42 Rules for Life

Tell the truth... or at least don't lie 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 Pay attention 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 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 Maintain your connections with people 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 Set your house in perfect order before you criticize the world Dress like the person you want to be 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 Pet a cat when you encounter one on the street Do not bother children when they are skateboarding Don't let bullies get away with it 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 #Jordanpeterson #Meaningwave #Lofihiphop Jbpwave Tell the truth... or at least don't lie 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 Pay attention 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 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 Maintain your connections with people 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 Set your house in perfect order before you criticize the world Dress like the person you want to be 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 Pet a cat when you encounter one on the street Do not bother children when they are skateboarding Don't let bullies get away with it 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 --- 42 Rules for Life - Akira the Don and Jordan Peterson