Recently, I was mindlessly scrolling through Instagram when I stumbled across a clip of a talk Jordan Peterson gave in Brisbane on his 12 Rules for Life Tour. In the clip, he says you should “make a stupid plan.” Did I hear that right? A bad plan??? Of course I had to keep listening to that one.
Who is Jordan B. Peterson?
You may know of Jordan B. Peterson, and you may not. So first, I will give a quick intro of who he is to those of you who don’t.
Jordan Peterson is a clinical psychologist and academic. He is a best-selling author of multiple books, including 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos and Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life. In addition to his books, he has several websites, courses, and a podcast. He is often traveling and speaking to sold out audiences.
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My husband has been devouring Jordan’s works for years, often listening to his talks posted to YouTube and he has been a big influence in our family’s life. You should hear my husband’s vocal impression of Jordan anytime he passes on some great Jordan Peterson quote. I giggle every time.
Jordan Peterson speaks a lot on improving your life, and gives great practical advice with simple and easy to accomplish steps. This video has another one of those great tips and while it’s not purely about homeschool planning, it definitely resonated with me when it comes to setting goals and just doing something!
Make a stupid plan
So back to the video. Here I was, scrolling through instagram when I stumbled upon this video from @jordan.b.peterson:
“A plan is better than no plan. That’s a really useful thing to know, especially if you’re kinda drifting. It’s like, well….I’m gonna find myself. It’s like, no…just pick something and move towards it. And as you move towards it, you’re gonna succeed and fail – specifically. And Then you’re gonna learn something about success, specifically. And you’re gonna learn something about failure, specifically. And then you can learn what you use to fix your plan.
“So a stupid plan is way better than no plan. And you’re likely to have a stupid plan, or at least to be able to make one. So that’s good news for everybody. You can make a stupid plan. And so I would say, make a stupid plan, and then implement it. Not any stupider than it has to be. You know you can think about it a little bit. But then implement it. And have your successes and failures along the way and learn from them. And then you can rejig the goal. You can move the target.”
Jordan B. Peterson, instagram video @jordan.b.peterson
Jordan Peterson’s stupid plan
So what can we learn from this? Based on this video, here is my take on Jordan Peterson’s steps to planning and moving toward a goal.
- Pick a goal
- Make a stupid plan – just do something! Everyone can do this.
- Succeed and fail on your plan
- Fix your plan based on what you learned in step 2 by succeeding and failing.
- Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you reach your goal
So there ya have it, don’t overthink it! If you want to get somewhere in life, don’t overthink it. you don’t have to spend hours and hours planning. Stop thinking about it. Make a stupid plan.
Just pick a goal and make a stupid plan!
Want to check out the video? Watch it here below and tell me what you think in the comments!
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