A Clear Conscience Is Better Than Happiness | Jordan B Peterson

Many people are made to feel hopeless, depressed, anxious, and overwhelmed by life’s suffering. You need something to shield yourself from that. Meaning is that shield.
Meaning is the instinct that helps you to guide yourself through catastrophe, and it can be found in the adoption of responsibility. This is a constant refrain in my book, 12 Rules for Life.
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[@nancyratcliff7412]

This was an eye opening clip. "The most guilt comes from knowing that you're not taking care of yourself. Someone else has to. That's pretty pathetic." I've got some work to do.

[@Maverick180c]

This is from 2018 for anyone wondering. He is recovering though! His daughter uploaded a photo of them outside. Hope to hear from him soon!

[@bakerols8283]

Do you maybe know the name of the full conversation?

[@Zonarion]

@@bakerols8283 Jordan Peterson on Responsibility and Meaning with Lewis Howes

[@rubyduby2656]

Where did u see that photo?

[@Zonarion]

@@rubyduby2656 his daughters instagram.

[@chodeshadar18]

Thank you so much. I'm praying for him

[@drewsimon9652]

Everytime I listen, it's just another wave- another bombshell- of realization on how I should act in the world.

[@Anna-ht6sz]

What a beacon he is... in all that rotten darkness. I wish him all the best :)

[@OokamiKageGinGetsu]

😂 Clean your room, bucko.

[@Anna-ht6sz]

@Hana Ayo AlemayehuI just don't feed a troll

[@JasonGafar]

Peterson is so misunderstood. While I am on the left, he's often mischaracterized as being this white supremacist, which he's not. He's a really wise person who means well.

[@stefan1924]

He's also a creative type person so even biological is the opposite of a conservative.

[@mikepowell8611]

Oh, gee he's not a white supremacist! I wonder how many other ppl aren't white supremacists?

[@Enrico_Palazzo_opera_singer]

why are you on the left? That is the side Hitler was on!

[@winskypinsky]

The sound of this voice makes me feel everything is going to be alright. Sure miss this man.

[@user-yt4jy8mn4c]

Thanks for the wisdom Mr. Peterson! Hope you are doing well.

[@kurdtmuller2190]

I recommend his book "12 Rules for Life". It helped me a lot to understand why I got who I am.

[@mikhaelagacud4256]

Dr. Peterson helps me in life

[@andynixon2820]

I hope there's more of that interview to come , it was getting really interesting .

[@minju3492]

True happiness couldnt come from not having a clear conciousness.

[@GaylordBonnafous]

That's why he's so unhappy and depressed, sadly. And that's why he always says that happiness is worthless.

[@JasonGafar]

extra emphasis on the word 'true'.

[@DoubleH92]

Conscience.

[@cyber3163]

after he started focusing on these rules and his diet stuff his depression went away and was a great example of his rules, unfortunately he's had an overload of stress and his anti-anxiety medication gave him bad withdraws. Hopefully he'll be back soon

[@labornurse]

@@cyber3163yes, he's only human, like the rest of us. I am certain he will come out of his personal he'll even stronger. That's what the strong do.

[@kizombeiro8130]

Had enough of the lies from others and myself especially. He's right.....

[@faustianrevival3816]

It sounds academic to a young person who hasn't suffered much but it's so true. It's not something one can truly know until you've been through it.

[@Desiklown]

Professor Peterson, thank you for everything. I hope you are keeping and staying well.

[@joe-un1ky]

I feel like he walked into the room, saw that "love" wall, and thought "God damn new-agers... oh Jordan, stop bein' such a bloody cynic"

[@Norman_Fleming]

My inner lobster approves of this message.

[@jasonludlow8057]

And I'm cleaning my room right now🤣

[@user-bi7km4qz3w]

You got good lobster spirit

[@deepdivedisco4779]

A lobster with a straight back

[@zenxi2681]

Hope everything gets better for Dr. Peterson. Greetings from Taiwan.

[@1AGRIPPINAONE]

Thank you thank you so much You are my inspirition .

[@111rave]

Ma man Peterson. Best line. A clear conscience is always better than happiness.

[@dustydustydusty]

Thanks

[@KingCoCo]

This is great thanks JP

[@jokerace8227]

I could have taken the easy way out, and gone along with the Cult I grew up in. But I do have this pesky thing called a conscience that simply won't allow it.

[@ancientfuture9690]

Oh this message is so sacred

[@dive2663225]

Dr. PETERSON!!!!!!!

[@AllRoadsLeadToYah]

I started trying to heal in 2015. And I got my shot in 2020. I overcame the anxiety of standing still in 2021. Cultivated patience. Made mistakes but finally cleaned my consciousness. I was making amends consciously. But I had to open my subconscious and go alll the way down. Cry it out. Because the autonomic brain HAS NO SENSE OF TIME. AND YOU CARRY THAT SHAME EVERYWHERE. THATS CALLED BAGGAGE. Only Narcissistic people that achieve Zen state can come back and heal others.

[@AnnaLVajda]

Personally I have always considered my conscious to be the voice of God.

[@lalazar27]

Read about John Henry Newman. He used to say something like that. "I will answer that I believe in God because I have faith in myself, because it seems impossible to have faith in my own existence, of which I am completely sure, without believing the existence of Someone who lives in my conscience as a personal being who sees and judges everything".

[@parzival1611]

Same

[@samersleiman3662]

I really like JP. His message is extremely helpful for young men like myself.

[@wloga]

Bloody genius.

[@Free-bt6gn]

I can confirm my conscience is clear and at the same time, I'm unhappy and very lonely. I've always been told doing the right thing isn't always the easy road - more often the harder road and I have to agree. Loneliness is horrible - but it's caused by the inability to trust. That's a really hard one to overcome and I worry I'll settle for a solitary life over taking the risk of another betrayal.

[@92679gary]

You sound as if you have not read his "12 Rules".

[@samuelhatangimana7146]

He's getting slim, but he's looking good for sure! Glad to see you back JP!

[@teronjames7457]

give Jordan Peterson time..... a time to heal....him self.....and may yahawah bless you JP

[@rogeralsop3479]

'A baseline of suffering' - correct.

[@erame2009]

Muchas gracias y por favor activen subtítulo en todos los idiomas y no solo en ingles al subir los vídeos. De nuevo gracias. Un saludo

[@aleidius192]

The former is required for most people to have the later...

[@serpens8]

some people

[@Anonymous-fj2uo]

Exactly. I find unhappiness to be one of the components of guilt. I can't be happy if I'm constantly feeling shame and guilt.

[@ChinaGatitaMEOWS]

Amen

[@ZBot47]

No need to justify your existence, or find meaning in life. We are animals. Guilt and shame are strictly human concepts. Do this: expect the worst from others and the best from yourself. Even if you fail, you will have a clear conscience and you will not suffer the disappointment and negativity that come with set backs or failed relationships. Carry on.

[@PenelopeRyder]

I think this is good information I will add that there will be times we will due to mental health not be able to care for self and may need help. I worked in a business thirty years and had a breakdown due to complex trauma in childhood and fell bad emotionally I had abreaction and it has taken me 3 years to heal and reformat my life. So PTSD and Complex PTSD suffers know to go get help. The amount of people that have had violence and sexual violations in childhood and others and disassociating and trying to heal with no help is phenomenal. So my view is yes do step up and sort out your issues but there are those that need help. I was floored when I hit bottom as I was self-sufficient form the age of 15 right through to age 50. Am well now but I need to purge years of unhealed serious abuse that had not been addressed. I lived for years in guilt and shame as society throws it on abused children to forgive unforgivable acts carried out on them. We are rising as we speak up on cases like Epstein and other this world needs a good shake in many areas. Consciousness is rising no doubt and I support those who need to heal their wounds and that sometimes means time out.

[@abhinarayan7751]

I hope you are doing well now

[@BeeRanDyn]

A major issue which indirectly results from happiness is that one will eventually come down from it, and if ones goal is to be happy then they’ll eventually see their life’s work as ultimately unachievable, and therefore meaningless because meaning is found in achievement and achievements are based upon goals. If one contemplates further then they’ll also begin to resent existence because it doesn’t allow for happiness as a means of ultimate meaning, therefore depriving this person of their reason for existence. Essentially, existence paradoxically becomes the enemy of the individual.

[@MM-yq2qq]

Does he have any video after rehab?

[@TallisKeeton]

thats exactly what is my life now :) One part of my family wants me to go against another part of my family during their conflict over my mom's testament. If not it is posible that in the future I would not be able to get my mom's home and garden. I dont want to cut contacts with one part of my family becouse for me family is more important than money and house. But of course I love the garden which my mom's created and I would love to work in there in the future. But I must chose between my mom's garden and my brother. So I think that while I chose my mom's garden I would be happy, but I would be happier if my bro is not distracted from me. I dont like the idea of not getting my mom's garden. But I want to be on good terms with my bro. :) I feel that my mom should not be happy if I chose a place and money over family. I feel that she wanted me to be happy but also she wanted to be proud of my ethics. She believed in my thoughts and ideas, she belived that I can be honest. I know that I m the best choice to care for her garden now, every other person is not as much interested in this garden as me. But I feel that she would have understand that I chose my bro over her garden. The chose of her garden would given me happiness, but the chose of my bro would given me clear conscience.

[@mgm6076]

Just cleaned my room... Here for wisdom 🤣😎

[@asifchoudhuryca]

Let's not settle for what is expedient over what is right, paraphrasing Robert Glover as the summary of what JP said in this clip.

[@ciscobriano]

A clean conscious create happiness. Inner peace. Catch up Dr. Peterson

[@marcoantoniofloreshernande8845]

Subs in spanish please. Great work

[@Ali_Shafai]

@Jordan I would love to see a conversation between you and @sadhguru. I think that conversation would be orders of magnitude more insightful and helpful to audiences than the talks that you had with Sam Harris. Please consider it. 😃

[@jokerace8227]

That actually would be a rather interesting conversation to hear.

[@anthonycastellano7555]

How can you be happy without one?

[@sanghoonlee5171]

The world is too full of happy jerks who enjoy their own lives while spreading misery around them.

[@Yameen200]

Exactly ! I wonder if there will ever be any true justice. When i see all the suffering and those who dont suffer i feel disgusted and really disgusted at whatever god there may be

[@Tom-sm8fw]

The Holistic Soul There is literally no-one who never suffers though

[@Yameen200]

@@Tom-sm8fw Then you clearly havent met enough people, as the guy above said full of happy jerks. The less you suffer the more people are happy jerks.

[@renak4834]

I rarely ever have a clear conscience or am at peace with myself I’m pathetic I wasn’t raised to be independent for one by my parents Then I got into a relationship not being an ounce independent The relationship was horrible because I was too immature I never matured and I’ve only just realised I’ve relied on others my whole life and never found my place in the world or worked out how to be independent and now, all the self realisation has made me extra depressed and much more low I hate myself.

[@yana_2_6_0]

Well, you hate the consequences of your past mistakes. And this is because it negatively affects you, which is the thing you claim to hate. Your “self” can change in an instant if you decide to. You recognize what you’ve done wrong, and from that it should be pretty obvious how to fix it. Do it or die depressed.

[@streameant]

Nope, you just want a clear conscience to be happy. Doing the best you could makes you happy. Happiness is the feeling you are after

[@theleechqueen]

What if I sacrificed adopting responsibility so I can achieve my dream career? I found my dream goal later in life so I ended up still living with my parents rather than continuing the job I had. I don't think that's pathetic, I recognized if I have a big dream I want to achieve I can't do it on my own. Isn't that a form of humility?

[@zeeshangondal]

Jfc it feels like he's talking directly about me...

[@spinebuster9490]

Fact: You have to tell yourself that you did something wrong to have a guilty conscience.

[@AnnaLVajda]

No you have to ignore your conscience to deny wrongdoing.

[@johnmadsen37]

If you do it right, you can clear your conscience by putting guilt on someone else.

[@alexanderspalding7424]

...cranes and moons

[@morningcoffeecat2271]

Is this new or is he still recovering?

[@andreipenciu13]

He's still recovering. This is from an older interview

[@morningcoffeecat2271]

@@andreipenciu13 ah ty

[@amisikiarie]

What he says is true but completely impossible. No one can justify themselves. You are a sinner and you know it and you can't make it go away by doing "good".

[@mat_j]

i really feel sorry for this guy he 's so weak and fragile

[@Hunturds]

Who? You?

[@mat_j]

@@Hunturds that addicted guy

[@Hunturds]

@@mat_j I dont believe hes addicted anymore. Does your closed mindset bring you great happiness in this life?

[@mat_j]

@@Hunturds I understand you are one of those confused believers looking for a guru. Life is hard, it's such a shame there are ppl like Peterson exploiting confused people

[@Hunturds]

@@mat_j how would he be exploiting me, mat? All I did was point out something I didnt believe. Please enlighten me my awoken king.

[@sushmakumram5360]

I disagree

[@catnapgee5357]

Jordan "B" Peterson ... LOL!

[@TheMisteracdc]

Wtf is up with this office they are in lol

[@donmon5361]

Jordan, to be honest ma man, you're not looking too good these days, you're looking older and dehydrated.

[@dante19890]

Never take life advice from a depressed broken man

[@rickspalding3047]

Haha jp forfeited his soul to gain the world

[@gordonbgraham]

Perhaps. Regardless, what he says is either useful or not. You decide.

[@zeeshangondal]

Jfc it feels like he's talking directly about me...