#29 in Self-help
12 Rules for Life
- 496
- Pages
- about 9 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“12 Rules for Life” offers twelve rules for living, each the starting point for an essay drawing on psychology, mythology, religion and anecdote. Some readers who value it treat it as something to argue with: a prompt to examine their own views even where they disagree. Others are caught off guard by how often the argument returns to the Bible. At nearly five hundred pages, it is for readers willing to think against the text.
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About the book
12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos is a 2018 self-help book by the Canadian clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson. It provides life advice through essays in abstract ethical principles, psychology, mythology, religion, and personal anecdotes. The book topped bestseller lists in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom, and had sold over ten million copies worldwide, as of May 2023.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.2 across 723 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 83% of the weight and the score stays at 7.3 — the Self-help average of 7.7 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.6 | 128 | 18% |
| Hardcover | 7.1 | 595 | 82% |
Frequently asked
How long is 12 Rules for Life?
It has 496 pages — longer than 79% of the ranked books in Self-help.
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