Dare, instead, to be dangerous. Dare to be truthful. Dare to articulate yourself, and express (or at least become aware of) what would really justify your life.
JORDAN PETERSONQuestion for parents: do you want to make your children safe, or strong?
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When existence reveals itself as existentially intolerable, thinking collapses in on itself. In such situations – in the depths—it’s noticing, not thinking, that does the trick.
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Consult your resentment. It’s a revelatory emotion, for all its pathology.
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Untruth corrupts the soul and the state alike, and one form of corruption feeds the other.
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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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There’s some real utility in gratitude. It’s also good protection against the dangers of victimhood and resentment.
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That the soul of the individual eternally hungers for the heroism of genuine being.
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The things that pose the greatest threats to your survival are the most real things.
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The secret to your existence is right in front of you. It manifests itself as all those things you know you should do but are avoiding.
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If society is corrupt, but not the individuals within it, then where did the corruption originate? How is it propagated? It’s a one-sided, deeply ideological theory.
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Territory matters, and there is little difference between territorial rights and social status. It is often a matter of life and death.
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Aristotle defined virtues simply as the ways of behaving that are most conducive to happiness in life.
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Much of happiness is hope.
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Treat yourself like you would someone you’re responsible for helping.
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It is not virtuous to be victimized by a bully, even if that bully is oneself.
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Always place your becoming above your current being.
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