The Goal of This Post
This post is a synthesis from the book Beyond Order, 12 More Rule for Life, by Jordan Peterson.
The author shares a series of powerful guidelines, virtues and rules to take control and responsibility for your life.
Beyond Order. Rule #2.
“Imagine Who You Could Be, and then Aim Single-Mindedly at That.” – Jordan Peterson
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The Power of Stories
“Stories become unforgettable when they communicate sophisticated modes of being.”
- “An unforgettable story captures the essence of humanity and distills, communicates, and clarifies it.”
- “An unforgettable story advances our capacity to understand our behavior.. toward an imaginative and then verbalized understanding.”
- “An unforgettable story calls to capacities that lie deep within our nature but might still never develop without that call.”
“.. It is in this manner (stories) that we come to apprehend what is of value, what we should aim at, and what we could be.”
On Motivation
“Each of us, when fortunate, is compelled forward by something that grips our attention – love of a person; a sport; a political, sociological, or economic problem, or a scientific question; a passion for art, literature, or drama – something that call to us for reasons we can neither control nor understand.”
On Heroism
“The hero is the embodied principle of action and perception that must rule over all the primordial psychological elements of lust, rage, hunger, thirst, terror, and joy.”
On Transformation
The soul willing to transform, as deeply as necessary, is the most effective enemy of the demonic serpents of ideology and totalitarianism, in their personal and social forms. The healthy, dynamic, and above all else truthful personality will admit to error. It will voluntarily shed – let die – outdated perceptions, thoughts, and habits, as impediments to its further success and growth.
The Way Forward. How to Act.
“Voluntarily confront what stands in your way. The way – that is the path of life, the meaningful path of life, the straight and narrow path that constitutes the very border between order and chaos, the traversing of which brings them into balance…
Aim at something profound and noble and lofty. If you can find a better path along the way, once you have started moving forward, then switch course… In this manner, you will zigzag forward. It is not the most efficient way to travel, but there is no real alternative, given that your goals will inevitably change while you pursue them, as you learn what you need to learn while you are disciplining yourself.”
All content credit goes to the author. I’ve shared the bits I’ve enjoyed the most and found most useful.
Cheers ’till next time! Saludos!
Alberto
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