Jordan Peterson - First stop lying, then speak your truth

Edited from JBP's interview with Roaming Millenial, November, 2016.

[bianco]

Jordan's lesson of attuning to speech with honesty and learning to optimize the execution of that speech is invaluable. This is powerful.

[neharikachauhan]

I lied to my parents and sibling about my graduation grades but I can't bear it anymore so I have decided to tell it them today. I did this because I didn't want them to be sad and may I was a coward but I have realized that it's better, to tell the truth, whatever the circumstances may be.

[metrokay]

I wish I could give this a thousand thumbs up.

[ThorOdinson]

Deciding to not be arrogant is the same as deciding not to lie. Being a good person is the same as telling the truth.

[xluyyjhfg]

I think Jordan gets heavily emotional when he imagines the large number of people - young people especially - are lied to about major things and thus cast off from the Truth and the salvation that Truth can offer.

[zin]

Everyone should see this video at least once.

[taraaboz]

What a powerful and true soul ... I am so lucky to have found Dr Peterson ... Only by following his speeches and his lectures I am becoming a better person ... God bless you Doctor! deep love and respect from me.

[MrRelax]

What a VALUABLE teacher Dr. Peterson is!!!! Thank you for ALL of your videos.

[shravanideshpande]

I have been lying to my parents about my scores in comeptitive exam ... I told them I am getting 580/720 ... Which is not true because I didn't even give the examination ... And I have my final exam tomorrow ... I feel so much anxiety .... And the lie is eating me up now ... Today I have decided to tell the truth to my parents .... Please motivate me a little

[LexaRulesca]

a genuine message from a clearly genuine man

[danmac]

I have been lying to everyone i know to try and get ahead for as long as I can remember...trying to be cool and better than others and trying to make myself feel better.IT HASNT WORKED

[WillowMoon]

living in truth is a blessing and a curse. BUT, the curse is overcome by having a clearer conscious. The curse part is that there is so many that dont live in truth, they cant handle you. The truth confuses people, because they are so indoctrinated, and treat the truthful person with contempt. If you are a person lives in truth, carry on living in truth. Dont let anyone change that course.

[nickj]

"I have believed,
therefore have I spoken;
but I have been humbled exceedingly.
I said in my excess:
"Every man is a liar!"

What shall I render to the Lord,
for all the things he hath rendered unto me?
I will take the chalice of salvation;
and I will call upon the name of the Lord.
I will pay my vows to the Lord
before all his people:

Precious in the sight of the Lord
is the death of his saints.
O Lord, for I am thy servant:
I am thy servant, and the son of thy handmaid.
Thou hast broken my bonds:
I will sacrifice to thee the sacrifice of praise,
and I will call upon the name of the Lord."
(Ps 115:10-17)

[jessewallaceable]

You are awesome Jordan. Thanks for helping so many of us.

[richardmabe]

Jordan is a beacon of light in a confused suffering world I hope one day to come close to his level of thinking.

[iamnotafraidiwasborntodoth]

Living this way is the same as what Christians call living "The Will of God"  ... not your will but God's Will.

[zanmangrhupi]

Don’t use the language to get what you want. Tell the truth as clearly as possible and see what happens. Then, why should you even bother telling the truth? If you keep telling lies to yourself and others, you'll warp your psyche and all the systems embedded in you.
Life is suffering. There are 2 ways to encountering obstacles in life. One is the path of ideology and righteousness. Another is the path of telling the truth. Start by assuming that most of the things you say and think are not yours. It’s hard to say what you think is yours. Tell what you think as clearly and carefully as possible, then listen and feel. Pay attention to the words you say, and figure out how you feel. Do they make you feel weak or strong? If they make you more powerful, you can keep saying it. If you feel weaker than before, however, carefully reformulate the words so that they can make you feel aligned. The more you feel aligned with your words you say, the more you're able to withstand pains in life without being corrupted.

[minto]

.... sometimes people like to protect others

[alcyne]

If you are used to lying or at least going along to get along, it definitely won't feel good at first to start telling what seems to you to be the "real" truth. It will feel like you're leaving your body/about to be killed, but i suppose doing that is the only way through to eventual strength and losing all the neurotic fear...?

[DominickDecocko]

What if the truth is so unacceptable by the society?