Jordan B Peterson: You Need To Listen To Your Wife! We've Built A Lonely & Sexless Society! If You & Your Partner Do This, You'll Divorce!

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

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Society & Culture, Business, Education

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🗓️ 13 January 2025

⏱️ 148 minutes

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From ‘make your bed’ to ‘stand up straight’, Jordan Peterson returns with some more radical rules to revolutionise love, sex, and marriage Dr Jordan Peterson is a world-renowned former Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto, and co-founder of the online education platform Peterson Academy. He is the author of bestselling books such as, ‘12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos’ and ‘We Who Wrestle With God: Perceptions of the Divine’. In this conversation, Dr Jordan and Steven discuss topics such as, the hidden dangers of pornography, how to overcome loneliness, the real reason divorces happen, and why society has become sexless. 00:00 Intro 02:18 The World Has Become Fractionated 05:11 Where Do We Find Ourselves Without Community? 08:29 How Do We Address Individualism in a Self-Centered Society? 15:09 Do Many People Have a Clear Ultimate Aim? 16:05 What Movie Character Would Jordan Be? 17:48 Does It Bother You When People Attack Your Reputation? 20:27 What Do You Do When You Face Tough Times? 23:35 Why You Must Speak Your Mind 28:48 Why Spend 90 Minutes a Week Listening to Your Partner? 32:14 How Do You Resolve Years of Disputes? 37:27 How to Become a Person Others Want to Be Around 46:15 The Rise of Sexlessness 48:51 Why Does No Sex Before Marriage Lead to Better Outcomes? 52:07 The Purpose of Marriage vs Relationships 01:01:09 Is Porn a Bad Thing? 01:05:58 Why Doesn't Porn Feel Good to People? 01:09:54 The Effects of Pornography on You 01:12:23 AI Girlfriends 01:16:21 How to Overcome Weaknesses 01:21:02 Staying True to Your Principles 01:26:56 What to Say to People Struggling With Discipline 01:31:15 What Is Self-Belief? 01:34:35 Young Men on the Search for Religion 01:38:46 Was the Bible Just One Person's Opinion? 01:39:55 How Do You Believe We Got Here? 01:43:30 Should We Create Our Own Set of Rules? 01:46:34 Where Do Our Values Come From? 01:54:38 The Difference Between Sex and Reproduction 01:56:08 Is the Bible an Attempt to Understand Evolutionary Motivations? 01:57:06 What God Do You Believe In? 02:02:38 Has Your Belief in Religion Ever Been Shaken? 02:05:57 Life Isn't Fair, Is It? 02:12:16 Staying True to Who You Are 02:18:12 What Losing Someone Teaches You About Life 02:23:50 How Do You Feel Misunderstood? Follow Jordan: Instagram - https://bit.ly/3WeVNeS Twitter - https://bit.ly/429DFXn Website - https://bit.ly/4fNbWiF You can purchase Jordan’s book, ‘We Who Wrestle With God’, here: https://g2ul0.app.link/7BvitOAI2Pb Watch the episodes on Youtube - https://g2ul0.app.link/DOACEpisodes My new book! 'The 33 Laws Of Business & Life' is out now - https://g2ul0.app.link/DOACBook You can purchase the The Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards: Second Edition, here: https://g2ul0.app.link/f31dsUttKKb Follow me: https://g2ul0.app.link/gnGqL4IsKKb Sponsors: PerfectTed - https://www.perfectted.com with code DIARY40 for 40% off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	We know the couples that have lived together before the marriage actually increases the probability that the relationship will fail.
0:05.2	And the reason for that is very straightforward.
0:07.0	And talking of things that risk harming relationships, the subject we've never spoke about before, is...
0:11.2	Oh, yeah.
0:11.7	And that's a huge reason sex has disappeared.
0:14.1	People need to stop doing that.
0:16.0	Jordan Peterson.
0:17.0	The psychology professor, people love or love to hate.
0:20.0	He's undeniably one of the greatest intellectual phenomenons on the planet.
0:23.8	And many view him as the ultimate father figure.
0:25.7	Welcome back, Mr. Peterson.
0:27.1	We're built for maximal challenge.
0:29.1	And that isn't the way we view ourselves in the modern world.
0:31.4	We view ourselves as built for consumption and pleasure.
0:34.2	For example, watching pornography.
0:35.9	But what are the downstream consequences of that?
0:37.6	Well, first of all, it's easy.
0:38.7	To get what?
0:39.4	Sexual gratification.
0:40.6	But does it matter?
0:41.4	Oh, it's a catastrophe.
0:42.6	You're not desperate anymore.
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