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3.37 AVERAGE
3.37 AVERAGE
Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed Jordan’s book. I’ve been looking forward to it for some time, and I have learned a lot from his words. I will say that his writing did tend to lose me at points; perhaps this is because his knowledge vastly exceeds my own, but I would contend that some of his content seemed long and drawn out. I got lost at points and was really wanting certain chapters to end sooner than they did. Maybe I just don’t have the attention span for this type of book. I’m glad to have read it!
informative
reflective
slow-paced
While I think the majority of this book has great reflections on life and the way we should embrace it, I also feel that this book could be reduced to one-third of its content. The author frequently digresses through a complex and sometimes religious point of view and explanation, just to make a point about a simple assertion. This happens frequently during the book. While sometimes the fairy tale around that digression is somehow entertaining, for others, it is just boring and makes the book unnecessarily long.
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Peterson should really stay out of the realm of theology and stick to the what he is good at - psychology. He is brilliant when he speaks of the workings of the mind and how we can leverage it for our benefit, but when he speaks about God and the Bible, I found myself cringing at his hermeneutic (if you can even call it that). Overall it was a good book that will outline truths to live by that can be of benefit.
I’d seen clips of this online and sadly I think that’s what is best about this book… the snippets you take away.
In just felt it was a little too long winded and I found it a difficult one to finish. There absolutely were some gems of insight in there, and great quotes, but overall I just found it too long and arduous a read.
In just felt it was a little too long winded and I found it a difficult one to finish. There absolutely were some gems of insight in there, and great quotes, but overall I just found it too long and arduous a read.
hopeful
informative
fast-paced
2.5 Stars, 12 solid rules and snippets of quality here and there. But holy shit is it verbose
Peterson’s primary claim (half-truth supposition) is that hierarchical structures are essential because lobsters exhibit a hierarchical structure in response to scarcity and environmental stress.
This presupposes that:
Lobsters are similar enough to humans for this to be relevant, that a particular evolutionary adaption to external stressors is the only reasonable adaption (i.e. establishment of lobster hierarchies over egalitarian formations), and that what is “natural” is inherently good for humans.
Peterson presents these suppositions as proto-societal axioms that by understanding them will change you from a depressed, low serotonin lobster to an aggressive, high serotonin, king of crustaceans.
As far as self-help books go the recommendations are run of the mill. Much like a dominant lobster, stand up straight with your shoulders back, and clean your room. Be confident and work within the hierarchy. Peterson presents this very straightforward information in his normal “Petersonian” way- a self-masturbatory mess of pseudo-scientific, neoliberal pandering word salad. It’s certainly more lucid than Maps of Meaning, which is the only impressive thing about this work, maybe besides the audacity of presenting crustacean hierarchies as a standard for judging human social organizations.
This presupposes that:
Lobsters are similar enough to humans for this to be relevant, that a particular evolutionary adaption to external stressors is the only reasonable adaption (i.e. establishment of lobster hierarchies over egalitarian formations), and that what is “natural” is inherently good for humans.
Peterson presents these suppositions as proto-societal axioms that by understanding them will change you from a depressed, low serotonin lobster to an aggressive, high serotonin, king of crustaceans.
As far as self-help books go the recommendations are run of the mill. Much like a dominant lobster, stand up straight with your shoulders back, and clean your room. Be confident and work within the hierarchy. Peterson presents this very straightforward information in his normal “Petersonian” way- a self-masturbatory mess of pseudo-scientific, neoliberal pandering word salad. It’s certainly more lucid than Maps of Meaning, which is the only impressive thing about this work, maybe besides the audacity of presenting crustacean hierarchies as a standard for judging human social organizations.
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced