# 12 Rules for Life ## Metadata * Author: [Jordan B. Peterson](https://www.amazon.comundefined) * ASIN: B01FPGY5T0 * ISBN: 0345816021 * Reference: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01FPGY5T0 * [Kindle link](kindle://book?action=open&asin=B01FPGY5T0) ## Highlights But the story of the golden calf also reminds us that without rules we quickly become slaves to our passions—and there’s nothing freeing about that. — location: [72](kindle://book?action=open&asin=B01FPGY5T0&location=72) ^ref-37797 Why this book is useful --- People who live by the same code are rendered mutually predictable to one another. They act in keeping with each other’s expectations and desires. They can cooperate. They can even compete peacefully, because everyone knows what to expect from everyone else. A shared belief system, partly psychological, partly acted out, simplifies everyone—in their own eyes, and in the eyes of others. Shared beliefs simplify the world, as well, because people who know what to expect from one another can act together to tame the world. — location: [443](kindle://book?action=open&asin=B01FPGY5T0&location=443) ^ref-8518 Infinite mindset - academia have rules to compete peacefully --- It is far better to render Beings in your care competent than to protect them. — location: [1319](kindle://book?action=open&asin=B01FPGY5T0&location=1319) ^ref-28330 ---