12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos by Jordan B. Peterson

12 Rules for Life - An Antidote to Chaos - A Comprehensive Summary

Dr. Petersen opens his book and its first chapter by writing about lobsters and their “perception” of territory. The author deduces that the lobsters are in many ways similar to humans when it comes to most basic “ways” of behavior. For example, when it comes to territory, lobsters react somewhat similarly to how humans react. The author says that lobsters, regardless of the fact that they exist in something Dr. Petersen calls the “deeper sphere” have their own way of creating their safe areas. Moreover, lobsters also have their own ways to fight for their existence.
The second part of the chapter is about how birds perceive their territory. Here the author writes about similarities and differences when it comes to birds and lobsters when it comes to territory.
Dr. Petersen observed how the birds defend their territory by watching the actions of a wren. A wren came to the author’s birdhouse. After she came, that wren did not allow other birds to come in the area where she was. Moreover, that same wren attacked the author on one occasion. This happened when the author played a birdsong on a recorder. The wren wanted to show to every other bird (and everyone else) that she is the ruler of the territory where she currently was.
The thing with the lobsters is that they also fight for their territory. Often, their fight will last until they lose their life.
After these two examples, the author writes about the states of winning and losing. He states that there is a chemical factor found in the...


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