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in the park today, throwing a plastic disc to and from with a few friends, one of them continued on and on about the system. rigged, rigged he would repeat. explaining that it does not matter who is in power, the companies, the system and the rules were slated to help those who hold the power. going on about how those in power are allowed to stay there with the money fed to them from the same people that need them to create the rules that allowed them to get ahead.
it was always going to be like this. if you are making the rules, then you will position them to help yourself. our nature is like this. we speak of a fair playing field, but if rules can be bent and altered to have them played in your favour, who of us would not take this position. we help others that help us, we protect ourselves and our families even if it means bending a position in our favour. its in our nature.
we could fight it but there are too many rules, lawyers and mass to make a big difference. so it goes, the big get bigger, the rules get bent and people go on with dealing with their own daily issues instead. those are enough.
—-Tell the truth. Pay attention. Do not do things that you hate.
Act so that you can tell the truth about how you act. Pursue what is meaningful, not what is expedient.
If you have to choose, be the one who does things, instead of the one who is seen to do things.
Assume that the person you are listening to might know something you need to know. Listen to them hard enough so that they will share it with you.
Plan and work diligently to maintain the romance in your relationships.
Be careful who you share good news with. Be careful who you share bad news with.
Make at least one thing better every single place you go.
Imagine who you could be, and then aim single-mindedly at that.
Do not allow yourself to become arrogant or resentful. Maintain your connections with people.
Try to make one room in your house as beautiful as possible.
Compare yourself to who you were yesterday, not to who someone else is today.
Work as hard as you possibly can on at least one thing and see what happens.
If old memories still make you cry, write them down carefully and completely.
Do not carelessly denigrate social institutions or artistic achievement.
Treat yourself as if you were someone that you are responsible for helping.
Ask someone to do you a small favour, so that he or she can ask you to do one in the future.
Make friends with people who want the best for you.
Do not try to rescue someone who does not want to be rescued, and be very careful about rescuing someone who does.
Nothing well done is insignificant. Dress like the person you want to be.
Set your house in perfect order before you criticize the world.
Be precise in your speech. Stand up straight with your shoulders back.
Don’t avoid something frightening if it stands in your way – and don’t do unnecessarily dangerous things.
Do not let your children do anything that makes you dislike them.
Do not transform your wife into a maid. Do not hide unwanted things in the fog.
Notice that opportunity lurks where responsibility has been abdicated.
Read something written by someone great. Don’t let bullies get away with it.
Pet a cat when you encounter one on the street. Do not bother children when they are skateboarding.
Write a letter to the government if you see something that needs fixing – and propose a solution.
Remember that what you do not yet know is more important than what you already know.
Be grateful in spite of your suffering
Jordan Peterson (born June 12, 1962) is a clinical psychologist and Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto. He is the author of Maps of Meaning: the Architecture of Belief.