May 13th 2024 | Dr. Jordan B. Peterson
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In this week’s edition, I describe the type of person you should seek to be in a relationship with — someone who is willing to tell the truth, negotiate, and put forward their opinion. Then, I talk with James Walker, a nuclear physicist and manager for constructing the new Rolls-Royce Nuclear Chemical Plant. From the archives, I revisit a segment from my Exodus series in which we discuss why God does not answer all of our prayers. 

Advice

Seek Someone Interestingly Different

You want to be in a relationship with someone you can spar with, partly because you have hard problems to solve. If the person you are with is not willing to put forward their opinion, then you only have half the cognitive power that you would otherwise have. The hope is that you find someone who is interestingly different from you, but not so different that you cannot communicate. Hopefully, they have the ability and will to express their opinion because that keeps your interest heightened. 

There must be that tension in a relationship. People think they want to get along perfectly with their partner — but you probably don't really want that. You would get bored, and then you would go looking for trouble. So, you want a little bit of trouble in the relationship, a little bit of mystery and combativeness. 

You want to be able to exchange opinions forthrightly and trust each other. For better and for worse, truths can be harsh, but you must wholeheartedly tell each other the truth. You want someone with whom you can negotiate and build a view of the future. It is challenging to negotiate because the person has to tell you what they think. They have to know what they want (or figure it out), and they have to tell you what they want. They have to be satisfied when they get what they want, which is also difficult to manage. And you must continually update that because life goes through different stages. 

My tour continues tomorrow night, May 14th, in Phoenix, Arizona. My daughter, Mikhaila, will be my special guest and open the show.

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In his five-episode series “Vision & Destiny,” Jordan outlines not only why you need a vision for your life but also how to create one which will guide you through your future. Though challenges will inevitably arise, it is possible to discern the difference between the type of vision best suited for you and your path forward. Begin with episode one, “Understanding Vision,” to learn from Jordan how, first, to decide what you want. Stream “Vision & Destiny” exclusively on DailyWire+. 

A More Reliable And Meaningful Aim Than Happiness

Happiness is a boat that is easily capsized, and the waves are always there. If your philosophy is one of impulsive happiness, then you are not prepared when all hell breaks loose. And all hell will absolutely break through at some point in your life, and you are lucky if it will not be decades. It will certainly be some of it and it might be a lot of it, and for some of you, it is going to be damn near the whole thing. So, if what floats your boat is happiness, you are going to be capsized by the first decent wave. You might ask yourself what you have instead of happiness that might be even more reliable, and I do think that adventure is more reliable than happiness.

Nuclear Power Is Safer Than Wind And Solar | James Walker | EP 447

In this episode, I talk with nuclear physicist, project lead for the new Rolls-Royce Nuclear Chemical Plant, and CEO of Nano Nuclear, James Walker. We discuss why nuclear power is continuously sidelined for less efficient, less safe forms of power, the change from civic — massive — reactors to truck-sized units, the refinement process of uranium, and the true environmental cost of mass poverty.