Jordan Peterson’s 12 rules for life are:
- Rule 1: Stand Up Straight With Your Shoulders Back.
- Rule 2: Treat Yourself Like Someone You Are Responsible for Helping.
- Rule 3: Make Friends With People Who Want the Best for You.
- Rule 4: Compare Yourself to Who You Were Yesterday, Not to Who Someone Else Is Today.
- Rule 5: Do Not Let Your Children Do Anything That Makes You Dislike Them.
- Rule 6: Set Your House in Perfect Order Before You Criticize the World.
- Rule 7: Pursue What Is Meaningful (Not What Is Expedient).
- Rule 8: Tell the Truth – Or, at Least, Don’t Lie.
- Rule 9: Assume That the Person You Are Listening to Might Know Something You Don’t.
- Rule 10: Be Precise in Your Speech.
- Rule 11: Do Not Bother Children When They Are Skateboarding.
- Rule 12: Pet a Cat When You Encounter One on the Street.
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