How People Think During Chaos | The Flood | Jordan Peterson

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"The chaos is hiding in what's irrelevant. And that's a very interesting observation because since the chaos is virtually infinite, where the hell do you put it? Well, you put it in what you ignore." You can pre-order Dr. Peterson's latest book "Beyond Order: 12 More Rules For Life" here: https://amzn.to/3nVw7jD Try Audible's free 30-day trial and enjoy 2 free audiobooks here: https://amzn.to/2MRvzxL ▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂ ➤➤Speaker: Jordan Peterson https://www.youtube.com/user/JordanPetersonVideos https://jordanbpeterson.com/ ➤➤Video Sources: Biblical Series VI: The Psychology of the Flood https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNjbasba-Qw&vl=en Pexels Video https://videos.pexels.com/ Videvo https://www.videvo.net/ ➤➤Music: Debussy - Arabesque No.1 ➤➤Editor: WordToTheWise https://www.youtube.com/wordtothewise Best Life Advice ▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂ ➤➤Transcript (Partial): So, okay. So you've got the world parsed up into things that are making you happy when you look at them, things that get in the way that produce negative emotion, and then a whole host of irrelevant things because almost everything’s irrelevant. And that's where all the chaos is hiding. The chaos is hiding in what's irrelevant. And that's a very interesting observation because since the chaos is virtually infinite, it's a real question—is where the hell do you put it? Well, you put it in what you ignore. And you can ignore it as long as it isn't actively interfering with your movement forward. You can assume that it doesn't matter, that it isn't matter, that it doesn't matter. Same thing. All right, so here's the kicker—there's one more class of things that you can run into along the way. And this is where the chaos breaks through. So let's say you're moving from point A to point B and something that you don't expect occurs and it gets in the way. So, let's say that you're living with someone and maybe you kind of like them. You're not married, so you don't like them that much because otherwise you'd ask them to marry you. But anyways, a quarter of you is looking for something better and three quarters of you is half satisfied, something like that, and uh, ‘cause we're ambivalent about such things. And then the person, you discover, or the person, announces that they've been having an affair. Okay, so then how are you supposed to respond emotionally to that? Well, the part of you that wasn't all that committed to the relationship is kind of exhilarated by that, and then the three quarters of you that's half satisfied is hurt and and you're going to exploit that part for sure in the ensuing discussions and not mention the—oh! that's kind of exciting that you've, you know, betrayed me that way. So... So... But the point is—is that you—that's a hole. Now what's happened is a hole has—you have this structure that you're walking on like ice, like the thin ice that you're skating on, and now there's a hole in it. And the hole—we don't even know how deep the hole is, but you know there's a hole there. And so now you're anxious about it, although maybe also a little bit excited because God only knows what's down there. But you don't know what to do with that hole because it could spread very badly on you. It could be that, you know, the whole relationship was a facade and that all your relationships have been facades and that the reason that is is because you're so damn shallow that it's impossible for you to have a relationship that isn't just a facade, and that's partly because you don't pay any attention to other people and it's also partly because you're malevolent and selfish. So that's a nasty thing to discover. Or maybe that's the sort of person that you're attracting, which would make sense, actually, if that's the sort of person that you are. So, there are certain things that you can encounter that basically unglue you, and what happens is that those moments of being unglued travel up that entire hierarchy of presuppositions. It's like, because one of the logical conclusions to being betrayed in a relationship is that you are—that you're truly a bad person. Now, another equally logical conclusion is that the person that you're with is really a bad person, and another logical conclusion is all people are truly bad people. You know? I mean, in macro ways and in micro ways, you can't trust anyone... ▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂ Fair Use Disclaimer: Our purpose is to produce quality, educational and motivational video content, and to share it with our viewers. This video has no negative impact on the original works. This video is used for educational purposes. This video is transformative in nature. This channel’s owner claims no copyright, and cannot be held accountable. If you are the legal content owner of any videos used here and would like them removed, please contact [email protected]. Any infringement was not done on purpose and will be rectified to the satisfaction of all parties.