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In this week’s edition, I provide an example to show how meaning without language is possible and why considering your place in the social hierarchy is motivational. Then, I am joined by ex-Congressman, ambassador, and author Mark Siljander to discuss the numerous times he brokered peace in Middle Eastern and African conflicts, the neocon worldview, and Donald Trump. From the archives, I chat with Rob Schneider about the fall of Hollywood and return of comedy.
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Advice
Motivate Yourself Through Meaning By Considering Your Place In The Social Hierarchy
You can think without language. Take the case of someone who is deaf and mute: They have no language, but they can operate in society. The postmodernists — with whom I do not align — make the proposition that there is no meaning outside language. Though it is a powerful argument, it is seriously flawed. Meaning can work outside of language, and it is what language is grounded in. It is preverbal comprehension of the world. It is an embodied comprehension of the world. Animals have it; lobsters have it.
Lobsters have dominance hierarchies. They hardly have a nervous system at all, which is partly why they are studied quite extensively. They have a social structure, and they understand it. For example, if you were a lobster and got in a fight with another lobster and lost, you would remember that. The next time you saw that lobster, you would scuttle off somewhere else. You would know to do that. All the lobsters in an area know who is the top lobster and who is not. The top lobster gets the best place to habitate and the best food.
This dominance issue is a cultural issue and stems from the fact that we live in a social environment. It is far deeper than people usually consider. But it is also worth considering.
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“An Evening to Transform Your Life” Tour
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One of the first series Jordan produced with The Daily Wire is “Dragons, Monsters, and Men.” In this four-part series, he uncovers how to discover your purpose and slay the dragons in your way. This series focuses on the pursuit of greatness. To see more content with Jordan, join DailyWire+ for exclusive content unavailable anywhere else.
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Wherever You Are Is Not As Good As It Could Be: Plot A Course Forward
There are deep reasons for how and why you perceive things as you do in the world. Perception is tightly related and associated with action, with movement forward, and with emotion — and those things are very important to know. For example, you live in a map or a story, and because wherever you are is not as good as it could be, you go somewhere that is somewhat better. That can occur in different timeframes. Maybe you have a plan for the next minute: You are hungry, and you want to go somewhere to eat. Maybe it could be for the next hour or the next day or the next week or the next year. But, basically, what you are trying to do is take where you are (point A) and make it better (point B). So you are always somewhere that is not quite as good as it should be, and you are always going somewhere that is somewhat better — at least, that is the hope.
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How Some Muslim Countries Navigate Extremism | Mark Siljander
In this episode, Dr. Jordan B. Peterson sits down with ex-Congressman, ambassador, and author Mark Siljander. They discuss the numerous times he brokered peace in Middle Eastern and African conflicts, the neocon worldview, Donald Trump, his role in the Abraham Accords, pushing back against Islamism, and how to build a bridge between true Islam and the West.
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Hollywood Undone And The Return To Comedy
You see the unpredictable changes within both major political parties during the last presidential election, along with the fall of Hollywood and celebrity culture by their own hand, as new and independent media finally break the machine. Despite the personal cost and sacrifice, you understand why Rob Schneider began speaking politically—because he felt it was necessary.
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Thank you for reading,
Dr. Jordan B. Peterson
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