Jordan Peterson - The Tragic Story of the Man-Child

Growing up means to give up the potential to be everything. Make your choice while you can or the choice will be made for you.

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[garrettkeith]

"A man who procrastinates in his choosing will have his choice made for him by circumstance"
-Hunter S. Thompson

[zeepopular]

Been avoiding this video in fear he would describe me perfectly.

[danielcook]

I am the 30 year old man child and it's terrifying and soul destroying. Don't let it happen to you. What he says is true.

[sawd]

I have a family member who is exactly this. Smart, charming, good looking guy who we all thought could be a businessman, lawyer, teacher etc. Everyone praised him continuously and girls fawned over him but as the years passed he never really did anything aside from graduating. He is now in his early 40's and still in his parents house stating that men are in their prime in their 50's so he has "time". Very scary. Perfect example of being taken totally unaware. Blink and 10-20 years will have passed.

[Scuba-Steven]

"When you're 25 you can be an idiot"
As a 24 year old, this was nice to hear.

[gabrielmaddern]

"You can be an idiot at 25"

>Turns 26
> Sweating intensifies

[mbonnar]

This man speaks from having listened to hundreds of patients talk about their problems and dealing with them. That alone deserves incredible merit attached to his words.

[heicufq]

"There's a sacrificial element in maturation. You have to sacrifice the pluri-potentiality of childhood for the actuallity of a frame". This phrase this man said was something I've been subconciously thinking about and been afraid of for a very long time as a guy in my early 20s, but I could not find the words to describe it... This alone opened my mind a lot.

[rustyshackleford]

Never realized the clock was a symbol for mortality in Peter Pan... Damn

[Demention]

"They rob your future self while allowing you to pretend you have an identity" That is one of the most accurate critisisms of Universities I have heard.

[mariabrady]

"They rob your future self while allowing you to pretend you have an identity" That hit me in the gut.

[shadow]

To all the man children there is hope, I was in the situation JP described at 24 no job, no direction, overweight. Then my dad died, without a safety net it was sink or swim. Now at 30 I’m married with two kids, in great shape and interning at a law firm. Struggle builds fortitude, success is out there you will find a way 🙏

[chucknorrisffs]

"What have you been doing for the past 10 years ?"

*Existential crisis intensifies*

[ryn]

Please stop posting lectures about me on the internet.

[dasunit]

Other thing I’ll add is as 32 year old male, life hits quick from 25-32. Can’t believe I’m 32 sometimes. And I took it pretty easy between 25-30, and my last 2 years have been literal hell learning that I have to sacrifice in order to feel fulfilled

[seintmike]

All these other guys needing help, makes me feel not alone. I hope you are all doing okay. At 28, still at my parents, unemployed, college student, loss of drive, depressed, low self worth. I believe we can do it.

[cotegt]

"Procrastination is the thief of dreams." - Native American Proverb

[StudioThirtyEight]

"Some people die at 30 and aren't buried until they're 75."
-- Benjamin Franklin

[pearlcorcet]

As a 20 years old female, I heavily relate to this. Being the first born, from my birth everyone has been congratulating me on my potential and ability without me having to do much anything. I also have the privilege to grow up in an environment that always cater to my needs, so overtime, I never take full responsibility for my decisions and trying hard in anything, my social relationships are strained or non existent and my future is really blurry. I have no basis knowledge of my studies and a clear sense of where I’m going, and I’m always making my parents worry because of my behavior.
I know I’m still young, but I’m afraid that I can’t change and I will become a burden to my family in the future, because it’s only now that I realized my Peter Pan syndrome is really severe.

[zjnnnbz]

I’ve felt like this. The best step I took was to take a break from work, get sleep, workout and plan a career change. Working towards a career that excites you is so important