
Rules for life

Jordan Peterson and his take on rules for life
If you ever have a chance, I would highly recommend reading Jordan Peterson’s book “12 Rules for Life”. He talks about many topics that revolve around the human psyche and I happened to stumble upon a video that narrated 40 profound rules to live life.
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Tell the truth.
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Do not do things that you hate.
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Act so that you can tell the truth about how you act.
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Pursue what is meaningful, not what is expedient.
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If you have to choose, be the one who does things, instead of the one who is seen to do things.
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Pay attention.
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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.
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Plan and work diligently to maintain the romance in your relationships.
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Be careful who you share good news with.
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Be careful who you share bad news with.
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Make at least one thing better every single place you go.
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Imagine who you could be, and then aim single-mindedly at that.
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Do not allow yourself to become arrogant or resentful.
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Try to make one room in your house as beautiful as possible.
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Compare yourself to who you were yesterday, not to who someone else is today.
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Work as hard as you possibly can on at least one thing and see what happens.
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If old memories still make you cry, write them down carefully and completely.
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Maintain your connections with people.
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Do not carelessly denigrate social institutions or artistic achievement.
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Treat yourself as if you were someone that you are responsible for helping.
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Ask someone to do you a small favour, so that he or she can ask you to do one in the future.
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Make friends with people who want the best for you.
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Do not try to rescue someone who does not want to be rescued, and be very careful about rescuing someone who does.
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Nothing well done is insignificant.
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Set your house in perfect order before you criticize the world.
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Dress like the person you want to be.
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Be precise in your speech.
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Stand up straight with your shoulders back.
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Don’t avoid something frightening if it stands in your way — and don’t do unnecessarily dangerous things.
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Do not let your children do anything that makes you dislike them.
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Do not transform your wife into a maid.
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Do not hide unwanted things in the fog.
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Notice that opportunity lurks where responsibility has been abdicated.
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Read something written by someone great.
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Pet a cat when you encounter one on the street.
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Do not bother children when they are skateboarding.
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Don’t let bullies get away with it.
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Write a letter to the government if you see something that needs fixing — and propose a solution.
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Remember that what you do not yet know is more important than what you already know.
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Be grateful in spite of your suffering.
I’m looking forward to sharing my take on each rule in the coming weeks!
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