstlookpro7282 Silly democrats,always playing the blame game.
@@firstlookpro7282 Is it more important that he clicked on the video in order to get some good information and insight from a professional clinical psychologist....or simply to "like" the video? Which is more important to you; and, why?
other than his christian stuff, i really enjoy his books, and podcasts
@@sasquatch2753 The faith stuff triggers you in a negative fashion ?
"Life will still be difficult, we'll still suffer, that's the price of being alive." WOW
Yeah pretty cool. F that shit.
It is the first teaching of the Buddha, the first Noble truth. That suffering is called duhkha. For those outside of Dhamma ( Dharma) it is inevitable, according to Buddhist thought.
The next Truths Buddha taught talk about the causes of and how to remedy duhkha.
Alanna so obvious like DUH but I never thought of it that way before
@@prakasavigraha6104 Very true. What Mr. Peterson said aligns with Confucius' teaching and Buddha's teaching. It's conservative's value. You can never fix others, but you can change yourself and it's harder to change yourself.
being alive and on the good side is never easy
"if you can't clean up your own room, who the hell are you to give advise to the world?" -Jordan B. Peterson
Indeed.One must start with the basics.
You don't have to be a food critic to know you're eating dog shit.
Jordan is wrong for this/his political paradigm processing projection. This shit is Apples and Oranges, politics and understanding the EGO are two different things. Video quote, "the proper way to fix the world isn't to fix the world", yet he can by telling you what to do or think. At the same time projecting a political statement - paradigm processing. A degree does not make him right. Change does start from within, however, it is about becoming the watcher of your ego and its effect on time, i.e., psychological time (past and future). For example, he did this video to project his ego, his political opinion. He talked about his degree twice to prove he knew what he was talking about. Finally, the video starts political and changes to a personal and psychological attack on you.
@@williama.martinsupernatura4191 Do you have schizophrenia ?
@@williama.martinsupernatura4191 I, a man with four semester left on my J.D., can't comprehend the idea you are trying to present. I believe, you have used to many 3 symbol words that you dont know meaning too. Either way, i hope you find happiness and fill that deep hole, of agony, in your heart because this man, JP, was speaking from a place of sincerity and kindness and for you to try and shit all over him shows a great deal about your current pain and suffering. My advice is you should listen to this man because he just might be able to help you.
The problem is that people don't take responsibility.
@John Wicks Pencil and you. And me.
Watch the ending of the edgy Sci-Fi horror thriller "Saturn III"
"It's not my fault.
...
It's not his fault.
...
It's everybody's fault."
John Wicks Pencil you forgot welfare queens with 18 kids
Just be a top lobster
Born Mexican Raised in America jordon peterson and dennis prager show their crime in this video.
David Big what the hell is your grammar?
I can listen to Jordan Peterson all day!
I can't tolerate Pocahontas more than 10 seconds.
@@palmtree5402 An A grade qualification for SJW crusaders.
Absolutely! I find his voice and demeanor to be so peaceful and wise...I wish more folks would consider carefully what he says and seriously apply his ideals to their own lives...indeed, if we can all make improvements if we choose to!
Her new name is dizzy Lizzy
I'm fond of "Walking Eagle"
@@The_Ballo Whining Eagle rather.
There are two people in this world, those who seek excuses, and those who seek answers.
And those who seek questions
@@Youbeentagged you didnt watch the video? Those questions are just deflections to lead one to excuses.
@@bustacap3791 or, to lead one to answers
Always great to see a Prager U video featuring Jordan Peterson. Instant click.
A great man and a father figure to many of us.
I used to be like that as a teenager. Thank God for ministers in my life that set me straight.
Aww damn, I tried changing myself for the better, to become more patient, more dilligent, etc and its been two weeks. My family is aware of my changes and started to change too. There are less shouting int the house and the mood improved soo much.
So, change yourself first and set an example before you try to change others! Jesus Bless you all!
Rule 6 of 12 Rules for Life:
"Set your house in perfect order before you criticize the world"
Godspeed Jordan, stay healthy, you are still the hero the world never deserved.
Aka: he who is without sin cast the first stone
This is the thing. I have no more love for giant corporations than the next guy. In fact, one of the biggest in the world screwed me over and eliminated my job about 10 years ago. But going on whining about the "big guy" screwing you over gets you nowhere. If someone came in the next day and shut that company down, it would have done me no good. I still wouldn't have had a job. What got me back up and going again? Doing something about it myself. I didn't demand retribution, I thought outside the box, learned a new skill, and now have a job I love working for a small business as a manager. An opportunity the "big guys" never gave me. But it didn't happen through them being torn down, it happened through me building myself up. Hence why I could never be a leftist. I believe in consequences, self motivation, and responsibility...not handouts from big daddy government.
@@maryamsadough426 that sounds like communist talk
Depends on how you define left and right. to "think outside of the box" using Peterson's terminology is to have open borders.
Yes!! Yes!!! Yes!! Agree whole heartedly!!
Those are great words to live by, Steve. :)
@@maryamsadough426 It's nice of you to want to help those thousands and millions, but I don't think shutting down their employers will help. Rather, help the employers so that they can help their employees.
Wow..this video hit hard. It was the exact video that I needed. Especially at the end..Thank you for your continuous enlightenment Mr. Peterson.
But what if it is actually their fault?
@@MrMisanthrope_ You still can't change them if they don't want to change. However, by changing the way "you" deal with it, you call them out.
Mr Misanthrope
Let God handle them. Thats also not your responsibility.
Mr Misanthrope Then once you’ve bettered your own situation by yourself, you might be able to more clearly and correctly adjust the ‘faulty’ system, if it is their fault.
It couldn’t hurt to continuously self reflect, on what the next right thing you should do, just for you. So few people do that nowadays, hence the chaos we seem to be living.
Give his advice a try for a time and see what happens. What’s the harm?
He isn’t saying it’s not the fault of others, but gave great examples of why focusing on blaming and trying to correct others can tend to be more harmful then good. Lead by example, not by force.
@@ecall1771 exactly. So by changing the system that so benefits them to now benefits her and her allies, is the way to go as they in the first place. Standing up to what wrong is also changing yourself.
You're an inspiration to so many Jordan. Keep going.
Nice to see you here.
to john as well
Jordanetics
My wife and I were the couple described in this video, on the brink of divorce, both with serious and valid complaints about the other person. We were buried in debt, had bad financial prospects, we were overweight and unhealthy, had infidelity and pornography issues, and we just weren’t seeing eye to eye. But somehow, we stayed together. Each of us took responsibility in our turns for our failings, rather than pointing the finger. I was extremely hurt but I knew that wallowing in sorrow, anger, or depression wasn’t the route to improving our situation. We climbed out of debt, trained for and got new careers, took my wife’s dream vacation, bought our first home, and are now hopeful adoptive parents. This only took a few years of taking responsibility. We looked the monster in the face and deciding to go after it head on. We gained self respect and competence. It’s the only way to fix your problems, everything else is delusion.
We change the world by changing ourselves! Brilliant and true. Thank you Dr. Peterson
Why is Jordan trying to change her? Shouldn't he change himself?
right on! never criticize anything!. the world would have been so much better with 100 hour work weeks and a job as soon as you turned 5 if those whiny strikers had had peterson! women and black people who kept complaining for the right to vote would have been perfect by now if only they didn't blame others. you cant change anything except youself after all... so lets all be quiet and obedient together.
“You must be the change you want to see in the world.”
-Mahatma Gandhi
An eye for an eye and soon the whole world is blind -Also Ghandi
*"I'm gonna nuke everyone"*
-Also Ghandi (from Civ games :P)
@@dibidus6080 that's only later in the game but I suppose later in the game is where you get the nukes hmmmmm
Gandhi was racist so I can’t see him as a smart man anymore
@@uno9331
Sure
I was a nihilistic alcoholic in deep depression, and on the verge of alt-right like ideologies before I found Dr. Peterson's lectures and books. Now I've cleaned up my life and I'm moving forward in life.
This man knows what he's talking about...and saved my life without even knowing it. The way the media smears him is horrible.
Doctor Jordan Peterson is a brilliant mind.
I'm reading a Jordan Peterson's book: 12 rules for the life. It's amazing. Thanks Prager U. Hugs from Brazil.
Best is Rule 5 "Do not let your children do anything that makes you dislike them"
And ofc Rules 8-9 "Tell the truth - or, at least, don’t lie"
"Assume that the person you are listening to might know something you don’t"
Personal responsibility?? What? Democrats don't know the meaning 😂
So is it their fault?
@madwtube you might have to re-watch the video you missed the whole point
@madwtube has blaming them changed anything? If no, what could you change about yourself to correct the problem or alleviate it? Even if it's just showing more kindness and compassion, that is a lot.
Thats why they are pro abortion.
@@chrisg1621 theres no problem with pointing out the obvious. Hopefully they will look at themselves and realize they are ripping apart themselves and others.
Jordan Peterson is a figure father for me and other people. He inspired me to start making myself better, I even started a channel to share his and other motivational advices..
I am grateful that he is living in my life time🙏
You really like to be pounded by a guy who sucks Koch Industries' balls all day?
@@zacnieprawisz9171 There you are... 2:24
@@yeticusrex1661 lol
Living in your life today in rehab.
Thank you everyone for the kind comments
Old Testament: Don't do to others what you don't want them to do to you.
New: Do to others what you want them to do to you.
God blesses.
@@gypsy_haas5869 Not at all what they most likely mean, which is that you must fear the God of the Old Testament, so respected even by Nietzsche, while simultaneously act as though God is as he appears, irrationally, in the New Testament, to build Heaven on Earth for the children he loves. Think of Rule 5 "Do not let your children do anything that makes you dislike them".
You must build yourself first, of course, through education, but do not be a hermit until you're in your 40s before you take on the responsibilities of family, work and friendship with others.
"Eatin' dirt" She is telling us that the people living in the most prosperous country of all time, where people in poverty are middle class by global standards, where people in poverty are richer than kings from centuries ago, are eatin' dirt. Maybe Venezuelans are eatin' dirt because of people like her, but people in America are doing just fine.
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So much about this is just wrong
First, we ain't rich, the only people we are richer than are the third world nations, take them out of the picture and you can easily see how poor americans are
The average american can't afford to raise a kid, 30k a year isn't even half what you need to raise a kid per year.
Can't afford luxuries because every single bill of necessity has risen while the dollar a has crumbled
the food that we eat is mostly garbage, a lot of which makes us sick
most people have maxed out their credit with us basically being in a depression right now, if you believe we aren't in a depression then you need to look at the REAL numbers and not the lies they tell to you and look at the markets, most have dropped significantly and people haven't even woken up yet, they are still sleeping
more americans on welfare than any other point and time in our history
employment numbers being a complete and utter lie, they don't even include people who stopped looking for work among other things in those numbers etc.
And I could go on and on and on and on about how much they keep lying to you, but very soon everyone will get their wake up call. Are you prepared?
@@Delimon007 Don't want credit card debt? Live below your means and don't spend money you don't have. You don't need a tv, computer, smart phone, and a lot of other things to live comfortably. Don't go out to eat. Make your own food at home for cheaper and know exactly what's in your meals. Got student loan problems? Get scholarships, get grants, and don't go to a college you can't afford to pay off. Community colleges will get you the same education in the liberal arts at a much lower cost. I didn't pay a dime for my degree. If you aren't completely sure what field you want to go into, don't use college to figure it out. Contact people in that field. Do your research. Plan things out. Choose a program that will actually help you get a job instead of indoctrinating you and leaving you in debt. The economy isn't doing bad. People who aren't looking for work aren't relevant because they aren't trying to better themselves or might be stay at home parents or the like. It has nothing to do with a lack of jobs. The data shows that there are enough to commodate those not working. They just don't want to. No one is responsible for you but yourself. Stop watching CNN. Do the things this video has told you to and then do some real research on the state of the country from unbiased sources.
Delimon007
K.
what source?
One thing I can tell you is that the value of the dollar goes down when the State creates worthless money in order to pay its debts, which it incurs by paying for "free stuff" for voters.
Hollywood drowns us with the exact opposite messaging. Every movie that comes out is about one man/woman who saves the world through some heroic action. Very rarely do we take note of all the destruction they leave along the way. Fix or save oneself, what a noble idea. How I wish two young men could have heard this message before El Paso or Dayton this weekend.
Neither of those young men were mentally capable of fixing themselves.
One of them is reported to have suffered from hearing voices in his head.
Unfortunately, that's not the average person JP is referring to.
They thought that this was the onley way to give meaning to there lives. So said.
EL-Paso & Dayton was a short movie clip, a trailer so 2 speak, brought 2 us by Hellywood. Like any other flick. All fake
@Anti-Confederation.Party
Yeah I seen it, it got kinda of boring cn the same exact shit over & over & over again. It's like wearing the same pair of shitty ass underwear all wk long. Ya just turn em inside out. Brown 2duh back, & yellow 2duh front
@Anti-Confederation.Party One of my favorites. Always impressed with the relationship Phil(Bill Murray) had with the old man that ends up dying. It was quite a remarkable addition to a comedy movie. Always thought that that was the moment Phil stopped being so self absorbed and enabled him to eventually get Rita.
It's ironic she's talking about incremental shift of abuse of power while also pushing gun control.
In one way it's ironic, in another way entirely consistent with the marxian narrative of radical upheaval and class warfare.
They don't combat incremental change with incremental change in the opposite direction; they combat it with upheaval, dissension, class rivalry, social Discord, and ultimately Revolution. Look at the second Russian Revolution, the Chinese Communist Revolution, the rise of Viet Cong, the Khmer Rouge, the Venezuelan coup,...
It's the pattern, it's predicted in the early 20th century literature. Wherever the kind of rhetoric she's erupting takes hold, social disorder follows it like an Ensign of battle.
Projection at its finest
Are you expecting her to change?
She was involved with oversight of Obama's bank bailout (2nd bailout), so she finally told the truth SHE'S THE ISSUE.
@Jerry L. ,About the recent shootings she said "White supremacists are domestic terrorist, no less of a threat than foreign terrorist.". But she advocates for open borders and decriminalization of illegally entering the country.🙄
I thank the Lord for the day when i came to know about Dr. Jordan Peterson 🙏
I love the "they" in her speech - like she hasn't benefited from or been in the pockets of mega-corporations.
So, then, who is she appealing to? Who wants to tear the jacket off of somebody else and blame them for everyone's woe?? Why would someone want to be motivated to attack someone else when they can't better anyone else? Half the US Congress will vomit if they are required to follow Dr. Peterson's advice. You got me started, Holtreman, and I can't depart from Dr. Peterson's advice for us. Safe day to you.
They have, but it doesn't mean she's not telling the truth here. She is....
@@crforfreedom7407 Granted, but the problem there is crony capitalism, not capitalism. And as Jordan Petersen might say, she should get her own house in order before getting out there and talking smack. I'm sure she's a millionaire many times over - did she do that on gov't pay? Nope. From the very thing she's railing against.
@@richardfolkman The world is unfair..some folks even claim special treatment, and poke andtauntus,by entering Harvard, and then complaining about white priv.. I really hope its down to her and Trump, get the popcorn ready, and get hubby to get you a beer.hahahaha
@@crforfreedom7407 uhh white woman..speak with forked tongue, and her shrill voice is as ugly as her soul.
"That's the price of being alive"
so good.
No not good. But it's so true...
Jordan Peterson is a BRILLIANT PATRIOT, and his message here is exactly correct.
I accept this as truth and find it amazing there are so many thumbs down. For those people that genuinely got dealt a bad hand, has being a victim brought you joy?
This is a fantastic message. This should be taught to every American citizen from a child. God bless you and Thank you.
What a great summary of life-skill fundamentals. This should be taught to every Canadian citizen from a child. Thank-you.
It was & was part of what made us the greatest nation on earth. To hear our “leaders” speaking this garbage is a horrible sign for our future.
This is what God fearing Christians(not to be confused with lukewarm Christians) teach their kids. We have been doing it for 1000's of years. Glad you finally made it to the party.
More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
It does.... Listen to music. Micheal jackson
Agreed, but it's difficult because Warren's message is so much more appealing to the masses. She's giving an 'out', a convenient scapegoat to rally around as opposed to taking personal responsibility. She's not completely without point, cronie capitalism must be stopped, but it's not the fault of corporations if you're unhappy with your life.
I was raised to believe that bad attitudes are like flat tires... You won't go anywhere in life unless you change them. Many Thanks for the great vid.
I wrote on my mirror:
You are looking at the problem
Once I accepted that my life did a complete 180. Change your attitude and you change your life.
"I'm starting with the man in the mirror. I'm asking him to change his ways."
@@Drosophilax
😂 indeed.
heavy stuff steve. rock on.
I write B.S. on my finger to remind me to Be Sweet to my husband 🙂
Better would be: You are looking at the solution.
That is genuine Buddhist philosophy that I have tried to engrave in me. Easy way is blaming someone or others. It will make you feel better temporarily but there will be no improvement in your life and mental well-being.
The irony here is that JP *is* trying (and probably will) help fix a lot of other people.
The difference is that he’s already got his sh*t together.
Also, he's giving advice rather than hand a list of mutually contradictory commands, as most ‘change other people’ people would do. I'd say, that's the more important difference, though having followed your own advice certainly makes it easier to tell good from bad advice.
He's helping others fix themselves.
He has his battles and faults too. But 👍
@@QrazyQuarian And the big thing here is they are coming to or looking up or reading his advice because they want to change. You try to change someone who does not want to change and all that happens is you get frustrated and they get mad. Doesn't matter if they need to change to improve themselves or have a better life, they need to want it.
No one is perfect.
Omg Jordan Peterson in PragerU, you made my life better.
Dawid Wojacki this is his second time
Dawid Wojacki he didn’t. You did. He simply gave you the tools 🛠
Way to go, Dawid, keep making good choices and change the world with one good act at a time! I would suggest not taking the Lord's name in vain though because I don't think that's right, but I'm happy to hear this video helped someone.
I miss Sam Harris
We are in desperate times! PragerU not only brought out the big guns of reason, truth and logic... they brought out the A-Bomb (Dr. Peterson)!!!
Once again, Peterson is absolutely correct. As Gandhi wisely observed, one must become the change one seeks within the world.
It's much easier to just tell others what they should be doing to make a better world.
What about Jesus? You salvation is in YOUR hands. Lets build Kingdom of Heaven on Earth... eeee... your first ;). I say, I'm collecting bricks already.
It's jesus first said it. “Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you. This is the essence of all that is taught in the law and the prophets.
Matthew 7:12 NLT
bible.com/bible/116/mat.7.12.NLT
@Nick Price th-cam.com/video/fTxNSU2k6l4/w-d-xo.html
Here's a video that's sums it up with citations etc.
If you just WORK hard enough you'll be set FREE!
"I'm an infant. Tell me who to blame and please run my life for me."
People with this mindset really believe there's nothing wrong with this, and even feel morally right.
This man is incredibly profound with his words ❤️
I was badly needing that.. thank you my friend God bless you
John E Dalton truth 👌🏿✌🏿
Me too John. Ditto
John E Dalton I needed that message as well John👍🏼
Me too
JP is a blessing, and that' coming from an atheist
Oh TRUE, SO TRUE! If the world had more people who had "fixed themselves," how much better would it be! Thank you Jordan Peterson, "wisdom crying in the streets." And I hope you know, Mr. Peterson, that there are many of us praying for you and your family.
It's always a pleasure to watch videos featuring Dr. Jordan B. Peterson. Daily dose of enlightment.
Is it. Do you fully agree with his statment here or do you like his other statment and then asume this one is also correct?
Becouse, and correct me if I am wrong here, what he is saying is that you should change yourself and not the world.
That would make sence if the world was fair, and everyone got an equal chance of oportunity. But the world is not that fair is it? Shouldnt we change the world to make it fair instead?
JP: Start small. But how?
Me: clean your room.
Sure.. but.. what if the room is already clean? then what?
@@Bluzian74 If you start out by cleaning your room everyday, it gives you a sense of fulfilment and responsibility, which is a great motivation to do things that are relatively bigger and more noble.
@@cyrusademola1326 Sure, but unfortunately, "upper class" and "white male privilege" is frowned upon. That's my point. If cleaning your room causes one to be "more noble", and you then are motivated to do bigger things, one's enriched behaviour is then discriminated against by a lower class of people who are not only inferior, but also a mob rule that then interferes with, and impedes on the lives of those who DO clean their rooms and who DO strive for higher goals (ie: knowledge).
Simply put, there's NO point in cleaning your room or reaching for higher goals. It's all a rigged game. Every last bit of it.That I can assure you. Cleaning a room for the sake of cleaning a room for the sake of it. Wow. I mess it up just to clean it all over again. Moral Tautology? Ethically cyclical? Purposelessnessnessness....?
@juro jurić but a lot of people DON'T clean their rooms and they happen to get jobs, find love, are successful etc.. (PS: it's "apartment". It's "pig sty"). See? Even those who can't spell feel they are entitled to have the same equal opinion as others who DO know how to spell. Exactly my point. The world has gone to hell and nothing means anything anymore.
@juro jurić it's not about race or nationality; I think you're totally missing my point. Im referring to standards, higher attainments, better scores... Thus, it would seem to me, that the over-all, general mass population doesn't try, and they have not only widened the goal posts, shortened the yard line, they've also lowered the standards. How could and why would a higher achieving Olympian like myself who cleans his room wish or want to even be subjected to a lower , sub-standard? But what's worse, is, that some who have strived for self-improvement are now lambasted and discriminated against - merely for cleaning a room. (My room was already clean 40 years ago). I already ticked that off the box. I realize that, long as my door step is clean, no worries.. sure, ok, fine... but imagine that the majority fo the people who don't clean their door step, and collectively, they are part of this sub-par, herd pack mentality that bullies and prevents others from achieving even HIGHER goals!?
So, I'm supposed to converse with you, a person who doesn't speak as good of English as me. Are we supposed to be equal? Ought someone who has gone to great lengths not be rewarded? And rewarded MORE? (as in meritocracy?). See, we now live in a world of "equal outcomes" and cripples can joint the NBA, girls can join the boy scouts, transgenders can be on the cover of Playboy, and omg.. it just makes me wanna kill myself. LOL the world has moral AIDS. The people in the world just aren't good enough anymore. Its like a regression analysis or something. Accepting that this is the truth, THEN WHAT? Nothing has any value anymore. When does one give up their moral compass to "join 'em"? Why even bother trying hard, or fixing yourself, when others are hell bent on maintaining the status quo of brokenness? Does this make sense?
This is SO GOOD! One of the best Prager U videos, thank you!!
Steven Bentsen no, its their worst. go along to get along. hail satan. that is their message. they are in error. guilty
@@user-se5gg5cy4y No. What Mr. Peterson said was You can't fix the world, necessarily. You *can*, however fix yourself. I didn't hear anything that sounded remotely like "go along to get along, hail satan." Maybe you have a bad translation program?
Golden Gryphon your semantic games and zealotry are equally loathsome.
@@user-se5gg5cy4y are you trolling bro?
@@user-se5gg5cy4y That's the best you have? No actual thinking, just some name calling?
You didn't even have a comeback to OP, just name calling because you don't agree with the video.
Why even watch it then? Trying to 'spread the word about the wisdom of The Democratic Party'? You aren't making any conversions with your methods, dude. Your evangelism needs work.
This is the most powerful message one can share. You can only save the world by saving youself. Dr. Peterson is a rare gift.
Warren reminds me of politicians in Thailand. They point at the corruption of others, but once in power they do it themselves.
Because in the Far East everything is about face, not substance. Character doesn't matter as long as you can look good.
So kind of like how the left screams "fascism" yet they're the fascists?
Hell man that's what most dems, reps do. Trumps trying to fix this shit.
Wow, right over the top rope. You can also put China in there too.
@@reythomas3922 HAHAHAAHHAHA nice joke man.
This is one of my favorite videos from PragerU. This video confirms the stuff I started to practice about a decade ago in college. Although it wasn’t quite as clear in my head as explained here.
one of the best vids ive seen from P.U. in a while , bravo
I'm 1/16 Cherokee. She is 1/1024. Guess who has made a bigger deal about it between me and her.
Same here!
She’s not even cherokee. It was “possibly” 1/1024 South American native lol.
You
1/8th Cherokee here and I'm not going to around claiming something I'm not for some perceived benefit. Takes something more to be a member of a people than a bit of DNA or blood quantum. Warren flat out lied about being Cherokee, just as she lied about being fired because she was pregnant.
@@evanbiter5969 50/50 more like 90/10 lol
Dr. Jordan Peterson is the man I needed this today bad.
Thank you!
Absolutely love Jordan Peterson, so nice to listen to. Always speaking the truth.
Dr. Peterson hits this one out of the park. Thank you, sir. Doing God’s work.
@All American Chutzpah And how is it Hilarious?
Takes Courage and Guts To Answer the Call
I'd take advice from Jordan over Pocahontas any day.
Awesome wisdom for all
Pride is the queen of all sins.
Pride never takes blame, but has plenty to give.
Pride is the beef diet that the daddy recommends.
Pride is a good thing, it's also known as self worth and it gets a bad rap. Like every emotion what matters is how you use it. If you take pride in yourself and use that as a motivator to build yourself into a better person, then that's good. If all you do is point out how bad other people are, then that's bad. There's no such thing as negative emotions, just negative uses of them
AeneasGemini I think they meant too prideful
thats why its FIRST in the list of deadly sins.
Jonathan Amen sir!
Taking responsibility for one self. How did we lose such a simple concept?
It's a very good question... maybe in the past responsibility was forced upon you because life in general was more of a fight just to survive.. but in modern times life has become so much easier and comfortable that you almost have to choose to take responsibility for your life.. maybe we needed to learn what happens to society if large groups of people decide not to take responsibility... and then realise just how important it is and it needs to be hammered into future generations
Not wanting to kick people when they're down is an admirable trait. Easy to take that positive trait and push it too far into denying personal responsibility. For example, the overwhelming majority of overweight people are overweight because they exercise too little and/or eat too much. It's easy to call that harsh and mean spirited, but it's the truth.
She'll declare a phony desire for a beer in an attempt to fool others that she is just one of the crowd.
Pride
A lot of good answers here. I also think it's the "who's the biggest victim" contest. If you're a victim, it's always someone else's fault.
Thank you Doctor Peterson. I wish there were more folks like you in this world. Then it would truly be a better place. God bless you sir. May you live long and continue to prosper.
A famous quote by the ancient famous Jewish rabbi, philosopher and scholar, Rabbi Hillel who said "You must change yourself before you change the world" those words impacted the world on its own as he practiced his own preach, that's how we are here and that's why you're reading this comment under this video right now.
HOME RUN!!! Well said. Thanks for posting.
This is an old, but pertinent, preaching illustration:
There was a man in his study working on a project for work and his young son came him seeking help with a complex puzzle of the world. When the boy asked for the third time, his daddy told him to go away and that he would help him when he finished work. When he finished, he went to his son’s room, found him getting ready for bed and the puzzle completed on the floor. The father said, “see you didn’t need any help.” The boy said, “well, the puzzle had two sides. On this side was a picture of the world, but on the other side was a picture of a man. I knew that if I put together the man then I could fix the world.”
Can't fathom how some people hate this man. The level of their hatred for him is in direct correlation to the level of their mental sickness.
The truth he says only brings out the shame and resentment from those who hate him.
Exactly, it's self-hate
They hate him because he suggests people can begin to fix themselves and, in turn, their lives. Many believe only government can do that for you.
Jordan is wrong for this/his political paradigm processing projection. This shit is Apples and Oranges, politics and understanding the EGO are two different things. Video quote, "the proper way to fix the world isn't to fix the world", yet he can by telling you what to do or think. At the same time projecting a political statement - paradigm processing. A degree does not make him right. Change does start from within, however, it is about becoming the watcher of your ego and its effect on time, i.e., psychological time (past and future). For example, he did this video to project his ego, his political opinion. He talked about his degree twice to prove he knew what he was talking about. Finally, the video starts political and changes to a personal and psychological attack on you.
@English Teacher what the heck are you talking about? This man preaches about taking responsibility in life, especially for yourself. The things he preaches are useful ways to improve yourself and how you feel about yourself. They help set what is more important to pay attention to in life. The things opposite what he says only serve to make people unhappy and blame the world for everything, which leads to an ever increasing downward spiral in people's lives.
Simply amazing. This man has for sure broaden my horizons, has enhanced my practices as an ESL teacher and most importantly, he has check-mated my procrastination issues. God bless you Mr. Peterson.
What! Take responsibility for my own actions?!? Why, that's just crazy talk!
Nice joke
Yeap, Leftist Right there...
Love the sarcasm!
@@eduardojardim6852 r/whoooosh
For someone to even dislike this video explains all I need to know about the society.
Thanks 🙏 Dr Peterson.
Jordan is wrong for this/his political paradigm processing projection. This shit is Apples and Oranges, politics and understanding the EGO are two different things. Video quote, "the proper way to fix the world isn't to fix the world", yet he can by telling you what to do or think. At the same time projecting a political statement - paradigm processing. A degree does not make him right. Change does start from within, however, it is about becoming the watcher of your ego and its effect on time, i.e., psychological time (past and future). For example, he did this video to project his ego, his political opinion. He talked about his degree twice to prove he knew what he was talking about. Finally, the video starts political and changes to a personal and psychological attack on you.
Dr. William Martin hi Dr. Martin, I sense a touch of resentment in your analysis of Peterson and I’m sure you’ll agree that it’d only drive you down the path of hopelessness.
Having a degree is totally irrelevant. Most people without a degree really are smart and with video, I was able to detach Peterson, the person from the message. I listened to the message and you cannot fault the message if you did that. Peterson’s critics cannot even attack his messages and they attacked him instead which is just stupid.
If you as a pauper was giving me advice on how you lost your money so I could learn from that, I would listen and not attack you as a person, saying you had a degree or you were a drunk blah blah. I would detach your personal trait from the message then critique the message, if message was helpful then I’ll listen.
Now watch this video again then come with the critique without mentioning or referring to the person delivering it.
More Pearls of Wisdom from the great Jordan Peterson!
Thank you, Mr.Peterson! This video reminds me that if I want to make my family better, I need to change myself for being a better person. If I want my town or city to become a better place for other people to live, I and my family should be good people first to contribute to our community better then. If I want my country to be better, the impact from me, my family and community will strengthen the nation better. I should not complain about all kinds of stuff and blame the world that owes me something. I need to ask myself again if I try to use all the potentials in life that I have, take all the advantages that I am offered and live the best life that I can live. '...Life is hard, sometimes it makes people suffer but that's the price of living...However, you can act nobly and with some purpose...'
Dr. Peterson: CLEAN YOUR ROOM!!!
SJW: Why should I clean a room which others built for me? It’s their problem, not mine.
You have a beautiful totem pole.
In a nutshell haha
SJW: Nah, mom will clean it!
A dirty room leads to socialism. j.k. their is this funny parody vid.
totem_pole cool fanfic
Thank you GOD for PragerU and Jordan Peterson 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I will never tire of listening to Jordan Peterson. He always says something profoundly life changing!
Patterson is right. I had to learn this the hard way during the pandemic. I would often blame outside forces (partially true) but realized that it is my own past mistakes that got me in my present condition. I hope to start a home baking business soon, despite certain circumstances, even if it means doing it step by step.
Also, I am working on another novel (I see it more as in the style of French Comics) and I am trying to improve my personality.
Change starts with you, and even if you fail some, at least to made an attempt, and that to me, is a win.
P.S. For those in the ghetto, get a job, stop having multiple babies and GET OUT and MARRY A GOOD MAN OR WOMAN.
Enough said.
Thank you, Mr. Peterson, you are a bright light in a dark world.
There's nothing more harmful you can do to people than to make them believe they are perpetual victims.
I truly believe you are right. I think it is this mentality behind the violence in the US
Wise words, my friend
But, but, but hasn't that woman been in government this WHOLE time? Why hasn't SHE changed it already?!
@@janosostor3291 in some facets, that's true.
James Williams look up what she did with the consumer protection bureau, reimbursed billions to consumers who have been scammed by big corporations
@@janosostor3291 Listen to the message instead of 'grouping' people into segments.
Exactly, she is what is wrong with our government. It is because of ineffective people like her in Congress that nothing gets done.
Dr. Peterson is a gem. I have incorporated his book 12 Rules of Life into my own life and I am much more focused, and successful. My son is also much better now that he has read the book and started the steps. Thanks a million.
I am a simple man. I see a video with Jordan B Peterson, I click.
Exactly Jordan.What makes a social justice warrior believe they have what it takes to save the planet.Talk about egocentric fantasies.
"Accept the burden of being alive"
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That is deep. He assumes we all will get that statement. Most of us think only I feel life is a burden kind of thing. Hey maybe most of us do feel that way, but hide it best we can. I wonder what the truth really is?
What a burden it is but only to some people.
Well what I took out of it is that it is a responsibility to be alive and that life is not all flowers and sunshine.
"Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change"
This is a message of tremendous relevance in our world. I don't believe that anyone would ever regret applying the ideas put forth in this video to their own lives. Thank you Dr. Peterson, well done.
"Make yourself an honest man, and then you may be sure there is one less rascal in the world."
-- Thomas Carlyle
"Our greatest ability as humans is not to change the world; but to change ourselves."
-Mahatma Gandhi
To bad conservatives don't believe that.
@@roboparks ok libby
@@chrismason1530 Mahatma Gandhi Is seen as a agent of the devil in American evangelism.
@@roboparks I Googled "American Evangelism Gandhi" and the top result is a wiki page about a popular Evangelist who was close friends with Mahatma Gandhi, and eventually wrote a biography on the man after he was killed.
Why do you feel the need to lie? It's such a small lie too; even if it was true that "American Evangelism" (Broad term) says that Gandhi is an agent of the devil (it doesn't), not all American Conservatives are Evangelicals (I'm not). Hell, a large number of the people who speak on this channel are Jewish.
Best message I've heard in a while from one of my favorite trachers.
When we focus primarily on changing our own selves, we are empowered with an amazing sense of self-efficacy. And when we get a taste of how much we can actually change and grow through determination and self-discipline, we get an additional appreciation of what we can accomplish in our life and contribute to the betterment of others. This energizes us! 😀
On the other hand, when we primarily blame others, we develop feelings of resentment, dependance and helplessness... which depletes us. 😣
I am 56 years old now. Wise words of wisdom. I was divorced many years ago and it took me awhile to at least admit there was plenty of blame to go around for my failed marriage. The 2 best things I've done for myself in this life was to join the army at 19 where I learned team work, service and truly embraced the idea of be all that you can be. The second was to accept Christ in my life, it's not all about me, God put each of us here for purpose and like any good father he has hopes that we will all live up to our potential. Have goals and work towards them, shine live up to your potential. I'm doing so you will make this a better world and set an example for others to follow.
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I love Jordan Peterson. I wish more people would actually listen to him!
Thanks PragerU for the lesson of Jordan Peterson. From Argentina
This video needs to be shared more!! People of all ages need to watch it!!! This whole channel needs recognition!!