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3.37 AVERAGE
3.37 AVERAGE
What at first seemed to be a dull, shallow read ended up being quite involving and pertinent to our time. Due to obligations in my day-to-day life, I am sad to say I won't be able to write a proper review of the book and all the ideas contained within. A lot of what he writes I see as self-evident, but it's very nice to see someone formulate it.
Still, I do believe there are certain parts that deserve proper criticism, but during this read, I failed to identify them. I hope to amend this when I reread the book, someday in the future.
[Edit:] There is one thing that Peterson does quite badly, or at least inelegantly, and that is his use of mythology. At times he's brilliant, especially with Christianity, but with other mythologies he's pretty lacking. To his defence, he does stick to the Christian tradition most of the time, and that's probably also where he feels most at home. His understanding of Buddhism and what the Buddha said is somewhat lacking, as is his understanding of Daoism and the DaoDeJing.
I am 100% sure that he could write this book and make a BETTER case of it without referencing a single mythology, except for maybe Christianity and the Bible.
Speaking of which, one of my good friends who moved to Asia a few years back, would very much enjoy this book. It is right up his alley. I believe it's a book more people should read, generally.
From pages 282 -283 there's a few passages that I'd like to share, which give good advice:
"You have to consciously define the topic of a conversation, particularly when it is difficult — or it becomes about everything, and everything is too much. [...] Every argument degenerates into every problem that ever emerged in the past, every problem that exists now, and every terrible thing that is likely to happen in the future. No one can have a discussion about 'everything'. [...]
But to do that, you have to think: What is wrong, exactly? What do I want, exactly? You must speak forthrightly and call forth the habitable world from chaos. You must use honest precise speech to do that. If instead you shrink away and hide, what you are hiding from will transform itself into a giant dragon that lurks under your bed and in your forest and in the dark recesses of your mind — and it will devour you. [...]
If you don't know where you are, precisely, then you could be anywhere. Anywhere is too many places to be, and some of those places are very bad. [...]
Say what you mean, so that you can find out what you mean. Act out what you say, so you can find out what happens. Then pay attention. Note your errors. Articulate them. Strive to correct them. That is how you discover the meaning of your life. That will protect you from the tragedy of your life. How could it be otherwise?
Confront the chaos of Being. Take aim against a sea of troubles. Specify your destination, and chart your course. Admit to what you want. Tell those around you who you are. Narrow, and gaze attentively, and move forward, forthrightly.
Be precise in your speech."
The edition is great, professional, etc.
Still, I do believe there are certain parts that deserve proper criticism, but during this read, I failed to identify them. I hope to amend this when I reread the book, someday in the future.
[Edit:] There is one thing that Peterson does quite badly, or at least inelegantly, and that is his use of mythology. At times he's brilliant, especially with Christianity, but with other mythologies he's pretty lacking. To his defence, he does stick to the Christian tradition most of the time, and that's probably also where he feels most at home. His understanding of Buddhism and what the Buddha said is somewhat lacking, as is his understanding of Daoism and the DaoDeJing.
I am 100% sure that he could write this book and make a BETTER case of it without referencing a single mythology, except for maybe Christianity and the Bible.
Speaking of which, one of my good friends who moved to Asia a few years back, would very much enjoy this book. It is right up his alley. I believe it's a book more people should read, generally.
From pages 282 -283 there's a few passages that I'd like to share, which give good advice:
"You have to consciously define the topic of a conversation, particularly when it is difficult — or it becomes about everything, and everything is too much. [...] Every argument degenerates into every problem that ever emerged in the past, every problem that exists now, and every terrible thing that is likely to happen in the future. No one can have a discussion about 'everything'. [...]
But to do that, you have to think: What is wrong, exactly? What do I want, exactly? You must speak forthrightly and call forth the habitable world from chaos. You must use honest precise speech to do that. If instead you shrink away and hide, what you are hiding from will transform itself into a giant dragon that lurks under your bed and in your forest and in the dark recesses of your mind — and it will devour you. [...]
If you don't know where you are, precisely, then you could be anywhere. Anywhere is too many places to be, and some of those places are very bad. [...]
Say what you mean, so that you can find out what you mean. Act out what you say, so you can find out what happens. Then pay attention. Note your errors. Articulate them. Strive to correct them. That is how you discover the meaning of your life. That will protect you from the tragedy of your life. How could it be otherwise?
Confront the chaos of Being. Take aim against a sea of troubles. Specify your destination, and chart your course. Admit to what you want. Tell those around you who you are. Narrow, and gaze attentively, and move forward, forthrightly.
Be precise in your speech."
The edition is great, professional, etc.
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
If I could have given 0 star I would. This book made me so angry. The author seems to think that because social hierarchies are natural, they must therefore be desirable or just. He is openly misogynistic and racist.
This book was thought provoking and grandiloquent as Peterson usually is. There were several nuggets of truth that I’ll carry with me from this book but honestly at times it was a lot to take in.
I’m not Peterson’s target audience but I can appreciate his work.
I’m not Peterson’s target audience but I can appreciate his work.
challenging
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
challenging
dark
informative
slow-paced
I received this book for my birthday from a family member and thought, “What are they trying to say about my life?” and laughed it off. I have finally read the good and man, you had me in the first half.
I had no idea who this author was, and was informed later on more about how his writing has been regurgitated by certain groups of people. And from then on, I kept wondering when the shoe was going to drop.
There are a lot of interesting, thought-provoking points in this book. Some I even tabbed! But the second half - yikes! I found the chapter is regards to gender and the typical gender-filled roles disheartening and took me out for the rest of the book.
I know people complain about how religious heavy this book is, but I didn’t mind it because I truly felt it was from an analytical pov. It was to compare and contrast religious texts to today. Shout out to AP Literature for having us read parts of the Bible over summer vacation for this exact reason! I don’t think he gets personally religious until his Coda section of the book
The writing was too long for me. I felt like it was a college paper that was just listing things to make a word out. It was beating a dead horse of the point. Did this book need to be so long? No. I’m sure if we cut out just the descriptive words and asking five similar questions in a row, it could have been at least 20-50 pages shorter.
There is good value to this book, but I think if you’re not careful, it could be a slippery slope.
I had no idea who this author was, and was informed later on more about how his writing has been regurgitated by certain groups of people. And from then on, I kept wondering when the shoe was going to drop.
There are a lot of interesting, thought-provoking points in this book. Some I even tabbed! But the second half - yikes! I found the chapter is regards to gender and the typical gender-filled roles disheartening and took me out for the rest of the book.
I know people complain about how religious heavy this book is, but I didn’t mind it because I truly felt it was from an analytical pov. It was to compare and contrast religious texts to today. Shout out to AP Literature for having us read parts of the Bible over summer vacation for this exact reason! I don’t think he gets personally religious until his Coda section of the book
The writing was too long for me. I felt like it was a college paper that was just listing things to make a word out. It was beating a dead horse of the point. Did this book need to be so long? No. I’m sure if we cut out just the descriptive words and asking five similar questions in a row, it could have been at least 20-50 pages shorter.
There is good value to this book, but I think if you’re not careful, it could be a slippery slope.
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