{"id":104490,"date":"2023-06-02T10:47:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T14:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=104490"},"modified":"2023-06-07T11:26:45","modified_gmt":"2023-06-07T15:26:45","slug":"do-not-do-what-you-hate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/do-not-do-what-you-hate\/","title":{"rendered":"Do Not Do What You Hate: Beyond Order Rule 5"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Do you have qualms about anything? Do they stop you, or do you end up doing things you later regret?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everyone draws the line somewhere when it comes to things they don’t tolerate. Too often, people focus intolerance outward rather than inward. In Beyond Order<\/em>, Jordan B. Peterson offers up this rule for life: Do not do what you hate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Continue reading to learn about Beyond Order<\/em> Rule 5 and how it can save you pain and regret down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Do Not Do What You Hate<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In life, you sometimes come up against ideas that you just can\u2019t agree with. In Beyond Order<\/em> Rule #5\u2014Do not do what you hate<\/em>\u2014Peterson discusses how to handle these ideological conflicts when they start to compromise your sense of what\u2019s right and wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In life and work, you\u2019ll sometimes find yourself in positions that compromise or challenge your morals.<\/strong> For instance, you might disagree with workplace policies to ban certain words or impose particular behaviors for ideological reasons. If you accept these situations, Peterson says, you\u2019ll become passive and, over time, suffer from repressed emotions<\/a>. Specifically, you\u2019ll experience inner emotional conflict and struggle to respect yourself. That is, since you failed to stand up for what you thought was right, you won\u2019t be able to see yourself as morally upright or respectable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Shortform note: While Peterson\u2019s advice may help you maintain personal integrity, note that it may put your career at risk. In their 2016 book The Stupidity Paradox<\/em><\/a>, Andr\u00e9 Spicer and Mats Alvesson explain how the most successful employees are those that conform to company standards rather than challenge them<\/a>. In fact, employees that push limits, challenge norms, or think outside the box may be seen as problematic. So before you get in an ideological fight with your boss, consider whether you\u2019re financially ready to risk your livelihood.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To avoid this fate, equip yourself to combat policies or impositions with which you take great issue.<\/strong> Peterson recommends two strategies:<\/p>\n\n\n\n