2017 Personality 08: Carl Jung and the Lion King (Part 2)

In this lecture, I finish my analysis of Disney's Lion King, which provides a dramatic representation of many of the archetypes identified and analyzed by Dr. Carl Gustav Jung, student of Nietzsche and Freud, and originator of analytical psychology.
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[FLORB]

Thank you Jordan for putting your lectures online for free. As someone who didn't go to Uni I find your lessons invaluable.

[#MakeBritainGreatAgain]

As someone who did go to university, you made the right decision. Most university lecture are not this good. Not even close.

[Amy Kay]

@#MakeBritainGreatAgain I second that!

[Kurt]

I third this! Simply amazing, have been writing down the reading suggestions as well. I

[Richard Jones]

great lecture ......much knowledge and information

[Sublime Journey]

@#MakeBritainGreatAgain So True

[Joshua Toms]

"Each of us is becoming a micro-celebrity surrounded by electronic sycophants..." This is such a meta statement, it needs it's own lecture to explore.

[Vibratory Universe]

Talk about well spoken 😅

[Political Wonderland]

I had to pause after he said that so I could remember how stupid I am for not realizing this myself! Then I prayed that one day I’m half as smart as him

[Dale R. Fetz]

"Electronic syphocants"....scary, eh?

[k54dhKJFGiht]

"Some people can read War and Peace and come away thinking it's a simple adventure story. Others can read the ingredients on a chewing gum wrapper and unlock the secrets of the universe."

[Hebin Pun]

A wise person once said "you can find infinite, in finite if you truly look into it."

[Nicola Morales]

Who said this?

[Deadlycause]

Nicola Morales quote from superman. Lex Luthor said that particular line

[Christopher Umbach]

Confusius once said: make a man a fire, and he will be warm for one day, put the man on fire, and he will be warm for the rest of his life :)

[Pablo C.]

William Blake also expressed the same idea nicely in what is my favourite poem, “To see a world in a grain of sand And a heaven in a wild flower, Hold infinity in the palm of your hand And eternity in an hour"

[Will Prifogle]

I'm just totally floored how anyone could say anything bad about Jordan Peterson. He's just an honest, intelligent person trying to make sense of the world and pass on what he learns to all of us.

[JCD]

Well he tells the truth. I was watching a Tim Dillon clip hes a comedian if you didnt know, I was watching a clip of him say something like, or along the lines of, why am I not as famous as Joe Rogan I say insane things make jokes about sandy hook, I might be completely wrong about what he said entirley btw, but the idea is the same Tim jokes and says insane things right so how could Joe, an honest man, be more contriversial than someone whos literally using their creativity to on purpose try to say the most contriversial thing by on purpose saying terrible things? The answer seems to be to be because he tells the truth, same with Jordan.

[Uncompetative]

@smartbart80 You should stop telling random people what to do on the internet.

[G-FORCE personal training]

True

[rabidL3M0NS]

Malevolent people will always exist to be resentful and hateful toward honest good people like Jordan.

[road animal]

Over my year and a half of sobriety and reprogramming myself into a man of honor, this is top 5 most important things I have come across. Thank you so much Jordan.

[That What Is]

The fact that one can watch these great lectures for free is something to be grateful for

[Mat C]

Just leaving a few notes for myself... 2:19 PTSD 3:53 How much will you maintain your stability and how much will you explore? Unwise exploration. Openness + neuroticism. 4:44 Personality and political belief. How open borders should be... Openness vs Conscientiousness 7:33 (Cambridge Analytic) Big 5 + Marketing + AI We're only wiling to hear what we want to hear. We cut ourselves off from feedback. We become stagnant, lose competence and confidence. You must dialogue with people you disagree with... they're the only ones who are going to tell you what you need to hear. 10:10 [GOLD] Using fantasy to organize your world... What artists do... They are on the perimeter of knowledge structures, extending the domain of human knowledge, that's where open people live. 14:49 Big 5 traits as different kinds of adaptations to different types of niches... Playoff / Balance between Plasticity and Stability. 15:49 (Columbine) Human darkness... think people have good intentions? You're probably high in agreeableness ;) 19:52 [GOLD] Encountering something that you don't understand (pure malevolence). It won't let you go until you figure it out. Memories more than 18 months old, with negative emotion still there, that's a mini PTSD [GOLD] "People are basically good." Then you encounter someone who is not good... Writing to sort out your past... 29:38 Failure in trying to learn new things, a perfectionist won't try new things, a bad first draft is necessary... 49:17 What are the factors that encourage turning into a tyranny? One is the wise part is not paying enough attention to the malevolent part. This is true at the personal level. 1:12:43 When a person wants to change.... 1:30:49 [GOLD] Shadow and Persona...

[Philopoemen]

54:10 Meerkats are very cool things.

[Sameh Khan]

@Philopoemen While I have my own notes, you're notes help me find other nuggets that can be helpful to me, that I miss. Thanks for sharing yours.

[Eve MacDonald]

Thanks for sharing these notes, nice recap

[Orrie Pitts]

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[Alison C]

Thanks Mat C. Valuable points I noted mentally- this is helpful to return to. A great lecture!

[Matt Gillespie]

This is the most dense and mindblowing lecture I've ever heard. Unlike my old college professors, Peterson's tangents add so much to the conversation.

[charlie]

I once had a professor that went off on a tangent about her dad, having diabetes and going out to get the mail one day, and basically burning off the bottoms of his feet because he couldn’t feel them :(

[Alia SM Assistance]

The reason you remember the past isn't to make an objectively accurate record of the past, it's so that you can use the information in the past to prepare you for the future. That one made me cry man

[David Ewing]

Wow I just had an amazing realization in regards to Simba transforming into and subsequently transcending his father. He felt guilty and responsible for his father's death, and he was carrying that metaphorical weight. When he first has the transcendental experience seeing his father in the pool, he becomes conscious of his own short comings and vulnerabilities. After this experience he has accepted his responsibility and in essence picked up the metaphorical weight of his consciousness. When he confronts Scar and finds himself in his father's position near death, Scar's revelation that he was responsible for Mufasa's death takes the metaphorical weight of guilt Simba had, off his shoulders. The letting go of that guilt gives Simba the strength to overthrow the tyrant. In summary, we must accept responsibility, and lift our burdens of life. When you lift your load that life throws on you, you will learn we may be we are carrying around more than necessary, and we will become stronger when we allow ourselves to let go of the unnecessary burdens.

[Arraik Cruor]

Yup. I grew up Muslim and gay. I hated being gay. I used to pray to Allah to turn me straight. Eventually I left Islam because I found the Qur'an to be unconvincing and not divine. Then I finally accepted being gay. I literally felt the weight of guilt lift off my shoulders. I feel so much freer.

[Phillip Ressler]

In the real world Simba would be banished by his mom as he matures. The Lion King should be renamed The Lion Queen..Simba would wander into another pride with probably with his brothers or cousins. Male lions stay in a pride for about two years. then, they get challenged by another group of males. This is done to diversify the genetic pool.

[Nancy Isaac]

“What’s her name again?” “Nala!” “That’s right, Mala” JBP getting their names wrong is adorable and hilarious at the same time.

[Keely Atlover]

Nancy Isaac in part one he calls “mufasa” musafa.

[Michael Yang]

The fact that he is so incredible intelligent makes it even funnier.

[Michael Dixon]

I think it's funny and humanizing that he can teach on a topic that he knows the symbolism behind it but he also doesnt remember the finer details..... like names lol

[I Am Loving Awareness]

I thought maybe he was flubbing the names on purpose to keep peoples minds engaged. Although the material is engaging enough I had that as a hunch.

[mc waitress]

I Am Loving Awareness personally I find it more distracting than I do more engaging

[Mind Expanding Knowledge]

I love how he dives deep and seems to drift but ties down his points back to Lion King. Absolute genius and reincarnation of the Big Masters.

[Psychedelic Football]

This is truly amazing. I am not exaggerating when I say this, but Dr. Peterson, your lectures are changing my life in an unprecedented way. Please don't EVER stop posting.

[A bit OFF.... blacksmithing]

Psychedelic Football I know exactly what you mean! I have realized how much I really don't know! Lol!

[sandhya varsha]

How have you changed ?

[EZ_COMPANY]

Unfortunately this comment hasnt aged well :(

[Selfiestick]

@EZ_COMPANY what why? What happened? Did something happened to this dude? or Peterson stopped posting?

[Khan 888]

@sandhya varsha hi

[MajorShot]

Peterson is just the most amazing and intelligent person I know of. I have been listening to him all the time for over a year now and read both his books and still everytime I listen to a lecture of his I learn so much more than I would learn in any other lecture. He has changed my life in a way I can't describe to anyone who hasn't heard anything of him.

[Jan Stue]

Watching this lecture the second time after some years is even more valuable than the first time. I'm able to fill some gaps here. Thank you JP!

[David]

Notice that he always receives applause from the class. I have a master's degree, but I do not recall that any class I was ever part of would applaud a professor for the material he just completed teaching. As a matter of fact, we were all kind of glad the class was over. Granted I went to CSUN, not Harvard, but still... I find this admirable.

[Reiss Lindhardt]

These lectures brought a lot of ideas together in my mind that I’ve been trying to understand for awhile. Beautiful.

[1van]

This talk changed me. I've never been moved by anyone so dramatically. I cried after gaining the vision of seeing the parts of myself i didn't want to see. I immediately reached out with someone I wanted to repair a relationship with... And there are couple more to go. Thank you Jordan

[Mike]

Can you imagine the society we would have if more college professors were like Dr. Peterson? I wish I would have met this man 15 years ago. Thank you for what you're doing.

[Nathalie Ramirez]

I love this so much. These archetypal interpretations of all these stories I heard or saw growing up (including the ones in the Bible) are so exciting. It's like seeing something with brand new eyes.

[Troy Perry]

This man out here helping the adolescence transition into adulthood. Well done👏

[Joseph dan mathis]

I've always been an introvert and I've always lived out in the country. I think Peterson is right about being adapted to Nature. When I'm alone in the woods my awareness is Amplified, which I imagine happens to everyone, fear and doubt fall off dramatically. I've had several unexpected encounters with apex predators, in the wild, alone. There was no doubt or hesitation in my actions and the fear only came after the event was over. Cats are by far the spookiest. Being stalked by a cat makes you afraid and anxious, I don't care who you are.

[Jawbones in the Dust]

JBP has been on Joe Rogan podcast many times. Absolutely fantastic interviews .

[YoungSomalia]

The first time I heard JBP on JRE I ended up spending over $100-150 a month on books for the next two years trying to play catch-up with all of the fascinating ideas he brought to the table in those interviews, after having never picked up more than 3 or 4 books in the 10+ years preceding that. I wish any of my teachers in grade-school were as catalyzing as this man.

[Hypnagogic]

If Jordan wrote an epic like Star Wars or Lord of the Rings, it would be a massive hit.

[Steven Webster]

Omg seriously!!!

[Jewfinigan]

He actually did write both of those, it's a little known fact

[Uncompetative]

I don't see it happening. Apparently, he rewrote every sentence in his first book fifty times. Not fifteen times. 50 times. You can't write something with the length of J.R.R.Tolkein's _The Lord of the Rings_ if you rewrite the sentences that much. What is more possible is if he collaborated with a Hollywood screenwriter to make something with Jungian / Campbellian archetypes.

[Kate Wetherell]

YES!!! Realizing that there is malevolence in the world and that sometimes it is aimed at me helped me totally overcome my neuroses, not sure if it was PTSD but it was definitely the key to my healing! Thanks Professor Peterson for confirming my insight :)

[Red Archer]

I envy the people who got to listen to this man in class. I wish I could have found and listened to Jordan's lessons and views far earlier. He gives you a lot to think about.

[Cameron McLeroy]

I love these lectures so much, I am just saying that I would struggle on the best way to take notes if I were a student in these classes, love ya Dr. Peterson

[JZjans]

Dhr. Peterson. It has been 25 years since ive watched the lion king. Just watched it with my six year old daughter. Kind of talked her Through it after watching this lecture. Thank u for posting your work. I hope your wife gets well soon.

[Derek Jackson]

The Lion King has always been my favorite movie of all time. I’d argue it’s one of the greatest animated films, EVER. Dr. Peterson has made me fall in love with that movie even more. So glad I decided to stop my Saturday night to watch this. Next I’m gonna tackle the Pinocchio series.

[D]

If I had a teacher like him I’d have paid much more attention in school

[Rafael Jordão]

I feel as if islands of unconscious wisdom are coming together inside me through bridges of articulated knowledge. Thank you, Jordan B. Peterson, for all you have shared.

[P]

1:00 3:00 ☆4:18☆ 4:58 political 8:15 9:00 21:00 26:40 29:40 ☆30:00 30:40 30:50☆ 34:10 36:00 37:00 Interpretation 46:10 48:00 death of the father occurs in adolescence. That is what I am going through these days. It is way late and match with my idea that one has to precede and win father to become a confident adult like my cousin jjaesung ☆49:37☆ 53:08 58:20 ☆58:53☆ 59:28 59:52 1:04:10 1:06:28 1:08:56 diffrence of look on face 1:12:28 1:13:40 ☆1:14:20☆ ☆1:15:19☆ ☆1:16:28☆ ☆1:17:10☆ 1:19:30 1:24:20 1:25:10 1:28:30 1:29:20 Relation with shadow 1:30:40 ☆1:31:40☆ ☆1:32:09☆ 1:32:28 determine and assertive 1:32:40 1:33:03 intergration of shadow 악기 1:34:09 1:35:04 1:35:25 1:35:58 1:40:40 ☆1:41:34☆ 1:43:39

[Photo Solutions]

This is the best example of what a competent college professor should be. I don't mean his political/religious ideology, I mean his ability to capture his students attention, his dominion over the subjects and ability to present it with enthusiasm, his ability to speak articulately without tripping over words.

[jazztom86]

It is really a privilege to be able to take part to these lectures without actually having to be at a university on the other side of the planet! Thanks a lot, Mr. Peterson!

[Seedful Hamsters]

Introverts are DEFINITELY attuned to nature. My husband is the biggest introvert I've ever met and he goes to nature whenever he needs to de-stress, it's his peace and energy. Mine is definitely duty and effort. I never thought about it that way before though.

[Display Teeth]

I really appreciate everything Jordan has done. It kills me to hear him struggle so bad with akathisia, and when the media smears him.

[Jeremy Lawson]

it’s pretty disgusting & unwarranted.

[Strung Up]

"you have to be a fool if you want to learn anything new". Hearing it phrased that way just changed my life I think.

[Lindsay Love]

Strung Up Same here. My tendency toward perfectionism (and fear of appearing foolish) is actually detracting from my ability to improve and progress in life. Major lightbulb moment for me.

[Neon White]

That's really important; you can't succeed at anything if you aren't willing to fail a bunch of times, that's for sure.

[Toyoka]

Makes sense! How would you possibly learn anything if you think you already know it all ;)

[God Emperor Pepe]

This statement opened my eyes too. I haven’t worked in a 2-3 years because I don’t want to be the “newbie” who looks like an idiot. It really hit home for me when he said it’s even more foolish to do nothing at all for the sake of security. I felt secure in doing nothing because although I felt unsatisfied with life I at least felt “safe” in my solitude. Only to realize it’s not safety, it’s complicity. Like simba when he claimed that having no responsibilities leads to a care free life, when in reality it just makes you look like a lazy pos. Time to utilize the talents I have in a manner that can make me money. I dropped out of college because no matter what class I took, the topic was Trump. It didn’t matter which class it was. Modern day academia is definitely in fact indoctrination and i didn’t have to look very hard to notice that. I had a philosophy teacher talking about “shadow governments” and “Steve Bannon” on day ONE. Same goes for my english professor who spent most of the time “joking” about our “first orange president”. I thought night classes would be different but they weren’t. We had outspoken liberal students encouraging our openly gay teacher into politicizing a health and addiction course. Anybody who asked if he could stay on topic would get scorned. Moral of the story is, I felt defeated after dropping out of college, but now knowing that Peterson is lighting the road to success, I feel more ambitious and content. I saw him live in Rochester in September and it was an incredible learning experience. Thank you to whoever took the time to read this.

[Toyoka]

@God Emperor Pepe Thank you, for sharing, my dude. Slay that dragon :)

[leon]

8:56 1:14:10 1:06:25 1:28:21 archetype, acting out truth, ideal judging 27:35 writing exercise. 22:34 fixing stress through past 1:14:14 pose the question. you brain will conjure up answers. 1:30:50 shadow, persona

[Sam Winchester]

He pretends to not know certain facts from the Lion King in order make his class participate (by helping "jog" his memory) as well as to make sure they're actively listening to his lecture...the man is a genius.

[HouseofHarambe]

Thank you for making this lecture free for everyone with an internet connection.

[Ann Leal]

Wonderful information I love attending UTube University 😊 I’ve learn so much more then I do in my own philosophy class that I been in the past two years thank you Prof. Keep the lecture coming ❤️

[No One]

The idea that there is a part of the self that remains constant across time is something that I have grappled with for quite a while. I can't dismiss the idea that it's evidence of the existence of an eternal soul. This idea really came to the forefront of my thinking when I had my 3 children. Each of them have the same parents, were raised in very similar conditions, yet they are completely UNIQUE! And they came into the world that way. Their personalities were evident to me from the moment they took their first breath. This has had a profound effect on me and my beliefs about the world. It was sooooo cool to hear someone of such high intelligence and academic stature to speak about this idea! Thank you Dr. Peterson!

[Serge Moshenkov]

Man I needed to see this 20 years ago! better late than never! He is a genius (yes projecting the wizard archetype on him)

[The Daily Requirement]

This series is incredible. Not to mention, JP went from looking like an op-shop mannequin, to GQ magazine....BEAST!!

[nyRX7koE]

This was insanely insightful! Thank you for putting this up for people like me to watch for free!

[Direct Experience]

amazing work Mr Peterson! We need more of you!

[Solanus Sommers]

If my university experience was watching his lectures I don’t think I would’ve dropped out…

[Adam Bosworth]

Wish I'd had a teacher like this back in the day.

[0x29a]

Thank you for putting these lectures online for free. It's helped me as I can't afford a decent psychologist.

[Chris Guy]

0x29a amen

[Blippblopp]

Words cannot describe how much I enjoy and appreciate Jordan B Petersons and his lectures. I love this man so much, I just want to listen to him forever.

[Dennis D.]

I've always gotten so deep into the stories of good movies. I always notice how it relates to real life, and see the deeper meanings in them. Especially the battle between good an evil (hero vs antagonist) and how it corresponds to our real lives. I didn't know other people did this to the extent of how deep I go into it. Especially someone has brilliant as yourself. Posting your lectures on KZbin is truly an amazing thing you're doing and I couldn't adequately express my gratitude for it.

[Pumpkin]

This is one of the most important lectures ever. I love this so much. 💛 I asked myself what the next developmental stage was, then become interested in what you had to say. 😄 It has moved me to the next stage. ☀️I am so grateful doc and I hope you and your beautiful Wife are well. 😊 🦞🦞🦞🦞🦞🦞🦞🦞🦞🦞🦞🦞🦞🦞 Thank you.

[Ask Gram Franck]

Thank you so much for doing and posting this, Jordan. This was deeply meaningful to me. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

[Pranzy T27]

Amazing how this lecture made me identify and accept my shortcomings. Strongly highlighted his point on agreeing people's who don't want to accept that they can do harm and they have to accept their darkness in order to walk towards light.

[ladynottingham89]

Hearing all of this conversation about conscientiousness vs. openness makes me wonder if parents who are very high in conscientiousness (to an unhealthy level) can traumatize a child who is of a more open nature. Especially when the child feels the parent's disgust towards what the parent feels is a weakness in the child. Both of my parents are VERY conscientious and I definitely remember as a child feeling that disgust Dr. Peterson talks about directed towards me. I have struggled with low self-esteem and depression since I was a teenager. Thank you Dr. Peterson; that part of the lecture put a lot of things into perspective for me.

[Rose]

ladynottingham89 read "The Drama of the Gifted Child" by Alice Miller

[JamesReed Music]

I can so relate

[E Mitch]

High Conscientiousness is VERY different, unlike, and NOT High Consciouness. TY for your share.

[HADES Music]

🙋🏽‍♂️

[FriskMeister392]

Like many others, I found this lecture to be quite profound. Several epiphanies arose in its duration, and the experience was of an almost transcendental nature. One of the best lectures I’ve had the privelige to ever come across. This man is a sorely needed sensation in today’s society.

[Charles Ssemalulu]

Jordan has diametrically changed my life through these lectures. As a young Africa youth who could not afford university tuition, I have gotten more knowledge. I use this knowledge in the mentorship programs that I run monthly to help under privileged youth with a similar background like mine have better understanding of themselves and life. Thank you so much Jordan

[Isaac Davis]

I start a new job tomorrow, and with it a new career. What you said at 28:40 - 31:00 made my jaw drop. You could have been talking directly to me, bringing out the feelings I didn't know I felt, reassuring me in the process. For that gem, along with the countless hours full of deep ideas I have had the privilege of hearing from you, I thank you.

[Chill & Grind]

Was looking for that time-stamp thank you

[Priscilla Takada]

I'm so honored to watch his lecture even though I'm miles away from him (tech is awesome) Thank you so much Jordan! You are indeed a really special person, be sure of that. By the way, I bought your book (12 rules of life) can't wait to read it!

[Marcos Silva]

This series of lectures along with his books has immensely saved me through tough times. Thank you, Jordan. Regards from a 26yeras old Brazilian middle-class man.

[TeeFFW]

I remember watching this, specifically the portion between 1:30:50 and 1:36:35 at a pivotal moment in my life. It changed the entire way I dealt with people. Others began to see me as an asshole since I started setting limits explicitly and stopped being needlessly nice, and in return I was far less resentful of everyone around me. It's difficult to describe how self-actualized I became as a result of these six minutes. Absolutely life-changing.

[Tun S.]

You teach us both in class and online like you are teaching your children, thank you

[Gamaliel]

2:23 ptsd 8:50 corrective feedback different ideas 19:54 using past knowledge/ holes i perceptual value structure/ writing about calm down 28:00stop HOW MUCH ANXIOUS YOU SHOULD BE 28:42 the trickster 51:00 the desert 54:00 adolescence 1:15:19 supreme moral effort

[Aleksandar Ivanov]

When a lecture makes you tear up, you know you needed to watch it.

[Karza]

This was awesome! Never had so much fun and deep thoughts while listening to a lecture.

[Dan]

I've been reading Jung lately and working on understanding what he viewed "archetypes" to be. I've formulated the following working definition and welcome thoughts, challenges, or suggestions for how it could be improved. "Archetypes are profound psychological, behavioural, and developmental patterns, active in primitive and unconscious levels of our collective psyche, which are creatively represented across the stories and symbols of humankind's great literary and religious heritages."

[Thor Stadum]

I absolutely love the lectures. I'm very grateful that you gave me the ability to watch these and assisted me in beginning to think more deeply about all things, and opened my curiosity to many other topics as well. I would love to see you do an analysis on the book Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis. I would love to hear your opinions and outlooks on the psychological arguments, also on your opinions about morality and its origins and so on. Thanks for everything you do sir.

[omrak2000]

Thanks Dr. Peterson for being our Teacher 🙏

[ironAnion]

I started out with Jung's Two Essays when I was 18 and it was immediately arresting in ways that even now I don't quite have the language to describe, but since then, I've devoured absolutely everything Jung has written and continually revist his work even though I opted against psychology as an undergrad and now work as a chemist. I can say without reservation, although I only just discovered Peterson, he is one of the world's foremost experts on Jung alive today.

[Soonenter Adi]

This man is smart beyond comprehension and should be taken very seriously

[Aurelio Rodriguez]

I wish I would have hear this lecture way back in 2000. At that time and place I was working in the Peruvian highlands, and met a very special and unique person that I cannot forget. Sadly I made mistakes, I was unable to read the signs, for example, I did not fully understood we were temporally living at a place where two Andean rivers met at the feet of snowpeaks (a Tinkuy, the Andean concept for sacred place of encounter). Even today a prehispanic monumental sacred building is still in place. Two rivers that could join are split now, and I wish to turn back time. Almost twenty years have passed, but I am still standing in the middle of the same bridge, unable to cross it.

[Kyle Lund]

Easily my favorite lecture yet. It's really interesting going through a movie like the lion king by frames; it gives people a chance to admire the artists who made that film. It really is amazing.

[Gary Michael Flanagan]

Here I am, watching this series for I think the third time. I always get something new from it!! I realized I am “plastic”. An extrovert but always incorporating things. I am a bird photographer and love being alone in the wilderness capturing photos, but I also love entertaining people and being social. But I think I’m also pretty disagreeable and conscientious. It’s fun to look at yourself and your family and see where they are on the personality chart. My mom is orderly. Always cleaning and working non stop in the kitchen. As I also study diet and bodybuilding, orderly people I think that are always moving, cleaning, will easily keep their weight down due to NEAT (look it up!). I think conscientiousness is a great trait for people who do a lot of bodybuilding too. Why is it some of us can leap out of bed and get stuff done, not make excuses. While others have no self control. Is it their personality or are they lazy. BEFORE you say someone is lazy, think about their personality first!! It helps me a lot in my relationships not to judge others as harshly. What have you learned from Dr Peterson? I would like to know below!!

[vishV naik]

I have learned about the unconscious and the shadow, & the self 🌀; I also now know y certain stories like game of thrones are so massively popular and enticing I now know how to act in a sophisticated and proper manner

[Alienrun]

I'm an aspie...as a result I try as hard as I can to not compare myself to others to stay sane. Yet some people will misjudge me as "lazy" when I really just have a hard time getting motivated by anything...I've tried getting up early everyday to excersise...my brain wants to die afterwards every time and its not something I "get used to" (I can a little, but there's this constant irritation going on at a deeper level)

[Lore of the Rings]

Incredible lecture. It's very useful in understanding the world and myself better . Thanks you Dr. Peterson!

[Daine Jir]

This man is absolutely brilliant. People like this should be our world leaders.

[Travis Mitchell]

Wow! Listening to JP for a while but this video has been way more informative than I could have imagined. Feel like I just had some short comings pointed out to me. Hundreds of hours of Philosophical studies and lion king told me what I needed to know when I was 5 years old... I'll be damned.

[MonkeyD.Luffy]

This is so mind boggling ,so much illumination of truth brings tears to my eyes

[VRGNHNS]

This man is a legend, kind of envious of the students

[azarel thedark]

Wow... your explanations on PTSD really opened some insight to my own trauma. I never even realized that it was just that. When I started writing a scene in my book that is representative of my own trauma it really is just that. I'm constantly preparing and remembering, restructuring for something of that nature to occur again.

[Mark J.]

One of the best lectures I have seen it is almost like it was written for me.

[Sdunned]

Thank you so much JP. your knowledge is worth more than gold.. and yet it's free. This is extremely valuable to me, and I dont think anyone before or even after my generation has or will have the same opportunity to learn like this... I can't afford college, I've been in the street for a while... this stuff keeps me going

[Bman]

This man never disappoints. Excellent as Always. Respect Dr J.P.

[Nick Meyer]

This is an amazing break down of a movie i probably watched 100 times as a kid. I really enjoyed this

[Anders Hansen]

Man, this is such a good reminder of what Disney lost after the 90s in their movies. They had heart and soul but more than that they had deeply philosophical ideas in them.

[Karen Silver]

This is so staggeringly brilliant that it left me staring at the monitor trying to catch my breath.

[Rion Long]

This man is a genius.

[Brian Daems]

A wonderful exploration into the depth of the original Lion King movie, right down to small details in facial expressions and animation. Thank you Dr. Peterson (a.k.a. Rafiki)! What a shame, but not surprising in the least, that the new Lion King watered down or eliminated so many deep, subtle, and meaningful aspects and just emphasized the flashy computer graphics....I suppose such revision is all too typical and symbolic..

[PG Turtle]

Absolutely astounding lecture. Well done.

[Darkin]

Thank you for making your lectures available for free

[Eclectic Mix]

those gaps in your life that you talked about, which i call cringe moments, was something that i really connected with, and thinking about them when they popped up in my head randomly, and resolving them instead of just cringing really helped me

[Flashy]

How do you resolve them instead of cringe? Like I’ll think of something that I did and it will make me cringe. So what should I do instead, just not cringe and accept it? Seems easier said then done?

[Eclectic Mix]

@Flashy if you have a choice, and you choose option a, which resulted in you cringing. Maybe it would have led to a better solution, which would help resolve that issue in your mind, or you might see it leading to a worse outcome, in which case, you no longer have to deal with that what if scenario. Cringe moments popping up repeated, in my opinion, are due to unresolved issues, like a dentist calling every year to see if you wanna go in for a check up.

[Ivory Okeke]

Such an amazing lecture! So amazing, thank you 🎉

[cupbucket]

Such a privilege to be able to listen to these and learn. It's so valuable!

[Kevin M.]

24:22. “The reason you remember the past isn’t to make an objectively accurate record of the past - it is so that you can use the information in the past to prepare you for the future.” This is some top draw stuff! Bravo!

[Savage TV]

It's amazing how quickly our culture went from teaching kids who they are and their duties are to society to being selfish and pleasure seeking

[Razvan Marian]

The second part of this video is simply amazing! Just...incredible! Thanks again Mr. Peterson! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[Jeolopy]

I have a request that for any future lectures uploaded can the questions from the students be subtitled instead of turning the audio up so much? As it's often distorted and I can't understand what is being said. Thanks for uploading these lectures!

[Kilin Dogma]

Jeolopy thats a really good suggestion

[Julia T]

Slowly working my way through all of JPs lectures and videos. I had a single prof like him at uni that inspired me, but man JP really knows how to change a life

[Muhammad Adil Salim]

Now I am going to watch the new version of the lion king (2019). What a lecture. Thank You Jordan Peterson.

[Joseph Vanderhoven]

What I wouldn't do to be in these classes, witnessing the brilliance in these lectures.

[Redumulis]

I think what is so profound about your lectures and videos is that they're literally dreams.