Jordan Peterson On Importance Of Reading

[king-nick]

“I do not recall all the books I have read any better than I can recall all the the meals that I have eaten, even so they have made me”

[ranjan_v]

saw this last year and started reading, i have read 16 books so far

[ComboSpartan]

"If a Man does not read, then he has no advantage over the man who can't read" - Mark Twain

[MosesRabuka]

“One glance at a book and you're inside the mind of another person, maybe somebody dead for thousands of years. Across the millennia, an author is speaking clearly and silently inside your head, directly to you.” ~ Carl Sagan

[BleachPuppies]

“Most of the people listening to this podcast are preoccupied”
As I listen, staring on my bed, doing nothing.

[.speedoneverything]

I listened to 12 Rules of Life on Audible while playing COD. I finished it in 2 days and realized I play too much COD.

[evanvopal]

I swear Jordan Peterson has done more for young people than anyone else. He’s had a huge impact on my life. God bless him

[ryansalcido]

"You must be willing to be a fool to advance."
This hit me hard as a first generation college student in engineering. I'm surrounded by brilliant people, and it can be intimidating to try and challenge yourself as doing so makes you vulnerable to mistakes, which is very frowned upon by peers. In my engineering club, I've made some significant mistakes and I was grilled hard for being incompetent by superiors and peers. In retrospect, it motivated me to become better. I didn't see it in this light until I thought about what Peterson said.

[filiusreticulum]

Last year I started cleaning my room
This year I already read 4 books.
*lobster power intensifies*

[PujashreeSharma]

It's funny how YouTube itself don't know their importance and instead favor the trashy, absent-minded videos equivalent to junk-food.

[singing.winnie]

"Obviously, I won't be good at the beginning"
This is something that is so common sense yet we forget

[bronsonnolan]

I think my favourite quote ive ever heard was "A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. A man who doesnt read, only lives one".

[siamesefightingfish]

It's almost unbelievable that this used to be Ethan Klein.

[gauravsinha]

1. All great leaders are readers. (Not all readers are leaders.)

2. The expert in anything was once a beginner.

3. Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice. - Anton Chekhov

[des]

just found this Jordan Peterson today already watched about 4 hours of his content on youtube. this is one wise guy

[Kurie]

I read 3 books worth of YouTube comments a month. Does that count?

[ainehourigan]

Reading is my favorite thing to do. Everything about reading is enjoyable to me. The excitement of buying a new book and looking forward to sitting down and getting lost in the story.

[danielkagoo]

Jordan Peterson used to talk to YouTuber's with less than 2k subscribers. For a public intellect his humility never seizes to amaze me, and that's what sets him apart.

[koreymoore]

"Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body."
- Joseph Addison

"Formal education makes you a living, but self education makes you a fortune."
- Jim Rohn

[IkeSpeaksUp]

My thing is, when I read back-to-back books for a few weeks, I am able to construct my thoughts much faster and clearer than when I go through periods of not reading. Reading (and not listening to audio books) somehow allows me to put my thoughts together at a clarity level that I love and need.