生存的十二法則，第一章心得(JP’s book review, rule one “ Stand up straight with your shoulders back”)
如果讀JP的書只讀解論的話，大概覺得這只是老派的心靈小品，但仔細品讀後，你會發現最有價值的地方在於他的故事以及推論過程。
If you only read the conclusion from Jorden Peterson’s article, you would think everything he wants to share is very old school. The most valuable parts are the story he shares, and how he refers to the antidote.
他會告訴你現實如何運作，以及我們該如何生存於這個現實世界。我們的媒體和教育通常會避免談論這些真相，因為不但政治不正確又沒收視率。身為一個左翼，我以前幾乎不讀任何右派作品，但在我讀JP的作品後，我終於發現大部分的左派，只顧及追求理想的社會，講求公平正義，但他們從未告訴我們，如果這個不公平不正義的社會還沒被改變的話，我們每個微小的個體該如何生存於這世界。
He told you how reality works, and how to face to it then survive in the real world. Our media and education usually avoids discourse to human nature, because it is not politically correct. But only if we understand reality then we are able to solve the issue. As a left wing, I barely read the conservative right wing’s book, but after I read Jorden Peterson book, I realized most of the left wing focuses on how to create an ideal world and how to be more equal. However, the big issue is that they usually forget that we have not changed the world yet. So how can we survive before the world is changed?
譬如，第一章節他用龍蝦來推論到我們社會如何運作，社會的現實是競爭的，而“自然”其實意味這，“選擇與淘汰”，“肉弱強弱強食”，如果在資源有限的情況下，我們勢必得競爭去爭取領土。你以為看似很可愛的小小鳥不會競爭嗎？其實他們的鳥叫聲，對其他的雄鳥來說其實是刺耳的宣示領土的聲音。而當龍蝦打架打贏時，他的的大腦會釋放出更多的血清素，反之亦然。而輸者會自然讓血清素降低，且花更多的精神在不確定性和沒安全感上，感覺到不開心。打贏的龍蝦在日後則會有更高的勝率去打贏戰鬥。
For example, in chapter one he used a lobster to refer to how our society works, our society is competitive, and the natural way of the world will naturally select the winner. If resources are limited creatures are going to fight for their territory. Do you think the cute little bird won’t be selfish? No, all animals compete to survive. When they are singing, it might mean claiming their territory. When the lobster wins the fight, their brain will release more serotonin. The lobster that loses will waste a lot of energy on uncertainty and insecurity. It is also cycle in which the winner becomes stronger and it will be easier to win future fights.
他不明講我們需要得爬到更高的社會階級，他只是暗示，如果你永遠避免挑戰，你會變得更不開心，而社會地位會變得更低。你的焦慮系統不會知道你是否真的面對到危險，他只會偵測到，如果你選擇逃避，意味著你遇到危險。所以如果你要變成一個堅強的人，你得承擔責任。
He didn’t say we need to gain a higher social status, but he just implies that if you always avoid challenges you will be more unhappy and lower your social level. Your anxiety system won’t know you are actually about to face truly dangerous situations, your system only detects it when you run away. Therefore, we must face risky situations. So we need to be stronger minded people, and we need to take responsibility.
大多數人相信他們自己不能反抗，但其實我們是被設計成不想反抗，而這個機制來源是為了維持社會階級的穩定罷罷了，如果你想要活得更好，你得勇敢的面對這些責任。
Most people believe they are built with the notion that they cannot fight back. For instance, one may have the ability to be successful and rise up. But due to reasons such as social stability and a dominant hierarchy it is never done.
