84 Best Jordan Peterson Order And Chaos Quotes

Jordan Peterson Order And Chaos Quotes are taken from his two world-class famous books. These are 12 Rules For Life: An Antidote To Chaos” and Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life“.

These are self-help books aimed at human psychology and philosophy written by an International Bestseller, Jordan Peterson. 

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Jordan Peterson Order And Chaos Quotes

Jordan Peterson Order And Chaos Quotes

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Below I will put down Jordan Peterson Order And Chaos Quotes from both of his books separately.

Furthermore, I’ll also mention some handpicked indispensable and essential teachings of Jordan Bernt Peterson that are already mentioned in two of his above books.

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Quotes From 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos 

1- “Stand up straight with your shoulders back.”

1 Stand up straight with your shoulders back

2- “Treat yourself like you are someone you are responsible for helping.”

2 Treat yourself like you are someone you are responsible for helping.

3- “Make friends with people who want the best for you.”

3 Make friends with people who want the best for you.

4- “Compare yourself to who you were yesterday, not to who someone else is today.”

4 Compare yourself to who you were yesterday, not to who someone else is today.

5- “Do not let your children do anything that makes you dislike them.”

5 Do not let your children do anything that makes you dislike them.

6- “Set your house in perfect order before you criticize the world.”

6 Set your house in perfect order before you criticize the world.

7- “Pursue what is meaningful (not what is expedient).”

7 Pursue what is meaningful (not what is expedient).

8- “Tell the truth – or, at least, don’t lie.”

8 Tell the truth – or, at least, don't lie.

9- “Assume that the person you are listening to might know something you don’t.”

9 Assume that the person you are listening to might know something you don't.

10- “Be precise in your speech.”

10 Be precise in your speech.

11- “Do not bother children while they are skateboarding.”

11 Do not bother children while they are skateboarding.

12- “Pet a cat when you encounter one in the street.”

12 Pet a cat when you encounter one in the street.

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Quotes From Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life

1- “Do not carelessly denigrate social institutions or creative achievement.”

13 Do not carelessly denigrate social institutions or creative achievement.

2- “Imagine who you could be and then aim single-mindedly at that.”

14 Imagine who you could be and then aim single-mindedly at that.

3- “Do not hide unwanted things in the fog.”

15 Do not hide unwanted things in the fog.

4- “Notice that opportunity lurks where responsibility has been abdicated.”

16 Notice that opportunity lurks where responsibility has been abdicated.

5- “Do not do what you hate.”

17 Do not do what you hate.

6- “Abandon ideology.”

18 Abandon ideology.

7- “Work as hard as you possibly can on at least one thing and see what happens.”

19 Work as hard as you possibly can on at least one thing and see what happens.

8- “Try to make one room in your home as beautiful as possible.”

20 Try to make one room in your home as beautiful as possible.

9- “If old memories still upset you, write them down carefully and completely.”

21 If old memories still upset you, write them down carefully and completely.

10- “Plan and work diligently to maintain the romance in your relationship.”

22 Plan and work diligently to maintain the romance in your relationship.

11- “Do not allow yourself to become resentful, deceitful, or arrogant.”

23 Do not allow yourself to become resentful, deceitful, or arrogant.

12- “Be grateful despite your suffering.”

24 Be grateful in spite of your suffering.

Jordan Peterson Order And Chaos Quotes

Underneath is a heap of selected life-changing and soul-stirring quotes from both of Jordan Peterson’s books.

You have to have them in your mind and life to lead a successful and happy life.

1- “When something evolves, it must build upon what nature has already produced.”

25 “When something evolves, it must build upon what nature has already produced.”

2- “Now evolution works, in large part, through variation and natural selection.”

26 Now evolution works, in large part, through variation and natural selection.

3- “The famous yin and yang symbols of the Taoists capture this beautifully. Being, for the Taoists—reality itself—is composed of two opposing principles, often translated as feminine and masculine, or even more narrowly as female and male. However, yin and yang are more accurately understood as chaos and order.”

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4- “The Taoist symbol is a circle enclosing twin serpents, head to tail. The black serpent, chaos, has a white dot in its head. The white serpent, order, has a black dot in its head. This is because chaos and order are interchangeable, as well as eternally juxtaposed.”

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5- “The order within the chaos and order of Being is all the more “natural” the longer it has lasted. This is because “nature” is “what selects,” and the longer a feature has existed the more time it has had to be selected—and to shape life.”

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6- “When you don’t know what to do, you must be prepared to do anything and everything, in case it becomes necessary.”

30 When you don’t know what to do, you must be prepared to do anything and everything, in case it becomes necessary.

7- “Anxiety and depression cannot be easily treated if the sufferer has unpredictable daily routines. The systems that mediate negative emotion are tightly tied to the properly cyclical circadian rhythms.”

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8- “If someone is badly hurt at some point in life—traumatized—the dominance counter can transform in a manner that makes additional hurt more rather than less likely. This often happens in the case of people, now adults, who were viciously bullied during childhood or adolescence. They become anxious and easily upset. They shield themselves with a defensive crouch, and avoid the direct eye contact interpretable as a dominance challenge.”

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9- “When naive people discover the capacity for anger within themselves, they are shocked, sometimes severely.”

33 When naive people discover the capacity for anger within themselves, they are shocked, sometimes severely.

10- “It is far more likely that a given individual has just decided to reject the path upward, because of its difficulty.”

34 It is far more likely that a given individual has just decided to reject the path upward, because of its difficulty.

Jordan Peterson Order And Chaos Quotes

11- “Psychologists tend to take a dim view of such judgments. We are trained to assume that the failure of patients to follow professional advice is the fault of the practitioner, not the patient.”

35 Psychologists tend to take a dim view of such judgments. We are trained to assume that the failure of patients to follow professional advice is the fault of the practitioner, not the patient.

12- “People are better at filling and properly administering prescription medication to their pets than to themselves. That’s not good. Even from your pet’s perspective, it’s not good. Your pet (probably) loves you, and would be happier if you took your medication.”

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13- “Before the dawn of the scientific worldview, reality was construed differently. Being was understood as a place of action, not a place of things.”

37 Before the dawn of the scientific worldview, reality was construed differently. Being was understood as a place of action, not a place of things.

14- “Pain matters, more than matter matters. It is for this reason, I believe, that so many of the world’s traditions regard the suffering attendant upon existence as the irreducible truth of Being.”

38 Pain matters, more than matter matters. It is for this reason, I believe, that so many of the world’s traditions regard the suffering attendant upon existence as the irreducible truth of Being.

15- “Chaos is the domain of ignorance itself. It’s unexplored territory. Chaos is what extends, eternally and without limit, beyond the boundaries of all states, all ideas, and all disciplines. It’s the foreigner, the stranger, the member of another gang, the rustle in the bushes in the night-time, the monster under the bed, the hidden anger of your mother, and the sickness of your child. Chaos is the despair and horror you feel when you have been profoundly betrayed. It’s the place you end up when things fall apart; when your dreams die, your career collapses, or your marriage ends. It’s the underworld of fairytale and myth, where the dragon and the gold it guards eternally co-exist. Chaos is where we are when we don’t know where we are, and what we are doing when we don’t know what we are doing. It is, in short, all those things and situations we neither know nor understand. “

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16-“Order, by contrast, is explored territory.”

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17- “Order is tribe, religion, hearth, home and country. It’s the warm, secure living-room where the fireplace glows and the children play. It’s the flag of the nation. It’s the value of the currency. Order is the floor beneath your feet, and your plan for the day. It’s the greatness of tradition, the rows of desks in a school classroom, the trains that leave on time, the calendar, and the clock. Order is the public façade we’re called upon to wear, the politeness of a gathering of civilized strangers, and the thin ice on which we all skate. Order is the place where the behavior of the world matches our expectations and our desires; the place where all things turn out the way we want them to.”

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18- “We appear to have taken that primordial knowledge of structured, creative opposition and begun to interpret everything through its lens.”

42 We appear to have taken that primordial knowledge of structured, creative opposition and begun to interpret everything through its lens.

19- “Chaos—the unknown—is symbolically associated with the feminine. This is partly because all the things we have come to know were born, originally, of the unknown, just as all beings we encounter were born of mothers.”

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20- “Women’s proclivity to say no, more than any other force, has shaped our evolution into the creative, industrious, upright, large-brained (competitive, aggressive, domineering) creatures that we are.”

44 Women’s proclivity to say no, more than any other force, has shaped our evolution into the creative, industrious, upright, large-brained (competitive, aggressive, domineering) creatures that we are.

Jordan Peterson Order And Chaos Quotes

21- “Chaos, the eternal feminine, is also the crushing force of sexual selection. Women are choosy maters (unlike female chimps, their closest animal counterparts).

45 Chaos, the eternal feminine, is also the crushing force of sexual selection. Women are choosy maters (unlike female chimps, their closest animal counterparts).

22- “We eternally inhabit order, surrounded by chaos. We eternally occupy known territory, surrounded by the unknown. We experience meaningful engagement when we mediate appropriately between them.”

46 We eternally inhabit order, surrounded by chaos. We eternally occupy known territory, surrounded by the unknown. We experience meaningful engagement when we mediate appropriately between them.

23- “Chaos and order are fundamental elements because every lived situation (even every conceivable lived situation) is made up of both.”

47 Chaos and order are fundamental elements because every lived situation (even every conceivable lived situation) is made up of both.

24- “Order is not enough. You can’t just be stable, and secure, and unchanging, because there are still vital and important new things to be learned. Nonetheless, chaos can be too much.”

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25- “The outside, chaos, always sneaks into the inside, because nothing can be completely walled off from the rest of reality.”

49 The outside, chaos, always sneaks into the inside, because nothing can be completely walled off from the rest of reality.

26- “Question for parents: do you want to make your children safe, or strong?”

50 Question for parents do you want to make your children safe, or strong

27- “My son figured out that he was naked well before he was three. He wanted to dress himself. He kept the washroom door firmly shut. He didn’t appear in public without his clothes. I couldn’t for the life of me see how this had anything to do with his upbringing. It was his own discovery, his own realization, and his own choice of reactions. It looked built in, to me.”

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28- “If you can’t identify with that sentiment, you’re just not thinking.”

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29- “Beauty shames the ugly. Strength shames the weak. Death shames the living—and the Ideal shames us all.”

53 Beauty shames the ugly. Strength shames the weak. Death shames the living—and the Ideal shames us all.

30- “We can make order from chaos—and vice versa—in our way, with our words.”

54 We can make order from chaos—and vice versa—in our way, with our words.

Jordan Peterson Order And Chaos Quotes

31- “An individual does not have to be that well put together if he or she can remain at least minimally acceptable in behavior to others. Simply put: We outsource the problem of sanity.”

55 An individual does not have to be that well put together if he or she can remain at least minimally acceptable in behavior to others. Simply put We outsource the problem of sanity.

32- “People remain mentally healthy not merely because of the integrity of their own minds, but because they are constantly being reminded how to think, act, and speak by those around them.”

56 People remain mentally healthy not merely because of the integrity of their own minds, but because they are constantly being reminded how to think, act, and speak by those around them.

33- “If you begin to deviate from the straight and narrow path—if you begin to act improperly—people will react to your errors before they become too great, and cajole, laugh, tap, and criticize you back into place.”

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34- “The words we employ are tools that structure our experience, subjectively and privately—but are, equally, socially determined.”

58 The words we employ are tools that structure our experience, subjectively and privately—but are, equally, socially determined.

35- “These universal constraints, manifest biologically and imposed socially, reduce the complexity of the world to something approximating a universally understandable domain of value.”

59 These universal constraints, manifest biologically and imposed socially, reduce the complexity of the world to something approximating a universally understandable domain of value.

36- “To maintain good relationships with your colleagues means, among other things, to give credit where credit is due; to take your fair share of the jobs no one wants but still must be done; to deliver on time and in a high-quality manner when teamed with other people; to show up when expected; and, in general, to be trusted to do somewhat more than your job formally requires.”

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37- “Ambition is often—and often purposefully—misidentified with the desire for power, and damned with faint praise, and denigrated, and punished.”

61 Ambition is often—and often purposefully—misidentified with the desire for power, and damned with faint praise, and denigrated, and punished.

38- “But good people are ambitious (and diligent, honest, and focused along with it) instead because they are possessed by the desire to solve genuine, serious problems.”

62 But good people are ambitious (and diligent, honest, and focused along with it) instead because they are possessed by the desire to solve genuine, serious problems.

39- “Sanity is knowing the rules of the social game, internalizing them, and following them.”

63Sanity is knowing the rules of the social game, internalizing them, and following them.

40- “Every creative act, genuine in its creativity, is likely to transform itself, with time, into a useful rule.”

64 Every creative act, genuine in its creativity, is likely to transform itself, with time, into a useful rule.

Jordan Peterson Order And Chaos Quotes

41- “Eventually Harry learns that the force turning his friends into stone is a gigantic snake, a basilisk, whose gaze exerts a paralyzing force.”

65 Eventually Harry learns that the force turning his friends into stone is a gigantic snake, a basilisk, whose gaze exerts a paralyzing force.

42- “People exchange information about how to act in many ways. They observe each other and imitate what they see.”

66 People exchange information about how to act in many ways. They observe each other and imitate what they see.

43- “It is easier and more direct to represent a behavioral pattern with behavior than with words. Outright mimicry does that directly, action for action.”

67 It is easier and more direct to represent a behavioral pattern with behavior than with words. Outright mimicry does that directly, action for action.

44- “It is precisely this hyperreal meta-world that consists of the continual interactions between chaos and order, which eternally serve as the battleground between good and evil characterizing the hero.”

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45- “Everyone requires a story to structure their perceptions and actions in what would otherwise be the overwhelming chaos of being.”

69 Everyone requires a story to structure their perceptions and actions in what would otherwise be the overwhelming chaos of being.

46- “Aim at something. Pick the best target you can currently conceptualize. Stumble toward it. Notice your errors and misconceptions along the way, face them, and correct them.”

70 Aim at something. Pick the best target you can currently conceptualize. Stumble toward it. Notice your errors and misconceptions along the way, face them, and correct them.

47- “Aim at something profound and noble and lofty.”

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48- “Imagine who you could be, and then aim single-mindedly at that.”

72 Imagine who you could be, and then aim single-mindedly at that.

49- “That sudden appearance of negative emotion does not necessarily mean that you are even now fully conscious of its accumulation.”

73 That sudden appearance of negative emotion does not necessarily mean that you are even now fully conscious of its accumulation.

50- “Extracting useful information from experience is difficult.”

74 Extracting useful information from experience is difficult.

Jordan Peterson Order And Chaos Quotes

51- “The world is full of hidden dangers and obstacles—and opportunities.”

75 The world is full of hidden dangers and obstacles—and opportunities.

52- “With careful searching, with careful attention, you might tip the balance toward opportunity and against obstacle sufficiently so that life is clearly worth living, despite its fragility and suffering.”

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53- “Do not hide unwanted things in the fog.”

77 Do not hide unwanted things in the fog.

54- “Organize what you can see is dangerously disorganized.”

78 Organize what you can see is dangerously disorganized.

55- “You could start by confronting a dragon of just the size that you are likely to defeat.”

79 You could start by confronting a dragon of just the size that you are likely to defeat.

56- “It appears that the meaning that most effectively sustains life is to be found in the adoption of responsibility.”

80 It appears that the meaning that most effectively sustains life is to be found in the adoption of responsibility.

57- “It is a rare person who has not suffered through disappointment, disease, and the death of a loved one by the time childhood ends.”

81 It is a rare person who has not suffered through disappointment, disease, and the death of a loved one by the time childhood ends.

58- “When you face a challenge, you grapple with the world and inform yourself. This makes you more than you are.”

82 When you face a challenge, you grapple with the world and inform yourself. This makes you more than you are.

59- “You are destined to play a game with yourself today that must not interfere with the game you play tomorrow, next month, next year, and so on.”

83 You are destined to play a game with yourself today that must not interfere with the game you play tomorrow, next month, next year, and so on.

60- “If you attend to your conscience, you will begin to determine that some of the things you are doing are wrong.”

84 If you attend to your conscience, you will begin to determine that some of the things you are doing are wrong.

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