Jordan Peterson - How To Deal With Losing Friends As You Grow

Jordan Peterson explains how to deal with losing friends as you grow. Is it always the case that you will lose your friends if you improve your life? Is it better to be lonely than around friends who are holding you back? Why is it so hard to overcome inertia? Why is applying for jobs 499 times worth it? Does Jordan think that loneliness and depression are inevitable as you become more productive?

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[timwolf]

I lost all my friends since I stopped taking drugs and drinking alcohol, maybe they weren’t my friends in the first place..

[kelso]

When it comes to friends, it's better to have 4 quarters than 100 pennies.

[weepingangel]

It's sadder when you realise that some of those you have called friends have been low-key disrespecting you this whole time, you just never realised it. That shit will make you angry and resentful inside. Be careful...

[rudyescobar]

As I grow older I realized how naive I was about friendships, particularly my role in them. I cared more for many of them then they did me. That's why just having a relationship with God and my wife is enough. I'm okay with that!

[cubeincubes]

“The more I find myself, the more people I lose.”

[cubeincubes]

"I didn't lose a friend, i just realized i never had one."

[williamgrand]

I left a group of "friends" who didn't respect me and as a result I no longer hit myself when I make mistakes, my anxiety decreased, and I have become a different stronger person. Make sure you're not surrounded by assholes before you assume you have a mental illness.

[cookie]

the saddest people smile the brightest, the loneliest people are the kindest, and the most damaged are the wisest of people.

[billmoyer]

there is a profound difference between being lonely and being alone.

[Odinhaus]

I haven’t had a friend since high school. Since then, everyone has been a work acquaintance, not a friend. As soon as you change a job, you never speak to those people again.

[WaldoBagelTopper]

The older I’ve gotten, the more I’ve realized that “friends” don’t actually exist.

You are on this journey of life. And there are people who are on the level and mentality you’re in during your journey. You grow. You lose some and gain some in the next “level”.

[mammy]

"Do not make the assumption that inaction has no price"
That hit me hard. It's true. Playing it safe doesn't make your life better, quite the opposite in fact.

[izawaniek]

A real friend wants you to become the best version of who you could be. Those who drag you down out of jealousy or bitterness and pretend to do it for your good are wolves in sheep’s clothing not friends.

[codinginflow]

I had many acquaintances in my life and people I hung out with but I don't think there was a single "real" friend under them. And now at 31, I don't think I will find any anymore. I'm just glad I can get along by myself pretty well.

[Mudblood]

I’ve outgrown so many relationships these past few years. It’s getting so much easier to let them go quietly and most people don’t even notice. It makes the exit peaceful and amicable that way.

[jflu]

Not just friends, family too. Sad but necessary sometimes.

[johnhurst]

“It’s not that I’m brave it’s that I’m more terrified of the alternative “
Pretty much sums it up

[JamesG]

I had a life threatening incident. It took me a few years to get back to some resemblance of my life again. The difference is all my "friends" were gone except my best friend, my wife. Believe me you don't truly see who cares for you until you've been through hell and back.

[Cliffhouse]

As I grow older, my desire for friendships has lessened. I'm not lonely in my own company. I've come to prefer it that way.

[thelaurels]

The older I get the more I realise I don’t need that many people around me, just a couple of good ones. My mum always used to say “everybody’s friend is nobody’s friend.”