The purpose of life is finding the largest burden that you can bear and bearing it.

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"Accept the terrible responsibility of life with eyes wide open."

- Jordan Peterson

Courage

"The world always needs new heroes."

- Jordan Peterson

Empowerment

"You don’t want to be in a place where there’s no challenge. You might even quit your job if there’s no challenge. Say, ‘Well, that’s a good job. It gives you security,’ and you think, ‘God, I can’t stand this. It’s eating away at my soul. It’s all security and no challenge.’ So why do you want a challenge? Because that’s what you’re built for. You’re built to take on a maximal load, right? Because that’s what strengthens you, and you need to be strong because life is extraordinarily difficult."

- Jordan Peterson

Determination

"Be grateful in spite of your suffering."

- Jordan Peterson

Gratitude

"Don’t compare yourself to others. Compare yourself to the person you were yesterday."

- Jordan Peterson

Self-improvement

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"Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we’re here for something else besides ourselves."

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