A thing isn't quite real until you name it. - Jordan Peterson

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A thing isn't quite real until you name it.

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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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people organize their brains with conversation. If they don’t have anyone to tell their story to, they lose their minds.
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