Chapter
Tips for Learning from Marginal Thinkers
30:45 - 36:29 (05:44)
This podcast episode provides tips for learning from marginal thinkers, despite negative comments on social media platforms. It also emphasizes the importance of not taking rules too seriously, by reading the works of great thinkers like Erasmus, Montaigne, Homer, Shakespeare or Joyce's Ulysses.
Clips
Jordan Peterson talks about his preference for writing tools, how he deals with feeling disorientated, and discussing two of his 12 rules for life, which are learning from those who offend you and not taking rules too seriously by reading certain literary classics occasionally.
30:45 - 31:51 (01:06)
Summary
Jordan Peterson talks about his preference for writing tools, how he deals with feeling disorientated, and discussing two of his 12 rules for life, which are learning from those who offend you and not taking rules too seriously by reading certain literary classics occasionally.
ChapterTips for Learning from Marginal Thinkers
Episode#413: Tyler Cowen on Rationality, COVID-19, Talismans, and Life on the Margins
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The negativity on social media platforms such as Twitter is pervasive and individuals can expect to receive negative feedback regardless of what they do, are, or think.
31:51 - 36:29 (04:38)
Summary
The negativity on social media platforms such as Twitter is pervasive and individuals can expect to receive negative feedback regardless of what they do, are, or think. However, it is important to pay attention to the dissenting voices on such platforms, as they are often the ones that can provide useful information on the existing problems in the society.