Make Friends with People Who Want the Best for You
- Associate with those aiming up who challenge you and themselves.
- Avoid friendships of convenience or mere proximity.
- Do not sacrifice progress for comfort.
- Help others shoulder burdens without fostering dependency.
- Share wisdom and advice reciprocally to elevate all.
- Align with colleagues pursuing purpose and meaning, not just wealth and status.
- Seek friends and romantic partners who lead by example to live nobly.
- Let the best in others inspire your own ascent.
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In his bestselling self-help book 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos, clinical psychologist and professor Jordan Peterson draws on science, history, mythology, and his clinical experience to impart timeless wisdom on how to live a meaningful life. He provides 12 profound yet practical guidelines to help readers tackle life's everyday challenges as well as existential questions on suffering and meaning. Peterson's 12 rules aim to embolden individuals to take personal responsibility and live with truth, courage, humility and ethical purpose. rules such as "stand up straight with your should
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