Rule #2: Treat yourself like you are someone you are responsible for helping. Speak your mind … Walk tall and gaze forthrightly ahead.” – Jordan Peterson And since character is everything, good posture is a good place to start. Peterson believes people with good character often have good posture. Good posture can actually help us trick ourselves into the courage we want to have. It means deciding to voluntarily transform the chaos of potential into the realities of habitable order … It means willingly undertaking the sacrifices necessary to generate a productive and meaningful reality.” – Jordan Peterson “To stand up straight with your shoulders back is to accept the terrible responsibility of life, with eyes wide open. Psychology has long recognized that good posture helps support good state of mind, and Peterson’s thoughts on this matter are consistent with that idea. This competent stance – head up, shoulders back – isn’t meant to be combative, but is designed to help us feel and therefore be courageous. It’s the opposite of a defensive posture. To stand up straight with your shoulders back is to open yourself up to the world. Rule #1: Stand up straight with your shoulders back.
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