But we can aim too high. Or too low. Or too chaotically. So we fail and live in disappointment, even when we appear to others to be living well.
JORDAN PETERSONBut we can aim too high. Or too low. Or too chaotically. So we fail and live in disappointment, even when we appear to others to be living well.
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It’s appropriate and praiseworthy to associate with people whose lives would be improved if they saw your life improve.
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We cannot navigate, without something to aim at and, while we are in this world, we must always navigate.
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I don’t think that you have any insight whatsoever into your capacity for good until you have some well-developed insight into your capacity for evil.
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If you fulfill your obligations every day you don’t need to worry about the future.
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Order is not enough. You can’t just be stable, and secure, and unchanging, because there are still vital and important new things to be learned.
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Don’t underestimate the power of vision and direction. These are irresistible forces, able to transform what might appear to be unconquerable obstacles into traversable pathways and expanding opportunities.
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We are increasingly falling prey to the desperation of meaninglessness.
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Don’t ever underestimate the destructive power of sins of omission.
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There’s some real utility in gratitude. It’s also good protection against the dangers of victimhood and resentment.
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If you cannot understand why someone did something, look at the consequences – and infer the motivation.
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That the soul of the individual eternally hungers for the heroism of genuine being.
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People organize their brains with conversation. If they don’t have anyone to tell their story to, they lose their minds. Like hoarders, they cannot unclutter themselves.
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It is not virtuous to be victimized by a bully, even if that bully is oneself.
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There’s a worthy and noble ambition: strength in the face of adversity. That is very different from the wish for a life free of trouble.
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People who know what to expect from one another can act together to tame the world.
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