Category Archives: Jordan Peterson’s 40 Rules for Life
Be Grateful in Everything
“Be grateful in spite of your suffering.” –Jordan Peterson
Related Topics: grateful, gratitude, life lesson, life's challenges, suffering 
The Importance of What You Don’t Know
“Remember that what you do not yet know is more important than what you already know.” –Jordan Peterson
Related Topics: important, knowledge, life lesson, open-mindedness, remember 
Let Them Skateboard
Do not bother children when they are skateboarding.
Related Topics: bother, children, life lesson, skateboarding 
Pet a Cat Today
Pet a cat when you encounter one on the street.
Related Topics: cat, kindness to animals, life lesson, pet, street 
Great Writings
Read something written by someone great.
Related Topics: great, great people, life lesson, read 
Where Opportunity Lurks
Notice that opportunity lurks where responsibility has been abdicated.
Related Topics: abdicated, life lesson, lurks, opportunity, responsibility 
What Needs Fixing?
Write a letter to the government if you see something that needs fixing — and propose a solution.
Related Topics: fix, government, life lesson, propose, solution, write, write a letter 
Hiding in the Fog
Do not hide unwanted things in the fog.
Related Topics: fog, hide, life lesson, unwanted things 
No Maids Here
Do not transform your wife into a maid.
Related Topics: life lesson, maid, relationships, transform, wife 
How to Love Your Children
Do not let your children do anything that makes you dislike them.
Related Topics: children, dislike, family, life lesson 
Don’t Avoid Frightening Things
Don’t avoid something frightening if it stands in your way — and don’t do unnecessarily dangerous things.
Related Topics: avoidance, dangerous, frightening, life lesson 
Shoulders Back
Stand up straight with your shoulders back.
Related Topics: life lesson, posture, shoulders, stand up 
Who Do You Want To Be?
Dress like the person you want to be.
Related Topics: dress, life lesson, self-actualization 
Get Your House in Order
Set your house in perfect order before you criticize the world.
Related Topics: criticism, criticize, house, life lesson, order, perfect, world 
Significance in Doing Well
Nothing well done is insignificant.
Related Topics: accomplishment, achievement, insignificant, life lesson, significance 
Careful Who You Rescue
Do not try to rescue someone who does not want to be rescued, and be very careful about rescuing someone...
Related Topics: life lesson, rescue, rescuing others 
Who Wants the Best for You?
Make friends with people who want the best for you.
Related Topics: best, life lesson, make friends, people 
Do Small Favors for Others
Ask someone to do you a small favour, so that he or she can ask you to do one in...
Related Topics: favor, future, help, life lesson 
Treat Yourself Well
Treat yourself as if you were someone that you are responsible for helping.
Related Topics: help, life lesson, responsibility, treat yourself 
Appreciate Social Institutions
Do not carelessly denigrate social institutions or artistic achievement.
Related Topics: artistic achievement, criticism, life lesson, social institutions 
Maintain Your Connections
Maintain your connections with people.
Related Topics: connections, friendships, life lesson, relationships 
Record Your Memories
If old memories still make you cry, write them down carefully and completely.
Related Topics: carefully, completely, cry, journaling, life lesson, memories 
Work Hard As You Can
Work as hard as you possibly can on at least one thing and see what happens.
Related Topics: life lesson, work, work hard, work on yourself 
Day by Day Growth
Compare yourself to who you were yesterday, not to who someone else is today.
Related Topics: compare, growth, life lesson, today, yesterday 
A Beautiful Room
Try to make one room in your house as beautiful as possible.
Related Topics: beautiful, life lesson, room 
Avoid Arrogance
Do not allow yourself to become arrogant or resentful.
Related Topics: arrogance, arrogant, life lesson, resentful 
Your Truthful Actions
Act so that you can tell the truth about how you act.
Related Topics: act, actions, be truthful, life lesson, tell the truth 
Meaningful Pursuits
Pursue what is meaningful, not what is expedient.
Related Topics: expedient, life lesson, meaningful 
Be the Doer
If you have to choose, be the one who does things, instead of the one who is seen to do...
Related Topics: action, choice, choose, doing things, life lesson, take action 
Listen Intently
Assume that the person you are listening to might know something you need to know. Listen to them hard enough...
Related Topics: life lesson, listen, listening 
Plan Your Work
Plan and work diligently to maintain the romance in your relationships.
Related Topics: diligence, maintain your romance, plan your work, relationships, romance 
Sharing Good News
Be careful who you share good news with.
Related Topics: be careful, good news, life lesson, sharing 
Sharing Bad News
Be careful who you share bad news with.
Related Topics: bad news, be careful, life lesson, sharing 
Make One Thing Better
Make at least one thing better every single place you go.
Related Topics: improvement, life lesson, make better, place 
Imagine Who You Can Be
Imagine who you could be, and then aim single-mindedly at that.
Related Topics: aim, goal, imagination, imagine, purpose, self-actualization 
Tell the Truth
Tell the truth—or, at least, don’t lie.
Related Topics: be truthful, tell the truth, truth 
