Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life

　　當現存的秩序不足以回應需求，
　　勇敢跨出一步，超越已然確定的秩序，前進位在彼岸的──混亂。

　　在暢銷作《生存的12條法則》中，多倫多大學心理學教授、臨床心理學家喬登•彼得森，闡述面對過多必須糾正的混亂，可能導致的後果，並幫助無數讀者在生活的混亂中理出秩序。

　　然而「混亂」並非需要被消滅之物──正好相反。彼得森指出，混亂是所有未知的集合，而一個止步於秩序之內，對未知缺乏好奇與熱情的人生，那樣的存在無疑相當渺小。

　　彼得森於這部眾所矚目的續作裡，帶來新的12條生存法則，解析我們該如何面對過多的控制與安定所帶來的危險。如同引發熱烈討論的前作，本書的12條法則，來自彼得森在Quora的高人氣回文〈42條生存法則〉，在前作的基礎上，他指出，我們必須了解自己對世界所知有限，因此，得要試著跨越一步，立於混亂與秩序的交界之處，設法讓自己足以控制恐懼，同時保持學習一切新事物的熱忱，如此，正是我們能夠不被種種挑戰擊敗的方法。

　　從勇敢面對恐懼與放不下的回憶、如何付出努力維繫感情關係，到鼓勵讀者全心投入在完成一件事情上，然後看看結果如何，彼得森再次帶領讀者踏上橫跨科學、心理學、哲學等領域的知識之旅，以博學而引人入勝的文字，深入剖析平衡混亂與秩序的重要性。(文/博客來編譯)

　　The long-awaited sequel to 12 RULES FOR LIFE, which has sold over 5 million copies around the world

　　In 12 Rules for Life, acclaimed public thinker and clinical psychologist Jordan B. Peterson offered an antidote to the chaos in our lives: eternal truths applied to modern anxieties. His insights have helped millions of readers and resonated powerfully around the world.

　　Now in this much-anticipated sequel, Peterson goes further, showing that part of life's meaning comes from reaching out into the domain beyond what we know, and adapting to an ever-transforming world. While an excess of chaos threatens us with uncertainty, an excess of order leads to a lack of curiosity and creative vitality. Beyond Order therefore calls on us to balance the two fundamental principles of reality - order and chaos ­- and reveals the profound meaning that can be found on the path that divides them.

　　In times of instability and suffering, Peterson reminds us that there are sources of strength on which we can all draw: insights borrowed from psychology, philosophy, and humanity's greatest myths and stories. Drawing on the hard-won truths of ancient wisdom, as well as deeply personal lessons from his own life and clinical practice, Peterson offers twelve new principles to guide readers towards a more courageous, truthful and meaningful life.