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Sunday, May 13. 2018

How to construct a life worth living

Why Peterson's talks are controversial escapes me.  The useful thing he does is to talk about Human Nature 101 and Adult Life 101.  Maybe some people do not want to learn about human nature or adult life. 


The only thing remarkable to me is that these things need to be said. Basics. A life worth living has to be constructed thoughtfully, in my view. I find it sometimes needs revisions, if not tweaking, because the things that mattered to me at 25 are no longer the most important things to me now. I like to think I have gained a little bit of wisdom.

Posted by Dr. Joy Bliss in Psychology, and Dr. Bliss at 15:41 | Comments (5) | Trackbacks (0)

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I'm beginning to think that wisdom thing is a delusion, or is that illusion. Either way as the years melt it matters less.
#1 XRay on 2018-05-13 22:23 (Reply)
Dr. Peterson is controversial because some people do not want to grow up and don't want to be reminded that they should. Responsible thinking is too hard. Much easier to live by feelings.
#2 Blick on 2018-05-13 22:42 (Reply)
I find him tedious but the reaction against him is entertaining.

He's tedious when he doesn't understand postmodernism without taking any effort to understand it. It turns into a rant.

There are two strains of postmodernism, call them the Derrida strain and the academic strain. The latter claims for itself the respect accorded the former.

Derrida likes the systems he analyzes; academic postmodernism despises the systems it analyzes.

The difference comes out as astonishing insights vs idiocy.
#3 rhhardin (Link) on 2018-05-14 05:45 (Reply)
Most people don't think about or plan for a life worth living. We all should but most of us spend our entire life simply going through the motions. Mostly life is good and we are often too busy to think about it all deeply so it isn't until you near retirement age that you begin to have regrets and realize you could have done better. Parents can instill the desire to actually plan our lives but most parents are still muddling through their own life and aren't prepared to do this. Grand parents may be in a better position but our lifestyle no longer includes multiple generations of families living together. Perhaps schools should do this but they don't seem to be capable of teaching anymore.
#4 GoneWithTheWind on 2018-05-14 10:22 (Reply)
See Leon Kass LEADING A WORTHY LIFE. Maybe more complex than Peterson
#5 Lhfry on 2018-05-14 13:04 (Reply)

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