Political Cynic recommends the redoutable and witty Mr. Crace, as he digests those ’12 Rules for Life’.
Nov 24, 2024
The opening paragraph of the Crace essay, in which Crace assumes the role of Peterson:
Just a few years ago, I was an unknown professor writing academic books that nobody read. Then, with God’s help, I decided to stop feeling sorry for myself and develop my potential. Pinkos and wishy-washy liberals had cornered the market in cod psychology, so I guessed there must be a huge hunger for a self-help book, backed up with religion, mythology, CAPITAL LETTERS and stating the obvious – one directed at responsible, socially minded conservatives craving some pseudointellectual ideology to prop up their beliefs. And bingo! Here are my 12 Rules for Life.
1 Stand up straight with your shoulders straight
2 Treat yourself like someone you are responsible for helping
3 Befriend people who want the best for you
4 Compare yourself to who you were yesterday, not the useless person you are today
6 Set your house in order before you criticise the world
7 Pursue what is meaningful, not what is expedient
8 Tell the truth. Or at least don’t lie
9 Assume the person you are listening to knows something you don’t
10 Be precise in your speech
11 Do not bother children while they are skateboarding
12 Pet a cat when you encounter one in the street
Digested read digested: Blessed are the Strong, for they shall inherit the Earth.
Editor: the hapless simplicity of Peterson’s list of ‘Imperatives’, leaves Crace with so much room to riff on themes: yet Peterson’s don’t actually corear, but are almost sugestive of coherence, but in fact merely gambol in its vicinity?
Political Cynic: I feel I have entered into the weak rhetorical eddie of Peterson Speak!
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