Today's Mondays of Meaning discusses the importance of fatherhood and education, identifying your real friends and facing your challenges.
** Mondays of Meaning
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August 8th, 2022 | Dr. Jordan B. Peterson
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Hello,
This week's edition discusses being able to tell who your true friends are, the importance of fatherhood and education and also why you should stand up and face your challenges.
** How to tell who your true friends are
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Here's how to tell who your true friends are.
If you’re starting to put your life together and you have friends that object, those are not friends.
Here are two hallmarks of a friend:
1. A friend is someone you can tell bad news to.
They won’t tell you why you’re an idiot, and they won’t interfere with your suffering. They’ll just listen, and maybe they’ll suffer along with you. And they won’t tell you some worse thing that happened to them.
2. But a friend is also someone you can tell good news to.
They will say, “Wow! In this vale of tears, some good happened to you. Great, man. Wonderful. I hope ten more things like that happen.”
And they’re not envious, jealous, and one-upping you.
If you’re trying to get your life together, and your friends get in the way, that’s actually really useful for you because you’ve now identified who your real friends aren’t.
You might think, “Well, I can’t give them up.” Not only can you, you should and it would be better for them.
Because if they’re aiming down, and they want you going down with them, there’s nothing good about what’s happening to them, and there’s certainly nothing good about that for you.
** Monday Reflections
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"The most valuable thing you possess, by any stretch of the imagination, is your reputation." (Share this on Twitter) ([link removed])
"Try not doing the things you know you shouldn't do and try not saying the things you know to be false and just watch what happens. ” (Share this on Twitter ([link removed]) )
"People find the meaning in their life by adopting responsibility.” (Share this on Twitter ([link removed]) ) ([link removed] )
** This Week On The Podcast
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The Best of Conservative Education | Larry P Arnn and Dr Jordan B Peterson | The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast
Larry P. Arnn is the twelfth president of Hillsdale College. He joins Dr Jordan B Peterson to discuss the founding and history of Hillsdale, the importance of fatherhood, and the fundamentals of education.
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** From The Archives
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Stand Up and Face Your Challenges | Jordan B. Peterson
Dr. Peterson:
"You have to be tough as a damn boot to be good because you have to stand your ground when you need to and you also have to be able to say no when it's time to say no, and also mean it."
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Thank you for reading,
Dr. Jordan B. Peterson
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