How to Be Optimistic | Jordan B Peterson

The good in humanity. How to be optimistic when people describe humanity as a cancer.

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[Owl]

I'd never thought I'd have a hero, and that he'd be a real human being.

I can't thank you enough, Mr. Peterson.

[Galloway]

This is the most important message that can be taught in the West right now. We have lost all pride in our past, all confidence in the present, and all hope for the future. We need to re-gain our confidence or our society will be consumed by nihilism, and God only knows what will replace it.

[Ironication]

A year ago I broke up with my girlfriend and experienced great sadness. I mustered my strength and set out to change myself to get out of it and in a year I have done hell of a lot of things and grown as a person. During this time I adopted the idea that I want to be the person my friends can rely on. Every time I go out and meet someone I'd want to make their day just a bit better. I want to be successful and lift up others, who too can be successful.

In the last month however I lost this idea and got to a dark place in my mind. It took me effort to slowly get out of it and this video helped me further to continue what I set out to do and realign myself to my goals. It's not easy, but I believe it's worth it.

[Nif]

I had to be the person to call my father like two hours after my brother had died in a car crash in order to tell him the news. Boy I can tell you, what Dr. Peterson says is one of those truths you should take to the core of your being, because we severely underestimate our own emotional fortitude.

[franklinayala]

I put this to practice last year in a hospital as my father in law died in my arms after a battle with cancer. I sat down for a few minute to submerge and wrap my head around what happened. I then called my wife and broke the news to her and told her to play this on her way to the hospital. This past November I lost my little sister of 11 years to COVID and had to shoulder my mother as I walked into the room and make the call to my father. I really do wrestle with my confusion but I trust God more to bring me peace when answers don’t bring peace. God Bless people give a good fight.

[silverd]

Optimism is being content in your own insignificance, and not letting it deter you from trying to do a meager amount by of good. A million people making an insignificant positive impact can, combined, enlighten our society.

[countryroadstakemehome]

Not all heroes wear capes. JP the legend.

[Oldcoots]

Master the Chaos by improving youself relentlessly. You have to be strong to be a help to other people.

[Nathan-schs]

A defiant, yet unsentimental message of optimism for us all in these trying times. Dr. Peterson you are a beautiful, poetic soul. Listening to your pearls of wisdom and the passion and conviction with which you relate them is a beacon to the storm-ravaged ship that is my life. I cannot thank you enough for helping to motivate me to take up the challenge of life, anew. And I know that many others are similarly uplifted by your words, and regard you as a fantastic role model (especially men).

[thanksfernuthin]

I've always wanted to write a book titled "Surviving Victory". Humanity has come so far and achieved so many great things. I believe individual liberty is the top of heap (and leads to prosperity for all). If we're all allowed to live our lives the way we see fit, you can't improve life past that. Attempting to correct the world past that can only destroy what we've achieved. Aiming for equal outcomes for example. In the West obesity is one of our major problems. Our ancestors could never conceive of such a thing.

[andylowe]

The book he refers to is excellent, and was written after much research and interviews of crew members. It is truly inspiring. I use that condition as a barometer for how I look at bad I feel things are. If that crew can survive such, chances are my problems too can be overcome. It is right in the vein of what Dr Peterson speaks so often about. Imagine what you can become.

[crumb]

"How about not that!" is a phrase I use humorously with my friends when I can't rebut; I could not be more happy to see it being used by Dr. Peterson

[autumnleaves]

I read "Endurance" by Alfred Lansing, published in 1959, about five or six years ago and was greatly impressed by this account of Shackleton and his men. I had seen a TV version of the events starring Kenneth Branagh as Shackleton. It is a remarkable story of leadership and survival, very inspiring indeed. Ranulph Fiennes' book about Captain Scott is also outstanding, debunking the myths about Scott being an incompetent leader, or a heroic "failure". We should be celebrating men like Shackleton and Scott. Although Amundsen and his men reached the South Pole first, using huskies, Scott and his men were the first to get there by man-hauling their loads. They made important scientific discoveries too, whereas Amundsen was more interested and getting the Pole efficiently and of course returning safely.

[thesoundpurist]

I understood so many things the last week, I matured of 3-4 years in few days. How "positive" people are victims of their mediocrity. Me being hated by "overly nice people" (isolating only few people by passive aggressivness)for laughing at the fatality of life (I like sarcasm and they hate me for this). Btw, I'm talking about people at work.
Isn't ironic that optimistic people hate me for being able to find humor in tragedy?

All the stuff teached by Peterson helped me to overcome the impossibility of this realm of existence.
Being borderline arrogant with a tone of politeness and courtoisie, seem to be the path, we have to assume the war waged against our personal/psychological interest in order to protect ourselves the best way possible.
Can't be submissive to the social/intellectual terrorism. Parasites are a call to action, otherwise, they will never stop.
Though Schaupenhauer taught us that people who free themselves from mental pulses can access to their creativity/greatness so they become awoke that it's the same pulses that are making people miserable/detestable. Those genius hate more these pulses than everything else and have compassion for those who are enslaved/possessed by this energy of general sabotage.
Anyway, thanks to J. Peterson. For me it's already to late but the enlightenment make it more bearable and I still can answer to the question of hopeless young generation. Blessings.

[Deliquescentinsight]

With the world the shape it is in right now, and as we know the international situation is always 'desperate', we need optimism, strength of spirit and the courage to prevail. So I say this to anyone who is depressed, it will be OK. This video has my full recommendation.

[bigchristianhope]

JP just throws out probably the noblest goal of humanity throughout all humankind and says if you want something that's worth it and to work for here it is. I love it. He has an unparalleled ability to reach people in this age.

[achimstrebsiegel]

I´ve never seen someone like him. He is my absolute rolemodel/father.

[oakeidissiczeppic]

This guy’s words give me hope for humanity’s future. I sincerely believe his message can change the way the coming generations think.

[MemoryDealer]

Another fantastic book like "Endurance" is "In the Kingdom of Ice". In 1879, about 30 men set out to find the mythical Open Polar Sea, thought to exist at the north pole, created from the currents of the Gulf Stream and Kuro Siwo. The ship wrecked in the ice thousands of miles north of desolate Siberia--their only possible refuge. Both inspiring and tragic, probably the best book I've ever read.

[bubbalee]

Choose to look at life in a positive manner is what I get from JP. He is not advocating wearing a happy face all the time. Find the light in dark situations and keep moving.