You must determine where you are going in your life, because you cannot get there unless you move in that direction.
JORDAN PETERSONYou remember the past not so that it is “accurately recorded,” to say it again, but so that you are prepared for the future.
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Alongside our wish to be free of rules, we all search for structure.
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True thinking is rare – just like true listening.
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If you betray yourself, if you say untrue things, if you act out a lie, you weaken your character.
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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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Aristotle defined virtues simply as the ways of behaving that are most conducive to happiness in life.
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In Paradise, everyone speaks the truth. That is what makes it Paradise. Tell the truth. Or, at least, don’t lie.
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Don’t ever underestimate the destructive power of sins of omission.
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We require routine and tradition. That’s order. Order can become excessive, and that’s not good, but chaos can swamp us, so we drown – and that is also not good. We need to stay on the straight and narrow path.
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The successful among us delay gratification. The successful among us bargain with the future.
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Begin by treating yourself as if you were someone you were responsible for helping.
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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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There’s some real utility in gratitude. It’s also good protection against the dangers of victimhood and resentment.
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It’s a luxury to pursue what makes you happy; it’s a moral obligation to pursue what you find meaningful.
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There are so many ways that things can fall apart, or fail to work altogether, and it is always wounded people who are holding it together.
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I’m not hurt. I’m appalled.
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