-40 Idioms for living from Jordan Peterson -
May 26, 2017
Jordan Peterson, a master thinker and commentator in humans and there ways gave 40 ways to live in Quora recently and we wanted to repeat them here because they are dope. Take your time. Thanks to Anton Repponen for the image.
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Do not do things that you hate.
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Act so that you can tell the truth about how you act.
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If you have to choose, be the one who does things, instead of the one who is seen to do things.
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Assume that the person you are listening to might know something you need to know. Listen to them hard enough so that they will share it with you.
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Be careful who you share good news with.
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Be careful who you share bad news with.
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Make at least one thing better every single place you go.
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Do not allow yourself to become arrogant or resentful.
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Compare yourself to who you were yesterday, not to who someone else is today.
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Work as hard as you possibly can on at least one thing and see what happens.
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Maintain your connections with people.
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Do not carelessly denigrate social institutions or artistic achievement.
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Ask someone to do you a small favour, so that he or she can ask you to do one in the future.
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Make friends with people who want the best for you.
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Do not try to rescue someone who does not want to be rescued, and be very careful about rescuing someone who does.
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Nothing well done is insignificant.
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Set your house in perfect order before you criticize the world.
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Dress like the person you want to be.
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Stand up straight with your shoulders back.
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Do not transform your wife into a maid.
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Notice that opportunity lurks where responsibility has been abdicated.
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Pet a cat when you encounter one on the street.
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Do not bother children when they are skateboarding.
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Remember that what you do not yet know is more important than what you already know.
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