12 Rules for Life, An Antidote to Chaos

[Page 4] Jordan B. Peterson 12 RULES FOR LIFE [Page 5] An Antidote for Chaos Foreword by Norman Doidge Illustrations by Ethan Van Scriver [Page 7] Table of Contents Foreword by Norman Doidge Overture RULE 1 / Stand up straight with your shoulders back RULE 2 / Treat yourself like someone you are responsible for helping RULE 3 / Make friends with people who want the best for you RULE 4 / Compare yourself to who you were yesterday, not to who someone else is today RULE 5 / Do not let your children do anything that makes you dislike them RULE 6 / Set your house in perfect order before you criticize the world RULE 7 / Pursue what is meaningful (not what is expedient) RULE 8 / Tell the truth—or, at least, don’t lie RULE 9 / Assume that the person you are listening to might know something you don’t RULE 10 / Be precise in your speech RULE 11 / Do not bother children when they are skateboarding RULE 12 / Pet a cat when you encounter one on the street Coda Endnotes [Page 8] Acknowledgements Follow Penguin