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264. Beyond Order: Rule 2 - Imagine Who You Could Be, and Then Aim Single-Mindedly at That.

The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast

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The Importance of Striving and Social Nature in Evolution

In an evolutionary context, people are compelled by biology to strive, progress, and be courageous. They will be chemically rewarded for their courage and punished for cowardice. Our social nature, programmed into our biology, means we are punished if we are not useful to others. The question is, what does the most useful person look like? That's the genuine and ideal question everyone hopes to find the answer to.

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