Jordan Peterson

Jordan B. Peterson is a Canadian clinical psychologist, professor of psychology, and author known for work on personality, cultural criticism, and self-improvement. He gained prominence through lectures, books such as '12 Rules for Life', and public commentary; the quote emphasizes personal responsibility and incremental self-improvement.

Quotes by Jordan Peterson

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Compare yourself to who you were yesterday, not to who someone else is today. — Jordan Peterson

Measure Progress Against Your Own Yesterday, Not Others

Finally, improving relative to yourself can enrich the group when you channel gains outward. Amy Edmondson’s work on psychological safety (1999) shows that teams learn faster when individuals share experiments, errors, and iterations—precisely the artifacts of daily improvement. Thus, the loop closes: self-benchmarking builds skill without envy, and shared learning multiplies its value. By converting private progress into collective competence, you transcend comparison altogether—because everyone benefits when each member is better than they were yesterday. [...]

Created on: 10/1/2025