2016 Lecture 04 Maps of Meaning: Anomaly

I can't believe this is free. 21st century is amazing

I've been feeling kind of depressed these past few days.. but despite that I've actually got some legit laughs from the past couple of lectures. So when I say I'm enjoying these I really mean it 🙂

JP: asks a question JP: That’s a very very complicated question. Dude is so brilliant he perplexes his damn self.

This man is one of the most accomplished educators in the world

I want this ability to articulate so effortlessly.

Great. He puts so much energy into explaining that I did not loose attention for a minute. Many thanks.

I was sitting up in bed at 3 am, thinking that if my mysterious chest-stomach-breathing got any worse I would wake my husband and ask him to take me to the Emergency, and worried how I would have to quit my job because I can't breathe well enough to function. Then I heard you describe my whole predicament to a tee (from timestamp 0:35:00) and I was so relieved to realise I'm not lost in a black hole. There's actually a name and a commonality for what I'm experiencing. Yay, synchronicity! Thank you.

Amazing that I can understand this. Thank you Dr. Peterson for sharing for free your knowledge and wisdom. Wish you were a professor near me. I'd go back to school. Fortunately, you are here! What a blessing!

~53:00:00-1:00:00+ Thank you for explaining the nightmare that happened to me during the first 5 or so years after the first symptoms of my husband's health decline appeared. First, we couldn't get appropriate medical attention for what turned out to be HSE (65-95% mortality rate when untreated), then it was incorrectly diagnosed, which led to cognitive and behavioral changes and permanent brain damage. There's an underlying progressive disorder to deal with, too. Suffice it to say, I experienced all you described, and more, with little to no help (not that anything could be done, anyway, I guess). We're at the 10-year mark. This life IS misery, but it helps immensely to have it explained the way Dr. Peterson has explained it. And there have been unexpected blessings along the way, so it's not for nothing. When we're ready for the lesson, the teacher appears.

I've been researching self development for about 7 years and I'm astonished with this man. How is he so accurate and relatable at explaining concepts? I'm finding his work to be VERY actionable to apply into my life. His reasoning connects the dots for me. My wife has noticed a difference in me.

I watch every video of his repeatedly all day long. I learn so much more because they are so densely filled with genius knowledge that helps me find meaning in my life, understand and forgive myself and others, and even be open to ideas I would never accept. All because I respect him so much, I see the way my life has improved so much it's ridiculous. He's better than taking a psychadelic.

Whoa. Problems of infinite complexity? Next time my computer has trouble solving an np-complete problem I'll be sure to remind it that it's lucky not to be in my shoes!

"Figures that something would go wrong right now. " Quick, somebody check the sun.

So. I've been watching your videos for the last 2 months or so and among many many other things I'm experiencing something quite peculiar. I've never consciously experienced such a strong influence in my speech coming from any one source. And even though I am unconsciously emulating the way you organize the presentation of ideas it doesn't feel that way. It feels more like its contagious. One theory of mine is that its just so apt for some innate style of thinking in me that I can't help but apply it to my ideas as a means of communicating them. I'm mostly happy about it but at the same time there are moments where I navigate a thought pattern verbally and seconds later realize that I'm practically repeating after you. Its a bit unpleasant to find that I'm almost plagiarizing and so I try to... keep it in check. I don't think it would be a good idea to suppress it completely and I'm sure with time I'll integrate it and let it mingle into my own styles of speech. I just wanted to share that.

Thank you for putting your lectures on line. FYI Christianity does not hold that matter is evil. That position is Gnostic and condemned by the Orthodox Church. Again, this is great stuff. I plan to listen to all '16 and '17 lectures.

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the story used as example for agoraphobia/anxiety is an excellent outline for my autobiography....I'm thoroughly enjoying & learning/growing from Dr. Peterson's lectures. Thank you!

48 mins in, he talks about why we aren't constantly afraid. Interestingly enough, this is what we bred away from wolves in order to make them into dogs. All wild animals are generally scared shitless all the time. One exception, if they're an apex animal. In apex animals, this tendency for anxiety is nothing but a burden, so evolution favors the ones that are less anxious. What good does an elephant have for worrying about snakes? Humans on the other hand, are not physically apex animals, but intellectually so, which have led us to be apex animals in most senses. Further, we war between ourselves in a manner unheard of in the animal kingdom. So, here we humans are. Low general stress due to us having mastered nature, but still dependent on it to handle dangerous animals and hostile humans. No wonder the mechanism is buggy.

Jordan peterson is amazing, and brings enlightenment to many around the world. Thank you for sharing your sagacity. Mittu BEDI

The best part is this makes so much sense as if it speaks your mind