Why people recommend it
Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life by Jordan B. Peterson is a self-help book that offers psychological frameworks and rules to navigate the chaos of existence. Chris Williamson recommended the book on Modern Wisdom, linking it in the show notes for listeners, while Jordan Peterson himself discussed several of its themes on the same podcast, noting that his second book explores chaos in contrast to his first book's focus on order, and explaining how chapter three addresses the human tendency to fail to unpack difficult truths rather than genuinely repressing them. Additionally, Theo Von mentioned reading the book on This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von, noting on one episode that he was nearly up to rule number four, and later discussing how he used artificial intelligence to prompt a hypothetical thirteenth rule. Matthew McConaughey brought up the book on The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast to ask the author about his writing process and how he crafts his messaging so that it resonates without getting lost. Finally, the host of Timcast IRL referenced Peterson's overarching framework for viewing the world and addressing personal challenges, while various other commentators highlighted how the author's body of work continues to shape discussions around personal responsibility, psychological resilience, and the delicate balance between structure and unpredictability in modern life.
Who recommended it
- Jordan Peterson Discussed
- Theo Von Discussed
- Matthew McConaughey Discussed
- Chris Williamson Recommended
Jordan Peterson — 5 mentions
“i mean one book is about order and the other is about chaos and my first book is about both”
“um i think my my second book implicitly answers some of that and explicitly some of it as well”
“chapter three and beyond order is about that people don't really repress the things they don't want to face they just fail to unpack them”
“and that's partly what i'm trying to do in well and beyond order my other books”
“well i wrote about that in two chapters in in beyond order in it's rule eight i believe which is make one room in your house as be in your home as beautiful as possible”
Theo Von — 2 mentions
“he has a new book out beyond order 12 more rules for life i am uh i'm almost to rule number four right now”
“so i i tried to get as far as i could in into a beyond order into the new book”
Matthew McConaughey — 1 mention
“when you're working on say beyond order this new book how do you think of composing your stories or your messages so that they are not lost”
Chris Williamson — 1 mention
“beyond order will be linked in the show notes below and i'm looking forward to seeing what the next few months holds”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker — 2
“Like it is about framing the way you view the world and giving people this lens from which to approach the challenges they face. What is it? Jordan Peterson's book called '12 Rules for Life'?”
“Okay some of you know I've written these books 12 rules for life and then beyond order 12 more rules Because you know you can't have enough rules and I asked it This is what I asked it to do I said Write me an essay that's a 13th rule for beyond order”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
- 12 Rules for Life
- An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
- Le avventure di Pinocchio
- Maps of Meaning
- Notes from Underground
- The Da Vinci Code
Other mentions (11: passing, ad reads, own books)
“There's been a lot in the past from Sir Ken Robinson and some of your own comments that art is the bedrock of culture itself. That I believe was from your beyond order book.”
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“you can even listen to Dr Peterson's Beyond order on Audible”
“you can download or stream included titles all you want you can even listen to Dr Peterson's Beyond order on Audible”
“the following is a conversation with jordan peterson an influential psychologist lecturer podcast host and author of maps of meaning 12 rules for life and beyond order”
“The following is a conversation with Jordan Peterson, an influential psychologist, lecturer, podcast host, and author of 'Maps of Meaning,' '12 Rules for Life,' and beyond.”
“so i appreciated dr peterson's discussion on the corpus of of the scripture of the bible in in the book and one of the things that he and i had talked about was to discuss a book not the book... So when i was reading through your book and i saw in the last chapter you speak about suffering and”
“when you're working on say beyond order this new book”
“the last chapter is be grateful in spite of your suffering you know i've had real struggle with that”
“today's guest um is his second time returning to the podcast he has a new book out beyond order”
“With this new book, I can show you this. That's what it looks like. The black counterpart to the white book, the previous book.”