It isn’t precisely that people will fight for what they bel… - Jordan Peterson

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It isn’t precisely that people will fight for what they believe. They will fight, instead, to maintain the match between what they believe, what they expect, and what they desire.

Jordan Peterson

12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos · January 23, 2018 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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Jordan Bernt Peterson (born June 12, 1962) is a Canadian clinical psychologist at the University of Toronto. He is the author of Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief (1999), 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos (2017), Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life (2021) and We Who Wrestle With God (2024)

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Alternative Names: Dr Jordan B Peterson • Jordan B Peterson • Jordan Bernt Peterson • Jordan B. Peterson • Dr. Jordan B. Peterson

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