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Lecture: 2017 Maps of Meaning 01: Context and Background

Jordan B Peterson · 6.4M views · 2017-01-16 · 2:31:27

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The first lecture of Jordan Peterson's 2017 Maps of Meaning course, setting out the Cold War context for his theory of belief and culture. He introduces the narrative structure of culture and archetypal characters for the individual, the known and the unknown.

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Several HN commenters credit the lecture series with helping them through depression or personal collapse and recommend it as long-form learning.

Recommended by 6 HN people across 6 months · HN mentions 2017–2022

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8vectors · 2022-08 · Strong recommendation

Contrary to popular belief, the highest chance of success, and largest entrepreneurial successes, come from founders who are 47 years old when they start their companies. You are still 10 years away from the statistical "peak" to start your startup. Yes you will recover. This experience may be exactly what you need to become great. It's your choice to either hide from it and whither away in regret or face it head on and extract all the value it has to offer. Growth comes from painful reflection on our mistakes. Studying Stoicism and this lecture series really helped me get through the failure of my startup (Which I spent 7 years building and then had to sell for $1). [VIDEO] Note the lecturer is controversial politically now... but this series genuinely helped me put myself back together after my ego was shattered - I am way better off now (and more resilient) and years later building another company which is doing great so far.

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Yan-solucracy · 2020-11 · Strong recommendation

Watch Jordan Peterson's Maps of meaning course : [VIDEO] , it won't solve everything but it will enable you to understand how to make sense out of life, and how your belief system works, so you can make it work for you.

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dagav · 2020-05 · Strong recommendation

I highly recommend you listen to these lecture series. I cannot overstate the profound effect they had on my life, by giving me the tools I needed to turn my depression around and give me a sense of balance and control in my life. [LINK] [VIDEO]

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