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Why You Can’t Get What You Actually Want

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Why You Can’t Get What You Actually Want

The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast

Aug 02
The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast

The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast

Aug 02
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What if the self you keep trying to serve isn't actually you at all? In this lecture, the final stop of a 60 city tour, Jordan Peterson begins with an unlikely admission from the world's most famous atheist and follows it into the two shortest, densest par...

Highlights

In this lecture, Jordan Peterson explores how sacrifice, conscience, and responsibility shape both individual character and the societies people build.
08:48
Self-sacrifice is the foundation of maturity.
40:29
Resentment turns failed sacrifice into catastrophe
46:28
Maturity begins when comfort is willingly sacrificed.
1:01:15
Healing begins when we confront suffering.
1:35:06
Moral strength begins with ordering your own life.

Chapters

Why Ancient Biblical Stories Still Shape Modern Moral Life
00:00
Cain, Abel, and the Resentment That Follows Irresponsibility
13:02
Leaving Comfort Behind: How Sacrifice Gives Life a Purpose
46:28
Confronting Suffering in Marriage, Family, and Civilization
56:29
Building Courage and Moral Order Where Life Begins: At Home
1:14:29

Transcript

Speaker 2: The midterm elections are heating up, congressional control, and President Trump's agenda hangs in the balance. Every headline has the potential to shift the odds. And in a key Senate race, James Talarico is currently trading at 52% to beat Ken ...