Peterson's 12 Rules for Life v2.0-- actual book discussion

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After reading 12 Rules for Life I can tell people REALLY love nitpicking Peterson's words as they see fit.

The biggest atrocity Peterson is guilty of is, well, saying things that are not all that profound or interesting. But bigoted? Racist? Right-wing extremist? What world are people living in?

Mostly, 12 Rules consists of solid advice. Basically, get your shit together and live a good life. Once again, maybe not the most profound message we've ever heard, but when do self-help books ever really teach us anything we don't already logically know?

If Peterson is guilty of being some charlatan that is ripping everyone off and is just in it for the money, then so is every other self-help author that's ever existed.

I choose not to see the world in such a cynical way.

I think people who write self-help books are generally individuals who think they have information that can be useful to others. I've definitely gotten some use out of 12 Rules and would recommend it to a friend to read. Some people just really need to lighten up.

I'd be interested to know what specifically you have got out of the book, that has made it useful to you.