12 Rules for Life

Renowned psychologist Jordan B. Peterson tells us why skateboarding boys and girls must be left alone, what terrible fate awaits those who criticize too easily, and why you should always pet a cat when you meet one on the street. The answers to these questions can be found in the nervous system of the lowly lobster, the ancient Egyptians' worship of attentiveness as a divine power, modern science that is being conducted on lobsters, and Dr. Peterson's own life experiences. In his book 12 Rules for Life , he encourages people to stand up straight with their shoulders back, lobsters have nervous systems that are very similar to human nervous systems, which we now know have a lot of similarities to lobster nervous systems. The lobster research has informed Dr. Peeters's insights about lobsters which then informed his work on humans.