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“You NEED to LEARN to THINK!” – Jordan B. Peterson (@jordanbpeterson) – #Entspresso


rise and shine it’s aunt spresso time

rise and shine it’s aunt spresso time good morning belief nation it’s seven my

good morning belief nation it’s seven my

good morning belief nation it’s seven my one word is believe and I believe in you

one word is believe and I believe in you

one word is believe and I believe in you I believe you have an amazing gift

I believe you have an amazing gift

I believe you have an amazing gift inside you that I want to see explode

inside you that I want to see explode

inside you that I want to see explode out into the world

out into the world

out into the world so grab your coffee and sip on today’s

so grab your coffee and sip on today’s

so grab your coffee and sip on today’s message learn how to think critically

over to you Jordan Peterson the best

over to you Jordan Peterson the best thing you can do is teach people to

thing you can do is teach people to

thing you can do is teach people to write because there’s no difference

write because there’s no difference

write because there’s no difference between that and thinking and one of the

between that and thinking and one of the

between that and thinking and one of the things that just blows me away about

things that just blows me away about

things that just blows me away about universities is that no one ever tells

universities is that no one ever tells

universities is that no one ever tells students why they should write something

students why they should write something

students why they should write something it’s like well you have to do this

it’s like well you have to do this

it’s like well you have to do this assignment well why are you writing well

assignment well why are you writing well

assignment well why are you writing well you need the grade it’s like no you need

you need the grade it’s like no you need

you need the grade it’s like no you need to learn to think because thinking makes

to learn to think because thinking makes

to learn to think because thinking makes you act effectively in the world

you act effectively in the world

you act effectively in the world thinking makes you win the battles you

thinking makes you win the battles you

thinking makes you win the battles you undertake and those could be battles for

undertake and those could be battles for

undertake and those could be battles for good things if you can think and speak

good things if you can think and speak

good things if you can think and speak and write you are absolutely deadly

and write you are absolutely deadly

and write you are absolutely deadly nothing can get in your way so that’s

nothing can get in your way so that’s

nothing can get in your way so that’s why you learn to write it’s like when I

why you learn to write it’s like when I

why you learn to write it’s like when I can’t believe that people aren’t just

can’t believe that people aren’t just

can’t believe that people aren’t just told that it’s it’s it’s like it’s the

told that it’s it’s it’s like it’s the

told that it’s it’s it’s like it’s the most powerful weapon you can possibly

most powerful weapon you can possibly

most powerful weapon you can possibly provide someone with and I mean I know

provide someone with and I mean I know

provide someone with and I mean I know lots of people who have been

lots of people who have been

lots of people who have been staggeringly successful and watched them

staggeringly successful and watched them

staggeringly successful and watched them throughout my life I mean those people

throughout my life I mean those people

throughout my life I mean those people you don’t want to have an argument with

you don’t want to have an argument with

you don’t want to have an argument with them they’ll just slash you into pieces

them they’ll just slash you into pieces

them they’ll just slash you into pieces and then not in a malevolent way it’s

and then not in a malevolent way it’s

and then not in a malevolent way it’s like if you’re gonna make your point and

like if you’re gonna make your point and

like if you’re gonna make your point and they’re gonna make their point you

they’re gonna make their point you

they’re gonna make their point you better have your points organized

better have your points organized

better have your points organized because otherwise you are gonna look

because otherwise you are gonna look

because otherwise you are gonna look like and be an absolute idiot you are

like and be an absolute idiot you are

like and be an absolute idiot you are not gonna get anywhere and if you can

not gonna get anywhere and if you can

not gonna get anywhere and if you can formulate your arguments coherently and

formulate your arguments coherently and

formulate your arguments coherently and make a presentation if you can speak to

make a presentation if you can speak to

make a presentation if you can speak to people if you can lay out a proposal god

people if you can lay out a proposal god

people if you can lay out a proposal god people give you money they give you

people give you money they give you

people give you money they give you opportunities you have influence being

opportunities you have influence being

opportunities you have influence being able to communicate as one of the most

able to communicate as one of the most

able to communicate as one of the most important skills that you could have as

important skills that you could have as

important skills that you could have as an entrepreneur and that could be

an entrepreneur and that could be

an entrepreneur and that could be through writing it could be through

through writing it could be through

through writing it could be through public speaking it could be through

public speaking it could be through

public speaking it could be through one-on-one conversations it could be by

one-on-one conversations it could be by

one-on-one conversations it could be by making videos or being a great

making videos or being a great

making videos or being a great interviewer being able to communicate

interviewer being able to communicate

interviewer being able to communicate your thoughts is important because you

your thoughts is important because you

your thoughts is important because you can’t do this alone

can’t do this alone

can’t do this alone you need to have other people join your

you need to have other people join your

you need to have other people join your mission and the more of those skills you

mission and the more of those skills you

mission and the more of those skills you can develop writing speaking video all

can develop writing speaking video all

can develop writing speaking video all of those things and more the skills that

of those things and more the skills that

of those things and more the skills that you can develop the more powerful you’re

you can develop the more powerful you’re

you can develop the more powerful you’re gonna be but you also have to have a

gonna be but you also have to have a

gonna be but you also have to have a message to share right you could be a

message to share right you could be a

message to share right you could be a great public

great public

great public speaker great on video or a great writer

speaker great on video or a great writer

speaker great on video or a great writer but if you don’t have powerful opinions

but if you don’t have powerful opinions

but if you don’t have powerful opinions in the powerful mission you haven’t

in the powerful mission you haven’t

in the powerful mission you haven’t thought through what you’re saying then

thought through what you’re saying then

thought through what you’re saying then you’re not gonna bring people on board

you’re not gonna bring people on board

you’re not gonna bring people on board and so that’s where I find real value in

and so that’s where I find real value in

and so that’s where I find real value in a channel like this selfishly for myself

a channel like this selfishly for myself

a channel like this selfishly for myself and hopefully you guys get value too

and hopefully you guys get value too

and hopefully you guys get value too when I see Elon Musk sharing his vision

when I see Elon Musk sharing his vision

when I see Elon Musk sharing his vision for Mars when I see Jordan Peterson

for Mars when I see Jordan Peterson

for Mars when I see Jordan Peterson sharing some of his thoughts when I see

sharing some of his thoughts when I see

sharing some of his thoughts when I see Oprah Winfrey and Priyanka Chopra and

Oprah Winfrey and Priyanka Chopra and

Oprah Winfrey and Priyanka Chopra and all the people that we profile I’m a

all the people that we profile I’m a

all the people that we profile I’m a daily basis every time I hang around

daily basis every time I hang around

daily basis every time I hang around somebody who’s had massive success a

somebody who’s had massive success a

somebody who’s had massive success a little bit of that magic dust a little

little bit of that magic dust a little

little bit of that magic dust a little piece of them falls into me to help me

piece of them falls into me to help me

piece of them falls into me to help me think bigger think more strategically

think bigger think more strategically

think bigger think more strategically think more critically get new ideas and

think more critically get new ideas and

think more critically get new ideas and so I think it’s that combination I think

so I think it’s that combination I think

so I think it’s that combination I think in terms of the ability to communicate

in terms of the ability to communicate

in terms of the ability to communicate comes with practice right if you want to

comes with practice right if you want to

comes with practice right if you want to write you don’t just wake up when you’re

write you don’t just wake up when you’re

write you don’t just wake up when you’re a great writer you meet the practice you

a great writer you meet the practice you

a great writer you meet the practice you want to be good on video you want to be

want to be good on video you want to be

want to be good on video you want to be a youtuber you have to practice right

a youtuber you have to practice right

a youtuber you have to practice right I’ve done 5,000 almost 6,000 videos now

I’ve done 5,000 almost 6,000 videos now

I’ve done 5,000 almost 6,000 videos now on my channel some of them are not

on my channel some of them are not

on my channel some of them are not listed and I’ve had people on who are

listed and I’ve had people on who are

listed and I’ve had people on who are the most energetic outgoing fun-loving

the most energetic outgoing fun-loving

the most energetic outgoing fun-loving bubbly people but then you put them in

bubbly people but then you put them in

bubbly people but then you put them in front of a camera and they freeze up and

front of a camera and they freeze up and

front of a camera and they freeze up and they’re nervous and they’re scared

they’re nervous and they’re scared

they’re nervous and they’re scared because they haven’t done it before and

because they haven’t done it before and

because they haven’t done it before and so you need to practice to get that

so you need to practice to get that

so you need to practice to get that skill down so that you can be really

skill down so that you can be really

skill down so that you can be really good at it for me it’s probably taking

good at it for me it’s probably taking

good at it for me it’s probably taking me a lot longer than how quickly other

me a lot longer than how quickly other

me a lot longer than how quickly other people could go it doesn’t necessarily

people could go it doesn’t necessarily

people could go it doesn’t necessarily take you six thousand videos to get to

take you six thousand videos to get to

take you six thousand videos to get to be where are my level is at and I still

be where are my level is at and I still

be where are my level is at and I still have further to go to to catch up to

have further to go to to catch up to

have further to go to to catch up to others I’m not done on my growth the

others I’m not done on my growth the

others I’m not done on my growth the other side though about learning to

other side though about learning to

other side though about learning to think strategically so that then you can

think strategically so that then you can

think strategically so that then you can communicate these great ideas I think

communicate these great ideas I think

communicate these great ideas I think really comes down to how much more you

really comes down to how much more you

really comes down to how much more you put it into your brain look it’s the the

put it into your brain look it’s the the

put it into your brain look it’s the the input in leads to good input out the

input in leads to good input out the

input in leads to good input out the more great knowledge you’re feeding

more great knowledge you’re feeding

more great knowledge you’re feeding yourself with the more you’ll think and

yourself with the more you’ll think and

yourself with the more you’ll think and digest it and then be able to form your

digest it and then be able to form your

digest it and then be able to form your opinions and communicate it out in a

opinions and communicate it out in a

opinions and communicate it out in a powerful way if you’re constantly

powerful way if you’re constantly

powerful way if you’re constantly surrounded by negativity small thinking

surrounded by negativity small thinking

surrounded by negativity small thinking routine and boredom and you’re not

routine and boredom and you’re not

routine and boredom and you’re not growing then don’t expect to have this

growing then don’t expect to have this

growing then don’t expect to have this powerful message it’s gonna be able to

powerful message it’s gonna be able to

powerful message it’s gonna be able to influence a lot of people and so

influence a lot of people and so

influence a lot of people and so whatever that thing is for you has to be

whatever that thing is for you has to be

whatever that thing is for you has to be built in at least in my opinion into

built in at least in my opinion into

built in at least in my opinion into part of your daily

part of your daily

part of your daily team if it’s reading books if it’s

team if it’s reading books if it’s

team if it’s reading books if it’s listening to podcast who’s watching

listening to podcast who’s watching

listening to podcast who’s watching videos if it’s having conversations

videos if it’s having conversations

videos if it’s having conversations whatever your method of learning is you

whatever your method of learning is you

whatever your method of learning is you need to be constantly growing and having

need to be constantly growing and having

need to be constantly growing and having that as part of your daily routine and

that as part of your daily routine and

that as part of your daily routine and then practicing the skill of

then practicing the skill of

then practicing the skill of communicating your mission in your

communicating your mission in your

communicating your mission in your message that you can bring people on

message that you can bring people on

message that you can bring people on board and go off and change the world

board and go off and change the world

board and go off and change the world you need both so the question today

you need both so the question today

you need both so the question today today is I’m curious what is the thing

today is I’m curious what is the thing

today is I’m curious what is the thing that you do on a daily basis to feed

that you do on a daily basis to feed

that you do on a daily basis to feed your brain fill it with knowledge and

your brain fill it with knowledge and

your brain fill it with knowledge and help kind of bring up your mind set to

help kind of bring up your mind set to

help kind of bring up your mind set to thinking a bigger game what is that

thinking a bigger game what is that

thinking a bigger game what is that habit leaving the comments below

habit leaving the comments below

habit leaving the comments below I’m really curious to find out I also

I’m really curious to find out I also

I’m really curious to find out I also want to give a quick charter to Greg

want to give a quick charter to Greg

want to give a quick charter to Greg Orlando Greg thank you so much for

Orlando Greg thank you so much for

Orlando Greg thank you so much for picking up a copy of my book the top ten

picking up a copy of my book the top ten

picking up a copy of my book the top ten rows to success and taking that picture

rows to success and taking that picture

rows to success and taking that picture and sharing it with me I really

and sharing it with me I really

and sharing it with me I really appreciate it man and I hope you enjoyed

appreciate it man and I hope you enjoyed

appreciate it man and I hope you enjoyed the read so thank you guys again for

the read so thank you guys again for

the read so thank you guys again for watching I believe in you I hope we

watching I believe in you I hope we

watching I believe in you I hope we continue to believe in yourself and

continue to believe in yourself and

continue to believe in yourself and whatever your one word is much love and

whatever your one word is much love and

whatever your one word is much love and I’ll see you again tomorrow morning for

I’ll see you again tomorrow morning for

I’ll see you again tomorrow morning for another shot event spresso

truth is a pathless land you know we’ve

truth is a pathless land you know we’ve all got our own personal truths there

all got our own personal truths there

all got our own personal truths there are certain principles they’ll help

are certain principles they’ll help

are certain principles they’ll help align us all just be true to your

align us all just be true to your

align us all just be true to your essential self thank our people over and

essential self thank our people over and

essential self thank our people over and they’re part of that yeah it’s a bit

they’re part of that yeah it’s a bit

they’re part of that yeah it’s a bit annoying Tesco I think’s really

annoying Tesco I think’s really

annoying Tesco I think’s really important it’s like you don’t like say

important it’s like you don’t like say

important it’s like you don’t like say when I was a kid it was all-out

when I was a kid it was all-out

when I was a kid it was all-out apartheid and all that sort of stuff and

apartheid and all that sort of stuff and

apartheid and all that sort of stuff and also woodruf tend to be sort of angry

also woodruf tend to be sort of angry

also woodruf tend to be sort of angry about it and obviously I agree with

about it and obviously I agree with

about it and obviously I agree with complete racial integration and racial

complete racial integration and racial

complete racial integration and racial equality but actually when I was at home

equality but actually when I was at home

equality but actually when I was at home at night I won’t actually I think

at night I won’t actually I think

at night I won’t actually I think roofing who upload your particle sleep

roofing who upload your particle sleep

roofing who upload your particle sleep you know didn’t bother me really like

you know didn’t bother me really like

you know didn’t bother me really like but I say when I got ripped off like a

but I say when I got ripped off like a

but I say when I got ripped off like a bus driver and give me my fare back or

bus driver and give me my fare back or

bus driver and give me my fare back or when there’s an ATM charge of 350 I’m

when there’s an ATM charge of 350 I’m

when there’s an ATM charge of 350 I’m prepared and kill Oh an apple change

prepared and kill Oh an apple change

prepared and kill Oh an apple change their charger changing charges for you

their charger changing charges for you

their charger changing charges for you know that stuff really affects me and

know that stuff really affects me and

know that stuff really affects me and impacts me you know so what I think we

impacts me you know so what I think we

impacts me you know so what I think we have to do is recognize where in our own

have to do is recognize where in our own

have to do is recognize where in our own lives we’ve been ripped off with a

lives we’ve been ripped off with a

lives we’ve been ripped off with a ripping us off left them right you know

ripping us off left them right you know

ripping us off left them right you know like we’ve recognized where those things

like we’ve recognized where those things

like we’ve recognized where those things are recognize that those things are not

are recognize that those things are not

are recognize that those things are not necessary and when people tell you

necessary and when people tell you

necessary and when people tell you they’re there is no alternative look at

they’re there is no alternative look at

they’re there is no alternative look at the people who are telling you that

the people who are telling you that

the people who are telling you that there’s no alternative to this system

there’s no alternative to this system

there’s no alternative to this system that happens to benefit me oh that’s

that happens to benefit me oh that’s

that happens to benefit me oh that’s convenient we’ve looked at all the

convenient we’ve looked at all the

convenient we’ve looked at all the alternatives and the best one is me in a

alternatives and the best one is me in a

alternatives and the best one is me in a big council thanks well they’ll stop

big council thanks well they’ll stop

big council thanks well they’ll stop thinking debate over think things out

thinking debate over think things out

thinking debate over think things out for yourself come to your own judgments

for yourself come to your own judgments

for yourself come to your own judgments don’t simply conform to conventional

don’t simply conform to conventional

don’t simply conform to conventional ways of thinking conventional ways of

ways of thinking conventional ways of

ways of thinking conventional ways of dressing conventional ways of acting

dressing conventional ways of acting

dressing conventional ways of acting that a lot of this a lot of things are

that a lot of this a lot of things are

that a lot of this a lot of things are based on fashion even morality at times

based on fashion even morality at times

based on fashion even morality at times is based on fashion it was once fact you

is based on fashion it was once fact you

is based on fashion it was once fact you know slavery was once not because

know slavery was once not because

know slavery was once not because they’re not to be immoral you know

they’re not to be immoral you know

they’re not to be immoral you know people are you know people are shocked

people are you know people are shocked

people are you know people are shocked that the ancient Greeks had slaves that

that the ancient Greeks had slaves that

that the ancient Greeks had slaves that it that we had slavery in this country

it that we had slavery in this country

it that we had slavery in this country as recently isn’t you know 130 hundred

as recently isn’t you know 130 hundred

as recently isn’t you know 130 hundred forty years ago so there are moral value

forty years ago so there are moral value

forty years ago so there are moral value you have to really go back to first

you have to really go back to first

you have to really go back to first principles don’t think things out for

principles don’t think things out for

principles don’t think things out for yourself whether they’re scientific

yourself whether they’re scientific

yourself whether they’re scientific principles or moral principles or

principles or moral principles or

principles or moral principles or business ideas or product ideas you have

business ideas or product ideas you have

business ideas or product ideas you have to think things out yourself and I was

to think things out yourself and I was

to think things out yourself and I was just so excited to tell my friends I was

just so excited to tell my friends I was

just so excited to tell my friends I was like man they’re gonna be just like so

like man they’re gonna be just like so

like man they’re gonna be just like so fired up for me I figured it out I’m not

fired up for me I figured it out I’m not

fired up for me I figured it out I’m not going to be stressed anymore and I’m

going to be stressed anymore and I’m

going to be stressed anymore and I’m guys I’m gonna major in computer science

guys I’m gonna major in computer science

guys I’m gonna major in computer science and one of my friends said wow that’s

and one of my friends said wow that’s

and one of my friends said wow that’s the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard

the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard

the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard and I’m like why he said like you’re at

and I’m like why he said like you’re at

and I’m like why he said like you’re at Columbia University that’s like a trade

Columbia University that’s like a trade

Columbia University that’s like a trade you can learn that at DeVry they’ll

you can learn that at DeVry they’ll

you can learn that at DeVry they’ll teach you how to build computers fix

teach you how to build computers fix

teach you how to build computers fix them program them like you should major

them program them like you should major

them program them like you should major in something real and I was just

in something real and I was just

in something real and I was just thinking to myself I was like I’m

thinking to myself I was like I’m

thinking to myself I was like I’m talking about a limitless machine you’re

talking about a limitless machine you’re

talking about a limitless machine you’re like talking about a washing machine but

like talking about a washing machine but

like talking about a washing machine but I was so frustrated I couldn’t even

I was so frustrated I couldn’t even

I was so frustrated I couldn’t even really explain to him why but it was at

really explain to him why but it was at

really explain to him why but it was at that point that my like height of

that point that my like height of

that point that my like height of frustration that I learned the most

frustration that I learned the most

frustration that I learned the most valuable lesson that I learned at

valuable lesson that I learned at

valuable lesson that I learned at Columbia which is don’t listen to your

Columbia which is don’t listen to your

Columbia which is don’t listen to your friends

[Applause]

[Applause] and the more the more generalized the

and the more the more generalized the

and the more the more generalized the more generalized case of don’t listen to

more generalized case of don’t listen to

more generalized case of don’t listen to your friends is think for yourself and

your friends is think for yourself and

your friends is think for yourself and thinking for yourself sounds simple and

thinking for yourself sounds simple and

thinking for yourself sounds simple and trivial but in reality it’s extremely

trivial but in reality it’s extremely

trivial but in reality it’s extremely difficult and it’s profound and here’s

difficult and it’s profound and here’s

difficult and it’s profound and here’s why as human beings we want to be liked

why as human beings we want to be liked

why as human beings we want to be liked it’s anthropological if people didn’t

it’s anthropological if people didn’t

it’s anthropological if people didn’t like you in caveman days they would just

like you in caveman days they would just

like you in caveman days they would just eat you so you really have a natural

eat you so you really have a natural

eat you so you really have a natural built-in instinct to want to be liked

built-in instinct to want to be liked

built-in instinct to want to be liked and the easiest way to be liked is to

and the easiest way to be liked is to

and the easiest way to be liked is to tell people what they want to hear and

tell people what they want to hear and

tell people what they want to hear and you know what everybody wants to hear

you know what everybody wants to hear

you know what everybody wants to hear what they already believe to be true and

what they already believe to be true and

what they already believe to be true and so the last thing they want to hear is

so the last thing they want to hear is

so the last thing they want to hear is an original idea that contradicts their

an original idea that contradicts their

an original idea that contradicts their belief system so it’s very hard to even

belief system so it’s very hard to even

belief system so it’s very hard to even bring that kind of stuff up but those

bring that kind of stuff up but those

bring that kind of stuff up but those are the things those are the only things

are the things those are the only things

are the things those are the only things things that you believe that everybody

things that you believe that everybody

things that you believe that everybody around you doesn’t believe when you’re

around you doesn’t believe when you’re

around you doesn’t believe when you’re right that create real value in the

right that create real value in the

right that create real value in the world everything else people already

world everything else people already

world everything else people already know there’s no value created it’s just

know there’s no value created it’s just

know there’s no value created it’s just business as usual so it’s so important

business as usual so it’s so important

business as usual so it’s so important to think for yourself if you had to

to think for yourself if you had to

to think for yourself if you had to think of one word that’s most important

think of one word that’s most important

think of one word that’s most important to you or that sums you up or that would

to you or that sums you up or that would

to you or that sums you up or that would be like a little beacon hey believe

be like a little beacon hey believe

be like a little beacon hey believe nation if you want to know what the most

nation if you want to know what the most

nation if you want to know what the most important one word is for Tony Robbins

important one word is for Tony Robbins

important one word is for Tony Robbins Gary Vaynerchuk Oprah Winfrey will.i.am

Gary Vaynerchuk Oprah Winfrey will.i.am

Gary Vaynerchuk Oprah Winfrey will.i.am and Howard Schultz I have a very special

and Howard Schultz I have a very special

and Howard Schultz I have a very special secret video for you check the

secret video for you check the

secret video for you check the description for details

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