What People Really Want - Prof. Jordan Peterson

Psychology professor Jordan B. Peterson explains people's fundamental motivation. And why zebras have stripes!

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[senecamanu]

i wont stop jordan peterson from telling me the same story twice

[pneumaE]

In stances of tension or social game playing complexity, people whom lack confidence or mastery, or whom have not recovered from trauma, want to be invisible and left alone. Those whom have individuated through healing, sacrifice, and self-mastery know that they are the predator to contend with and the ethics of their character then guides what they do with that power: “When you find yourself in a room surrounded by your enemies you should tell yourself 'I am not locked in here with you, you are locked in here with me." - Bruce Lee

[kirjuschaks]

I don't wanna be happy, I wanna avoid suffering

Jordan Peterson

[realistic.optimist]

I went to a personal security class when I finally had "done well" in business. One of the first things they taught was not to draw attention to yourself. DO NOT drive a flashy car, wear an expensive watch or bracelet, etc. Keep a low profile, do not stay in the penthouse suite at the Ritz; do not stay at the Ritz at all. No group is going to seize the guests at Courtyard for ransom. Stay in the middle of the bell curve.

[TheDarkever]

I'm beginning to believe Jordan Peterson is a genius, at least in his fields of teaching and I assume also in psychology. And I don't use the word "genius" lightly at all.
He gathers the knowledge of the countless that came before him, but he has the ability to put everything together and donate it to others in the simple possible way. Impressive.

[True]

This is so true (no pun intended), especially the last part about being invisible and left alone. That's all I ever want these days, but if I look back at my past, I was once an addicted bodybuilder who craved attention nonstop. These days I stay completely off social media, I have no need for external acceptance, and I value my personal power and happiness above everything else.

Sadly, in this life, you are forced to do something, and you just can't sit on your ass. You have to go out there in the real world and fight for something and make a decent living. But at least you can always pick the field and path that you want. You just have to be willing to put up the work and not give up. Find your niche that will make money and focus on ownership. That's my best advice.

[cutaway]

I want to start a band called Healthy Delicious Zebras.

[DiggitySlice]

Those nature guys accidentally taught a lion to attack a red dot

[StaceyBing]

I've watched 2 of your videos, now I'm buying your book, and the rest of my day will be spent reading it. You're a very good communicator.

[cold_static]

The one thing I learned from this video is to invest in a bunch of striped-shirts.
On a more serious note, this "zebra story" explains perfectly my strategy of getting through school.
Low-profile, keep your head down, don't ask too many questions, don't excel cause it will just raise teachers expectations of you, do okay and you'll be fine.

[tahmeedmazumder]

I dont want to be in pain, this dude hits everything on the mark.

[realistic.optimist]

I have learned to be happy, being content.

[AlexReynard]

I've observed that there are different types of people, just like there's differences between the mindset of predator and prey species. And it follows the same population ratio. Most people are average and want to be average. Bland comfort and stability is what they want. It's hard for someone like me, who is a highly-individualistic variety junkie, to empathize with other people sometimes. All my friends are like me, and we're all mentally ill, which I don't think is a coincidence. Culture is set up for the majority. Being a nonconformist means freedom, but it also means feeling alone and alien.

[galacticplastic]

"It's great if your the king of a kingdom, but its hazardous if there's also others that exist"

[dandarkhome]

Totally agree.
I want to be neither a famous&succeed nor ignorant&failed.
I just want to be average person, who never exposed on danger of politics, of the mass media, or the danger of the violence.

[sasykins]

Is that why I don’t care to be someone famous or known?

[michaelthomas]

Some good friends of mine have had a saying for many years: Pain is a good motivator.

[Bonezy]

That's the greatest analogy I've ever heard

[fixatroll]

That can be a tough one.
Myself I really liked my work. Enjoyed being a team player. One of my personal opinions was to not attract attention to myself but I had a high profile job and was good at it. And looking back at it now I did attract predators. Wonder what I could have done with this knowledge if I had known it then. I imagine I would have recognized the predators sooner. Save me a lot of problems no doubt?
What exactly that behavior would be I dont understand other than suffering a personality disorder????

[ericsalles]

What was the zebra story?I didn't catch it