Maggie's Farm

First things first. If you can't manage your own life, you are in no position to give advice to anyone, much less to try to control anybody else.

Peterson's book is a best-seller. It's not self-help. There are many layers in each of these simple chapter headings.

Rule 1 Stand up straight with your shoulders back
Rule 2 Treat yourself like you would someone you are responsible for helping
Rule 3 Make friends with people who want the best for you
Rule 4 Compare yourself with who you were yesterday, not with 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