Jordan Peterson, a renowned clinical psychologist who has contributed to our understanding of personality, is now one of the most well-known public intellectuals in the world, with his lectures on everything from the Bible to romantic relationships to mythology attracting tens of millions of viewers. His straightforward and enlightening message about the importance of personal responsibility and adage wisdom has found resonance all over the world in an era of unprecedented change and polarizing politics. In this book, he offers twelve insightful and useful guidelines for leading a meaningful life, from getting your own affairs in order before criticizing others to gauging your current state by how you were yesterday rather than how you are today. He demonstrates that trying to be happy is useless. Instead, we must look for meaning in order to protect ourselves from the pain that is a necessary part of life, not for its own sake. 12 Rules for Life offers a profoundly satisfying antidote to the chaos in our lives: timeless truths applied to contemporary issues. It does this by drawing on vivid examples from the author's clinical practice and personal life, cutting-edgepsychology and philosophy, and lessons from humanity's oldest myths and stories.