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12 RULES FOR LIFE by Jordan Peterson

THE BLUE TREE
Personal
Productivity

CEFR B2
Upper
Intermediate
warm up
- Do you sometimes compare yourself to others? How does it make you feel?
- Which is worse, lying to yourself or others? Why?
- What would be your main rules for life? Think about 2 or 3 at least.
part one
key language
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COMPREHENSION
- ⌚ 0:18 What are the all 12 rules meant to help us with?
- ⌚ 0:39 What motivated Natan to read Jordan Peterson’s book?
part two
key language
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COMPREHENSION
- ⌚ 0:55 What was the first rule?
- ⌚ 1:12 Why do people compare themselves to others?
- ⌚ 1:30 What are the disadvantages of comparing yourself to others?
- ⌚ 2:18 Is social media good for our self-confidence and health? Why?
- ⌚2:27 Who should we be comparing ourselves to?
- ⌚2:52 What 4 questions can you ask yourself regarding your progress?
- ⌚ 3:27 What are the benefits or comparing yourself to your past self rather than others?
part three
key language
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COMPREHENSION
- ⌚ 3:33 What is the second rule and what makes it so difficult?
- ⌚ 3:45 What can lying to ourselves do to our progress?
- ⌚ 4:47 Why is it so important to know and admit to yourself what you really want from life?
- ⌚ 4:47 What is another way of telling the truth?
- ⌚ 5:22 Why did Peterson avoid an uncomfortable conversation with his neghbour?
- ⌚ 5:50 How did the man react at first and what happened later?
- ⌚ 6:43 What question we might ask ourselves at the end of each day?
DISCUSSION
- Which of those two rules do you think is harder to follow?
- Which is worse, lying to yourself or others? Why?
- Do you have a working strategy for dealing with uncomfortable situations?
- Do you think you could stand your ground like Jordan Peterson while confronting the ex-con biker?
- What do you think might have happened if Jordan had shown any sign of weakness to the ex-con?
- What do you think of the idea of giving ourselves scores like Natan does for himself?
COMMENTS
What do you think of the ideas presented in this lesson? Do you think the Rules for Life are practical and relevant for you? Do you have your own Rules for Life?
Share your views and experience here.
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