In 12 Rules for Life, acclaimed public thinker and clinical psychologist Jordan B. Peterson offered an antidote to the chaos in our lives: eternal truths applied to modern anxieties. His insights have helped millions of people and resonated powerfully around the world.

Now in this long-awaited sequel, Peterson goes further, showing that part of life's meaning comes from reaching out into the domain beyond what we know and adapting to an ever-transforming world. While an excess of chaos threatens us with uncertainty, an excess of order leads to a lack of curiosity and creative vitality. Beyond Order therefore calls on us to balance the two fundamental principles of reality - order and chaos - and reveals the profound meaning that can be found on the path that divides them.

In times of instability and suffering, Peterson reminds us that there are sources of strength on which we can all draw: insights borrowed from psychology, philosophy and humanity's greatest myths and stories. Drawing on the hard-won truths of ancient wisdom, as well as deeply personal lessons from his own life and clinical practice, Peterson offers 12 new principles to guide listeners towards a more courageous, truthful and meaningful life.

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Listening Length	13 hours and 11 minutes
Author	Jordan B. Peterson
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Audible.com.au Release Date	02 March 2021
Publisher	Penguin Audio
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B08P2BBC9J
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Glenn Bate BSc(Psych)

Beyond Order? More like Beyond Expectation!

Reviewed in Australia on 7 March 2021

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I'm a psychotherapist from Regional Australia.

Beyond Order is a huge improvement over Antitode to Chaos (which was itself a brilliant book). Highly recommended. Jordan absolutely exceeded expectations here. If you're on the fence about buying it, definitely buy it.

Also if you're looking for a challenge, consider attempting to tackle his first book "Maps of Meaning". It may not be written for the layperson, but your brain will certainly thank you for the exercise!

Glenn Bate BSc(Psych)

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Not as good as the first, but wonderful stuff

Reviewed in Australia on 26 June 2021

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Don’t hesitate. Buy it. (If it’s your thing 🤓)

Not as good as the first, but still worthy of five stars in my opinion. I couldn’t put it down. I fell asleep a few nights whilst reading it and lost my place. It was a pleasure to reread pages because I couldn’t remember where I was up to!!!

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John G. Tusler

How to be a Hero

Reviewed in Australia on 29 March 2021

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How to be a Hero
Professor Peterson worked on this book while he and those dearest to him were suffering potentially terminal illnesses. Having meaningful work to do helped him to overcome the stresses of his situation.
The book looks at many areas of life where we can work to make things better for ourselves and those around us. He bases his advice on his experiences as a psychologist, educator and parent. Our personalities develop through our interaction with others and living in community shapes our sense of right and wrong. We learn that playing fairly is more important than mere victory, he says.
The art and literature created over the millennia tell us how those before us dealt with life’s hardships but also wake us to what life can offer to offset those hardships.

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Scott merrick

This book is exceptional

Reviewed in Australia on 15 April 2021

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It is probably marginally less entertaining than JP's first book, but given how good that was, this one is really a five star read.

Despite all the histrionics, JP's rules for life are actually practical, common sense and reasonable ways to approach the world and your place in it. It will help you make sense of lots of things.

This book is of great value to anyone; even if things are on the rails for you, this book will help you keep them there.

Do future you a favor and read this book.

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Chris S

Rules for a healthy psyche in the 21st century

Reviewed in Australia on 24 June 2021

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Drawing on his experience as a public intellectual and clinical psychologist, Prof Peterson discusses the principles needed to live a healthy and productive life in modern times. Most persons, whether young or old, working or unemployed, will find the twelve rules in this book immediately practicable and helpful.

While critics often detest Peterson for supposedly reinforcing modern society's power structures, many of his rules are sensible and grounded in compassion, both for oneself and for one's community.

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Stewart Mills

Genius!

Reviewed in Australia on 6 April 2021

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It’s not just a Book written by the “Foremost Mind of the Millennium” it is also the hardcover edition; any lover of Great Works knows the value of a Hardback edition.
Professor Peterson continues to help us negotiate the Semiotics of a New World that is being overrun by a Generation that seeks to destroy the fabric of Western Culture.
Jordan’s gives us the tools to “Counter the Left” and all their minions.

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Highly recommend

Reviewed in Australia on 15 March 2021

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JP does it again. Great read. Good follow on from his previous book.

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S Anton

Beyond Order 12 More Rules for life

Reviewed in Australia on 8 August 2021

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I haven’t gotten around to reading this book yet. Hope I enjoy it as much as the first one

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Doktor Stone

Petersons Comeback - Wie Phoenix aus der Asche 👻

Reviewed in Germany on 2 March 2021

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Ich machte mir ernsthafte Sorgen. In den letzten Monaten schien es nicht gut bestellt um Peterson. Viel war da die Rede von Zusammenbrüchen, Medikamentenabhängigkeiten, von Wachkomazuständen inklusiver einer Krankenhausodyssee durch verschiedene Spezialkliniken in Osteuropa. Was ist nicht alles geschehen? In Interviews sah er leichenblass, müde und ziemlich abgekämpft aus. Gleich am Anfang von "Beyond Order", in der Ouvertüre, berichtet der Autor mit bewundernswürdiger Offenheit über seine Unzulänglichkeiten und inneren Kämpfe, ohne jemals seine Medikamentenabhängigkeit zu verharmlosen, was seiner eigenen Heldengeschichte sicher nicht schadet. Da mich Freud, Jung, Hesse, das Alte Testament und Dostojewski seit jeher magisch reizen, habe ich Petersons Werdegang mit Interesse verfolgt. Angefangen habe ich mit Maps of Meaning, damals noch ein Kultbuch für Eingeweihte, schaute ich seine Vorlesungsreihe zu Mythologie, wenig später erfolgte der Aufstieg zur Kultfigur, die immer prominenter platzierten Kontroversen und Streitgespräche, der Höhepunkt der Aufmerksamkeit bei diversen Gender-Gefechten, das Philosophen-Battle mit Zizek und schließlich der schleichende Benzodiazepin-induzierte Rückzug.

Soviel Vorgeplänkel. Frisch ran ans Werk, Freunde. Zu allererst fand ich es extrem spannend gerade in solchen Zeiten Peterson zu lesen. Selbst gerade aus Corona-Untiefen zurückgekehrt, gewinnt man Halt bei jemand Bekanntem. Irgendwie hatten schon die ersten Leseseiten etwas Beruhigendes, wie das Treffen eines alten Freundes, der einen an die eigene Verantwortung erinnert. Und bald hörte ich beim Lesen schon Jordans nasale Stimme mit dem kanadischen Alberta-Akzent, die so gerne "abuut" statt "about" sagt und es als brillanter Rhetoriker versteht, sein Publikum zu fesseln. Nach seinem Vorgängerbuch, dem immens erfolgreichen Ratgeber "12 Rules For Life", für Fans mittlerweile wichtiger als die Zehn biblischen Gebote, folgen nun 12 weitere Lebensratschläge. In "Beyond Order" schlägt Peterson einen ähnlichen Ton an, konzentriert sich vor allem auf das
Überthema "(Über-)Leben in unsicheren Zeiten". Im Zentrum steht weiterhin die Mythologie, also die stetige individuelle Suche nach Sinn und Bedeutung im irdischen Dasein. Wie gewohnt feuert der Intellektuelle seine Breitseiten gegen die Auswüchse von zunehmender Sprachkritik und ermüdender PC-Madness, allerdings etwas abgemildert, vielleicht auch in meiner Erinnerung, und weniger scharfzüngig als zuvor. Die Kapitel sind wieder wunderbar in ihrer Klarheit, kalt in ihrer Argumentation und gestochen scharf im Stil. Ich kann mir gut vorstellen, wie der Autor, trotz seiner Krankheitsphase, um jeden Satz und jede Formulierung mit sich und seinen Schatten gerungen hat.

Wie soll man sich durch das Chaos der Moderne navigieren? Peterson geht tautologisch vor und bewegt sich vom Großen aufs Kleine. "Junge, kehr vor deiner eigenen Haustüre, räum dein Zimmer auf!" Ratschläge zum richtigen Führen einer Beziehung (Ratschlag X Honesty and Trust) tauchen ebenso auf wie Berichte aus dem Klinikalltag und dazwischen versteht Peterson es eine Mythengeschichte einzuflechten. Chaos ist laut Peterson nicht per se schlecht, da auf der anderen Seite der fiese Zwillingsbruder namens "Ordnung" lauert. Mit zu viel Struktur und Ordnung droht uns Stagnation. Echte Bildung funktioniert dabei weder über die reflexhafte Aneignung von Altem oder Neuem. Wie der Titel schon verrät, schlägt Peterson einen Mittelweg vor zwischen "Chaos" und "Ordnung". Die Kernbotschaft lautet heruntergebrochen, dass wir einerseits die Tradition kennen und Sinnvolles bewahren müssen, uns andererseits aber auch ins Neue, Unbekannte wagen sollen. Dieses bemerkenswerte Buch endet, dann mit einem bemerkenswerten XII. Ratschlag: "Be grateful in spite of your suffering". Selbst wenn wir
uns am Boden der sozialen Hierarchie befinden, sollen wir Demut und Dankbarkeit empfinden, dass es Menschen mit größerer Ausstrahlung und Expertise gibt, welche für uns Probleme lösen. Keine einfache Übung, wie der Meister selbst gesteht, aber die Hinwendung zum Religiösen hätte ich so nicht erwartet. Zusammen mit seinem Vorgänger bildet "Beyond Order" somit eine grandiose Einheit, ein hellsichtiges Manifest, das Petersons liberale und konservative Ansichten vereinigt, wider der grassierenden Unvernunft. Grandioses Comeback!

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Jonathan Baldie

He's back!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 March 2021

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I'm so excited that JBP is well again and back with more excellent advice. I particularly like rule 11 on not letting resentment and anger get the best of you, but all of it seems very useful.

My only complaint, and nothing to do with the book itself, is the shabby and torn condition it arrived in. Amazon delivery quality seems to be getting much worse these days, particularly for books. Maybe someone in the Amazon warehouse doesn't like the popularity of JBP's books?

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Catalin Ghila

Welcome back, sir!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 March 2021

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I've just been delivered the book, opened it and stumbled upon this: "To my wife, Tammy, whom I have loved deeply for fifty years, and who is admirable, IN MY ESTIMATION, in all regards, and beyond all reason."

This single paragraph captures the essence of Mr. Peterson's personality and work, a man capable of more empathy than his "haters" would like to admit, a man who is precise in his speech, who chooses his words carefuly and who puts reason even into a praise to his wife!

Reading about the book's chapters it seems that this is "another self help book that teaches the OBVIOUS", as JBP's critics have called "12 Rules for Life", but if "the obvious" would've been easily achievable, Mr. Peterson would not hold lectures all over the world explaining it, produce much more content than one can follow and now write a second book about "the obvious".

Therefore, I'm grateful for Mr. Peterson's effort, and not only for writing this book, but for everything that he does in helping people straightening their lives.

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Andreas Lysandrou

Incredibly powerful, remarkable.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 March 2021

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It's an honor and a privilege to be able to read yet another one of this man's books. I have never been the biggest fan of self-help books, so I approached the first 12 Rules book with caution. It was so much more than what I expected. His 2nd book is no different.

Dr. Peterson weaves together aspects of religion, psychology, mythology, psychoanalytical theories, philosophy and many other areas into a book with simple, and at the same time complex rules to help each person become the best version of themselves they can possibly be. It seems to me like the things Dr. Peterson has to say in his works are things that every person deserves to hear, but never does.

While uninformed faux critics of Dr. Peterson and his work, who base their opinions of him on the most recent HuffPost or Vox article exist in multitudes, one should not let these people dissuade them from reading what is one of the most remarkable books in recent years.

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Dix

A voice of reason in a hysterical world

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 March 2021

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Not a fan of self help books, but in an age of supreme cognitive dissonance, Peterson's advice reminds us to find meaning through duty to ourselves and others.

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