At least 70 anonymous messages were made to the publisher's diversity and inclusion committee, with 'a couple' in favour of publishing.

In November 2020, shortly after the book's announcement, multiple staff at the Canadian division of Penguin Random House protested against the publication of the book. During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, his daughter reported that he had contracted COVID-19. Additionally, drug treatments for his depression led to a benzodiazepine dependence for which he was treated in Russian and Serbian rehab facilities with ketamine and an induced coma. While Peterson was writing the book, his wife was diagnosed with terminal kidney cancer, though she recovered. Peterson says that 12 Rules 'argues for the merits of a more conservative view of the world' while Beyond Order 'argues for the merits of a more liberal view'. The difference between the two books, according to Peterson, is that the first focuses 'more on the dangers of an excess of chaos', while the second is more concerned 'with the dangers of too much structure'. Peterson states that both books are predicated on the notion that chaos and order are 'the two fundamental elements of reality', and that 'people find meaning in optimally balancing them'. Moreover, Peterson has stated that these rules were 'explicitly formulated to aid in the development of the individual,' though they may also prove useful at 'levels of social organisation that incorporate the individual.' Įssentially psychological in their intention, the rules in both books are told using particular episodes of Peterson's clinical experience. Peterson's original interest in writing his last book, 12 Rules for Life, grew out of a personal hobby of answering questions posted on Quora one such question being, 'What are the most valuable things everyone should know?', to which his answer comprised 42 rules. Beyond Order was released on 2 March 2021. Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life is a 2021 self-help book by Canadian clinical psychologist, YouTube personality, and psychology professor Jordan Peterson, as a sequel to his 2018 book 12 Rules for Life.

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