About This Book
What does everyone in the modern world need to know? Jordan Peterson has a surprisingly ancient answer.
Psychologist Jordan B. Peterson draws on evolutionary biology, Jungian psychology, mythology and the hard-won truths of the world's oldest traditions to argue that meaning—not happiness—is what humans most need. 12 Rules for Life moves from the neurochemistry of lobsters to the wisdom of ancient Egypt, weaving together discipline, responsibility and freedom into twelve rules that are practical without being simplistic and philosophical without losing the reader.
For anyone who suspects that modern culture has made life easier to navigate but harder to endure, Peterson's book offers a counterargument rooted not in ideology but in biology, story and hard experience.