Episode · The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast · 2022-03-17
Books mentioned on 236. How to Use Reading and Writing to Find Your Path
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Jordan Peterson discussed The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown and Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi. Matthew McConaughey discussed Beyond Order by Jordan B. Peterson.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Da Vinci Code
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown is one of the best-selling mystery thriller novels in history, blending cryptography, religious history, and secret societies.
Discussed“you know there was a book published a while back tom hanks was in the movie he was a harvard professor who went around solving symbolic mysteries do you remember what was it called the da vinci code”
Where to get it
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Pinocchio
Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi is the classic Italian tale of a wooden marionette who must navigate numerous moral tests and trials to become a real boy.
Discussed“i'm going to walk you a bit today through pinocchio”
Where to get it
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Beyond Order
Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life by Jordan B.
Discussed“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”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (5) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“do you remember what was it called the da vinci code”
“like when i wrote my first book maps of meaning i believe i wrote every sentence in that book 50 times 50 variants of every sentence”
“when you're working on say beyond order this new book”
“when i wrote my first book which was maps of meaning pretty much all i was doing was trying to figure something out”
“the last chapter is be grateful in spite of your suffering you know i've had real struggle with that”