Rule 9: Assume The Person You Are Speaking To Might Know Something You Don’t

12 Rules For Life Book Summary Analysis (Jordan B. Peterson)

“Psychotherapy is not advice. Advice is what you get. When the person you’re talking with about something horrible and complicated wishes, you would just shut up and go away. Advice is what you get when the person you are talking to wants to revel in the superiority of his or her intelligence. If you weren’t so stupid after all, you wouldn’t have your stupid problem. Psychotherapy, on the other hand, is a genuine conversation. Genuine conversation is exploration, articulation and strategizing.”

A genuine conversation is what I strive to create with these writings and videos. I attempt to create a genuine conversation and dialogue, with myself.

“And when you’re involved in genuine conversation, you’re listening and talking, but mostly listening, listening is paying attention. It’s amazing what people will tell you. If you listen. Sometimes if you listen to people, they will even tell you what’s wrong with them. Sometimes they will even tell you how they plan to fix it. Sometimes that helps you fix something wrong with you. And sometimes all you need to do is listen and…