Self-help · ThoughtfulJordan Peterson's twelve essays, one per rule, draw on psychology, mythology, religion and personal anecdotes
12 Rules for Life
Twelve rules, each argued as an essay
Allen Lane published Jordan B. Peterson's book in the UK on January 16, 2018, and Random House Canada followed on January 23. Each chapter is an essay built around one of twelve rules, drawing on abstract ethical principles, psychology, mythology, religion and personal anecdotes. Its central idea is that suffering is part of existence, and that people can withdraw from it or face and transcend it. The book grew out of a 42-rule answer the author wrote on Quora, and Norman Doidge wrote the foreword.
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Who
Jordan B. Peterson, with a foreword by Norman Doidge.
World
Ethics, psychology, mythology and religion, argued through twelve rules.
What makes it different
Penguin said in May 2023 that it had sold over ten million copies worldwide. Its sequel, Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life, followed in March 2021.
Feel
Serious and discursive.
Page count and cover shown for: Selected edition
Further reading
- 12 Rules for LifeWikipedia