Uploaded February 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Yep. Be a good, productive worker and you'll find meaning in life. Especially if you work longer hours than your peers. Neat-o.

This is how Rule IV (notice that opportunity lurks where responsibility has been abdicated) of Jordan B. Peterson's Beyond Order starts.

It occurred to me while editing - this advice is basically useless for stay-at-homers, parents or otherwise. How would someone work longer hours or scope out the competition? What competition? The Jones next door?

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0:00 "Notice That Opportunity Lurks Where Responsibility Has Been Abdicated"
1:10 Intro
5:13 "Make Yourself Invaluable"
8:08 Let's talk about this first reference
12:26 Let's stop digging through that reference
16:48 Meaning by way of responsibility
24:38 Section wrap-up
26:27 Credits



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