This week, I explain how to detect patterns in behavior in order to react appropriately in a relationship.


** Mondays of Meaning
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July 24th 2023 | Dr. Jordan B. Peterson
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This week, I explain how to detect patterns in behavior in order to react appropriately in a relationship. Then, I talk with Douglas Murray about what the detrimental effects of a misguided purpose are and how to combat fear. From the archives, I discuss how to move on after traumatic experiences.

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The Rule Of Three

An error that could have been bound at a low level can, instead, cascade through the entire hierarchy of self-conceptualization. Imagine that each level of the hierarchy has to be protected against the propagation of error messages from a lower level. Then imagine each level of the hierarchy has a resistance level that is set by the tonic level of serotonin. So the higher the serotonin level, which corresponds to higher social status, the more error has to accrue at a given level of analysis before a message will propagate up the hierarchical system.

One of the things my wife and I have worked out in terms of modulating our reactivity to each other and to other people is asking: When should you respond to a disruption in social communication? When should you call someone on it? And our answer has been the rule of three. That is fairly typical of narrative descriptions of such things. If it happens once, you can ignore it. It is just random fluctuation. If it happens twice, you could mark it but still discount it. But if it happens three times, it establishes a pattern — and then something has to be called into question.

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** A Recent Article
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Identity As A Consequence Of The Lived Experience

The problem with a lot of these newer categories — and I think trans is a good example of that — is that even if the category was accepted as valid on the grounds of its proposed validity (which is the felt sense of being a man if you are a woman or being a woman if you are a man), it is not obvious what that buys you.
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** On The Podcast
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Truth And Adventure As An Antidote To Suffering | Douglas Murray | EP 376

Douglas Murray joins me to talk about the effects of a misguided purpose, one of which can be misery. We also address the psychology of fear and why exposure to our fears is a critical component of combating them.

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** From The Archives
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How To Deal With Past Trauma

Several years ago, Stefan Molyneux and I discussed the topic of trauma from the past and how to move on from it.
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Dr. Jordan B. Peterson

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