# Jordan Peterson ![[50 Resources/51 Attachments/51.03 Public/2025-08-23_Jordan_Peterson.jpg|400]] Jordan Bernt Peterson (born June 12, 1962) is a Canadian clinical psychologist, professor emeritus of psychology at the University of Toronto, and author. He obtained bachelor's degrees in political science and psychology from the University of Alberta, and a PhD in clinical psychology from McGill University. After researching and teaching at Harvard University, he returned to Canada in 1998. He is best known for his bestselling books "12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos" and "Beyond Order". ## Quotes <!-- QueryToSerialize: LIST FROM #type/quote AND [[Jordan Peterson]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> <!-- SerializedQuery: LIST FROM #type/quote AND [[Jordan Peterson]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> - [[If you can think and speak and write, you are absolutely deadly. Nothing can get in your way. Writing is the most powerful weapon you can possibly provide someone with]] - [[Perception is not passive. There is no perception without action. All perceptions are action driven]] - [[Thinking makes you win the battles you undertake]] - [[Writing is formalized thinking]] <!-- SerializedQuery END --> ## Books <!-- QueryToSerialize: LIST FROM #books AND [[Jordan Peterson]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC -->