Mondays of Meaning

June 27th, 2022 | Dr. Jordan B. Peterson
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Hello,

This week's edition will discuss anxiety and meritocracy.

The Reality of Anxiety.

That’s anxiety. “Stop! You’re not where you think you are. Your map isn’t producing the desired outcome. It’s wrong.” What should you do? You don’t know? Stop. Because if you don’t know where to go, there’s no point going anywhere. And then what? Prepare! That’s anxiety. “Stop! Prepare!” Prepare for what? “Everything”! It’s very demanding psycho-physiologically.

Anxiety isn’t just an unpleasant psychological state. You’re revved up, and you’re burning resources like mad. You’re in a biochemical state that is optimized for quick action, but that’s toxic if you inhabit it for any length of time. So not knowing what to do? That is not good.

It isn’t just that it makes you feel bad. It’s “you’re running your machinery faster than you can replenish it.”

Monday Reflections

“Even though I know that there are just as many snakes in your heart as there are in my heart,I'm going to hold out my hand in trust because that's the best way to elevate both of us.”(Share this on Twitter)

"You should take care of, help and be good to yourself the same way you would take care of, help, and be good to someone you loved and valued."(Share this on Twitter)

“A resilient person is capable of standing up to things in the face of fear and moving forward voluntarily convinced of their own competence and ability to prevail.” (Share this on Twitter)

This Week On The Podcast

Meritocracy; Or Else. | Jordan Peterson & Dr. Adrian Wooldridge | The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast | #265

Dr. Adrian Wooldridge is a political editor at The Economist and author of the new book ‘The Aristocracy of Talent: How Meritocracy Made the Modern World.’

In this episode, Dr. Wooldridge and I discuss how his new book has been received, the history of meritocracy, how IQ testing shaped educational policy, group-based judgement, and the importance of defending liberal individualism.

Dr. Adrian Wooldridge:

"We [Britain] have a better memory of the failures of a pre-meritocratic society than you do in the United States. I think the situation in the United States is strange because one of the things that we are better at, at the moment in Britain is promoting social mobility or doing something about social mobility."

From The Archives

Can Anxiety Work in Your Favour? | Jordan B. Peterson

Dr. Peterson:

"If you have a problem and really think through what the consequences are going to be in three to five years of not facing it, you're going to get more afraid of not facing it than facing it."

Can anxiety work in your favor? | Jordan B Peterson

Thank you for reading,

Dr. Jordan B. Peterson

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