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"I've never met an intelligent person who wasn't troubled." It comes with the burden of thought. The more you think, the deeper you go. Lots of beauty to unlock. But also a lot of pain.

I became happy when I realized my lack of friendships had more to do with my own disinterest than my perceived sense of rejection.

The amount of deep thinkers in the comment section that feel the same level of loneliness brings me to tears. I never knew why I feel lonely but it seems like this is a good place to start.

The deeper you think the harder it is to find people to relate to and converse with. Very few people are curious about life and the world around them and do not value understanding what they do not have to. I think our culture and society beats that curiosity out of people at a young age.

If you think deeply, you will learn things others don't know, reach conclusions they don't understand, and develop a worldview they don't share.

I wish I had friends who loved to discuss ideas. I am constantly analyzing everything that is going on around me and trying to understand why people are the way that they are, what is contributing to our current culture and where it is going- but I have no one to really talk to it about. Except maybe my dad. He’s brilliant. But anyway… it is lonely. I wish there were more people who loved to grapple with ideas around me.

“I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly. I perceive that this, too, was vexation of spirit; for in much wisdom, there is much grief, and he that increaseth knowledge, increaseth sorrow.”

I love the way Jordan Peterson structures his ideas in a clear and straight fashion, showing a deep understanding of what he's talking about. in my opinion he's one of the best communicators in the world.

It explains why no matter how many people I hang out with I still feel lonely. I’m not able to express my mind often as these people can’t take it seriously or simply don’t understand it. That’s when the loneliness hits.

Well. When you spend more time thinking deep, you spend less time with people so it’s possible. A small sacrifice to avoid casual conversation that is boring. Most people can’t have deep conversations without becoming emotional and offended so we just talk about the weather and gossip about others. So inspiring.

For this I am so grateful for my wife. Even if sometimes she finds deep thoughts tiresome, she always listens, understands what I'm saying and replies. After ten years of sharing my deepest thoughts and concerns with someone, I can say that I fully enjoyed the experience of sharing meaningful ideas and conversations with someone and no longer seek the listening from "aqueitances". In my younger years not having someone to really talk to felt very lonely indeed.

‘IT IS BOTH A BLESSING AND A CURSE TO THINK & FEEL EVERYTHING SO DEEPLY.’ 👁

It’s important to realize that Jordan Peterson is also at the top of his field therefor he is always surrounded by those like minded. Normal average citizens are surrounded by significantly less like-minded individuals and it is absolutely a lonelier lifestyle. There are much less deep thinkers at the bottom where we are, than at the top.

i can relate to deep thinking. especially nowadays, i find myself bored with most conversations with people. i would like to talk in depth with topics but it's hard finding such people when most people you're around are in the superficial end of the pool. so it does become quite lonely sometimes, until you find the right people to be with. being a deep thinker is both a blessing and a curse, though i find more of a blessing. even if you have to make sacrifices in terms of being included in other social groups.

I’ve been known to be an extroverted type, but deep down I’ve always been a deep thinker for as long as I can remember. Friends have often said I’m an old soul, that I think too much, but I wouldn’t want it any other way. Trying to understand the deeper meaning behind events in my life, why certain situations happened, and how did it all affect up to the present moment. I’ve often said I don’t see my life in a linear pattern, but more like a web of connections . It can be hard to build truly deep and meaningful bonds, but they’re amazing when they do happen.

It’s great to see a community of like-minded deep thinkers in the comment section. I’ve grown up quite shy and quiet, who had trouble making friends and ended up being alone most of the time. I noticed that I had social anxiety during my teenage and young adult years. Then in my mid-20s, I started coming to the conclusion that my self-awareness and deep thinking made me get used to being alone. Solitude had always been an option for me but at the same time I know personal connection with people other than my family at home is what I secretly wished I had. Anyhow, as long as your content with being in solitude and able to make an effort to share your own thoughts with others, even when they might not share the same thinking/energy as you, at least they’ll understand you as a person and learn from you as a result. Empathy and compassion for others is also a must as giving even a shred of insight can make a large revelation for someone else.

I grew up dirt poor in a trailer park and in a family where no one made it out of high school. I also dropped out of high school in grade 11 and became a traveling musician for almost 15 years. At some point in that adventure I married an amazing woman. She saw so much more potential in me than I saw in myself, and she convinced me to take a stab at learning whatever I found interesting. So, I spent around 2 years reading and learning a programming language (Java) until I felt prepared to take a certification exam. I borrowed the $300, took the test, and I passed it. Fast forward almost 15 more years, and I'm now a Solutions Architect making a very comfortable living. Along the way, I gained more and more confidence in my ability to just learn whatever I found interesting. The thing I noticed is... the more I learned, the fewer friends I had... until eventually only 1 was left out of an initial 30 or so. I feel incredibly lonely because of it. If not for my wife, I think I would have just fallen back into my meaningless, destructive existence I had suffered with before. It's a really bizarre feeling... to gain self-confidence but at the price of companionship. At 41 now, its pretty hard to make new friends. So, for me, it's a very real reality that thinking more deeply; improving my mind and learning more and more... has left me smarter, but lonelier.

I believe what sets us apart is that some people are truth seekers (deep thinkers) and others are not. Going with the flow is a lot easier than being honest with yourself.

As an INFJ I rarely feel alone, I enjoy the solitude. Being alone with my thoughts, exploring great depths and interests is something I enjoy. My parents did a great job with us, we were told we could do anything but we’d have to work for it, have standards, be disciplined and keep learning. We watched my dad build companies from the ground up and be successful. There were failures but he’s never quit.

I read something the other day that suggested that the more intelligent you are and the more you know, the more likely you are to suffer from anxiety. That made me worry, so I decided to systematically forget most of what I know. It worked for a while before I forgot what I was doing

At 28 I hit a wave of self reflection and self awareness. I now analyze almost every situation I'm involved in, and came away with some profound and enlightening conclusions about myself and the world. I am 29 now, and can tell you that, yes, I do feel more lonely. But I wouldn't go back for anything. It also allowed me to love myself like I never have, and the solidarity is refreshing, like spending time with a good friend.

Every deep thinker needs one superficial, shallow friend. Cherish that person because they will keep you balanced and grounded. Do not engage in deep philosophical conversations with this friend, just accept them and play along until you are ready to go home.

I'm such a deep thinker.... I can sense things before even it happens to me and most of the times my gut instincts are on spot... 100% correct Not sure how my Subconscious work but it catches tiny little details and shows me signs if something is wrong for me it that way I'm so blessed and yes I feel lonely but ovr a period of 27 years 😅i used to my solitude I enjoy my self and my own company and by gods grace have few good friends. Life is getting better... Thanks to the power of deep thinking. But sometimes deep thinking consumes my energy I feel exhausted and stressed thinking something which is not happened.

I spent a long time with people I didn’t like. Many years I sat on a couch alone as others talked over me (barring my parents). Within the past year I have since told these people how I feel, how they make others feel, and how they could change. I made new friends and found completely new hobbies. I am 100x happier now than I was even 3 years ago. I’m glad I’ve learned to be less agreeable and I never could have done it without Jordan.

I have experienced it because I have always been a deep thinker, I like to think about ideas for hours and hours and it made me feel lonely, I never talked about what I thought to anyone else because I thought they wouldn't understand my point but when I started writing my thoughts and talking to people about I felt my level of thinking increased and the lonely part disappeared slowly and I have noticed people are ready to talk about critical ideas. I have learnt this habit from Dr. Jordan

Growing up I had adults in my life that i deeply respected and still do to this day. One thing that blew my mind as I "went out into the world" was that so many people dont grow into the mature adults I respected. More often then not people just get older seemingly without maturing at all. Still crazy to me

Knowledge is power but for me it's an affliction, I am also an empath and have been suffering of late feeling the weight of the world's pain and suffering and have withdrawn away from people and have to filter out what information I take on board however I have started to read the bible and I have found solace in God and am starting to understand that there is a job to be done ❤❤❤ God bless 🙌 you all.

Definitely, one of the hardest (and most depressive) things to deal with when you disconnect from the Matrix is that the majority of people(most of society) either don’t want to wake up ,aren’t ready to disconnect from the network of lies or even worse, neither both!

It's VERY hard connecting with Family, etc. on deeper topics. I can't tolerate solely talking about sports, & Gossip in addition to drinking. When I Realized most people don't have anything to actually talk about, I just started minding to myself because it's exhausting being ridiculed for talking about things that matter on a grander scale

Loneliness is one stage before realising that your personality, up until that point, has been defined by the reflection of it in others. Imagine suddenly noticing that this was why we are educated in large groups. Imagine finding out that we, as a collective, are much easier to control in groups, which seems to be the death of critical thinking. Imagine suddenly finding freedom and strength in yourself, rather than by being sheep and following everyone else. If you are here, you'll probably find The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind by Gustave Le Bon, and Group Psychology and the Analysis of the Ego very useful reads. But more important than those is Soren Kierkegaard's The Crowd is Untruth.

I live with my husband and oldest daughter and I’ve gone through a number of awakenings and have had a major shift in myself. My mind has grown and I have changed. I’ve always been a deep thinker and was misunderstood as a child so growing up I had a hard time making myself understand because I’m a deep thinker. My husband and daughter are not interested in what I say when I try to engage them in conversation that goes further than the weather or their job or anything that requires more input and when I start taking about things on a deep level they look at me like I’m crazy. I feel very much alone at times. But I do love art and music and long walks and I’m a painter and I’m currently working on a book so I I fill myself with creativity and having a creative mind and I’m happy and find joy in the simple things. I love my solitude and my own company.

I had a conversation today with my best friend and we haven’t connected in a while and there is a bit of distance between us and we were just about the pressures of our works and I thought I was the only one who analysed the environment of our workplace and the way he explained it to me over the conversation amazed me I was never aware that he paid so much attention to detail and I always listen to him as a student because I know there’s always something to learn from him.

It's not deep-thinking that makes you lonely, it's over-thinking. Getting so caught up in your thoughts that you arrive at inaccurate conclusions detached from the world outside your head is what drives wedges between you and others. I have learned this through experience, and the best way to avoid such problems is to not take things too seriously. Meet new people, try new things, and just enjoy yourself, while being moderately cautious. Trust but verify.

There is a difference between loneliness and solitude. As a deep thinker myself, i frequently need to be alone for a considerable amount of time. But I can't remember ever feeling sad about that.. If i want to, i can meet up with someone or just make new friends on the spot. But i never felt the need to be around people all the time. I don't really "miss" people that easily either. I do try to visit my parents and hang out with friends at least once a month, but I'm doing it more for them than for me. And if people just cut me out of their lives without any reason, I'm fine with that too. I would be wondering if they are doing okay but i won't get upset or anything. I don't understand why some people can't be just with themselves for some time. I like to go to the cinema all by myself, i've done solo trips. I'm not afraid to stay alone with my thoughts. I enjoy thinking about complicated things.

This video popped up in my feed after waking up and being truly over the feeling of being trapped inside a prison of thought and contemplation. I was truly debating where the bullet should be aimed to minimize failure. Thank you Dr. Peterson. It’s lonely, but never forget, one man’s curse is another man’s blessing. Change your perspective.

For with much wisdom comes much sorrow; the more knowledge, the more grief.

The more you think and observe, the more pain you notice. Being a child is the best and btw the most important period of a human life

I've been reading through these comments and they're fascinating. This is a community of like-minded thinkers who are lonely, all unable to reach out to the very people in this comment section who share your position. Theres probably a discord server somewhere for people, like us, to make friends and have good chats - you just have to be brave enough to reach out. ❤️

For the people that are prone to thinking a lot, thinking is overrated for them. A new way to escape their patterns of thinking is experiential learning: meaning to be a participant in life instead of conceptualizing it.

I suppose the "majority" needs to have people around, therefore become lonely. I was never really alone until my 50s, and I'm just basking in it now. What a relief!

I've lost most of my friends, for expressing different opinions during the last 6 years. It's not satisfying being proved right and losing your friends, but I can't ignore facts.

In my experience ( degree in philosophy) being somebody who constantly thinks about things deeply, I have found very like minded people. And formed deep bonds with them over sharing thoughts and debates. Problem is, all those people either move away, or just don’t stay in one place for long enough to remain in a close knit relationship. Because they want to live! They want to move around end experience the world and the different perspectives and lifestyles of others. So it’s hard to maintain relationships with those people because they tend to be nomadic in nature. They aren’t afraid of change and Adaptation, so they seek experiences and adventure. I suppose they would say the same of me.

Thank you for this. I have been feeling this so hard, and really needed to hear this. Especially the first half of the conversation

I really needed to hear this conversation today.

I'm thinking that we Americans should abandon this "you can be whatever you want to be" rhetoric in favor of honesty about how you become what you want to be. You're free to try and have any job you'd like, but achieving that is never easy.

From my experience, my deeply cerebral and intuitive thinking -- my ability to notice extreme subtlety/small details and recognize patterns, while remaining based in empathy and maintaining a high order of self-awareness/consciousness is met with acceptance and kindness from total strangers through small, random acts of generosity, compassion, etc. and downright hostility from "friends" (especially of the above-average intelligence group who believe they've concluded life's struggles and solved its complexities). Generally they only want to hear what I have to say and only regard my critical thinking aptitude when what I say aligns with their worldviews, and generally avoid two-sided conversation when I have a deeply informed, objective opinion on something. And of course, I always receive no small amount of judgment and ridicule, but normally through gossip as I learn about it later through the grapevine. As a result, at 32, I've developed the ability to make friendly acquaintances with almost anyone and thoroughly loathe more intimate relationships with just about everyone, and completely keep people at bay with a well-crafted facade. I truly believe narcissism is severely under-reported and underestimated in human societies as as whole, and no longer believe that sociopathy/psyscopathy are black and white flags but rather a gradient of personality traits. What I'm not sure of, however, is whether they're on the rise as a result of some larger phenomenon (like social media, constant instant gratification, etc.) or have always been widespread amongst humanity and I can just detect it now (maybe it's a bit of both). All I know is, as I've gotten older, wiser, calmer and more methodical/pragmatic in my thought process and response to social webs and less optimistic, I've become a lot more reluctant in my capacity to apply empathy in situations, and extremely wary of people and society. Sometimes I feel a bit misanthropic, but I am mostly disgusted with the way humanity operates in modern society. Mostly, I'm just exhausted with people and their constant need for ego stroking and drama fabrication. When you get burned time after time, and taken advantage of people who craft nice little sob stories and play the victim but also have mastered the ability to manipulate good-hearted people, you just don't operate the same way on a fundamental level anymore. I haven't abandoned my morals just to fit with a (really global at this point) society whose moral compass decays rapidly monthly, and as such spend most of my time alone or with my children, but I no longer have the naive innocence/patience I once used to and I no longer suffer arrogant assholes. I'm no longer passive and will defend myself when necessary. I have learned that the best defense against selfish, narcissistic friends/family, is to go radio-silent. You can't win an ego battle with them, and you can never get justice if you're wronged by one. Even though I am alone now, for the most part, I almost NEVER feel ALONE. When you conquer little bits of yourself, over time, you become less adjusted towards social groups/groupthink. Being strong doesn't mean you become like them to survive. Just keep fighting your silent battles, never seek recognition, work hard in private, and the results WILL manifest themselves for you. Always be grateful of something, but never become complacent (one of the few actual sins in the Tao Te Ching) because you stop growing. There's always work to do and an improvement to be made somewhere. You can always strive to be better than you were, without becoming ambitious or being greedy for more.

With intelligence comes loneliness the same goes for those that are highly empathetic. Furthermore, it benefits one to be cognizant of the result or impact that it presents to others and oneself.

One thing's for sure: to think deeply, you need to be alone.

I have spent most of my life being told that I think too much. I grew up in a family where children were to be seen, not heard. My father spent a large proportion of my childhood trying to beat the curiosity and inquisitiveness out of me. To this day, I have to know why. I can't take things at face value. I have an interest in literature and history. Art and music can move me deeply. But as an asian female, I am regarded as an oddity by my immediate social circle (people I can't avoid). Even in a room full of people I feel intrinsically alone. I participate in conversations that I have very little intetest in and bite my lip when I hear some of the narrow minded perspectives that really upset me and I desperately want to challenge. But, in all honesty, I actually envy these people. They live their lives going with the flow of things. They take things on faith and don't question any deeper. They don't trouble themselves with what's happening in the wider world. They are content to adhere to society norms, good or bad and live solely within the constructs of their personal worlds. I have spent a lifetime trying and failing to conform and assimilate into this society. In the end, I have been left with serious mental health issues and no sense of identity . I feel cursed by my intelligence.

I dont think theres a single person who watched this video and thought, "I'm definitely not a deep thinker", its a quality that we think we owe ourselves because of how we know so little about the way others think, effectively making the term itself subjective to the individual mind

I think it’s possible to be magnetic in the sense that others who think deeply will “find” you. That’s my experience at least. Sometimes the loneliness I feel is actually impatience. It’s important to pick the right time to think deeply with people.

Knowledge is fractal. You zoom in on a point, and a whole new world opens up.

Deep thinking isn't a bad thing at all. Its only through this that I realised I can change the way I think. As opposed to being stuck in toxic programming from childhood and thinking I was a hostage to this way of thinking as an adult.

The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself. Friedrich Nietzsche

I am only just learning to dig deeper into my needs and wants and the depths of my love for myself. I am definitely alone. But I am far from lonely. I’ve felt lonely most of my life whistle being surrounded by people who fit with my facade. Be unforgivably you. Set your mind free. Start LIVING

I feel as if my deep thinking came from my strong anxiety or maybe even the other way around. Everytime I'd deeply analyze a conversation I was in it would make me anxious and it never felt natural to speak to people unless I was comfortable with them like I'm picking dialogue choices in my head. I still do this now but I give myself a lot more time to process and I'm not as jumpy with responses. I'm glad to see it's not irregular to think so much about certain things.

I've always been a relatively deep thinker. I tend to think deeply, philosophically and broadly about things. I find that I generally have to repress my wish to speak on this level, because most just aren't interested and don't understand. So, yeah, in my experience, it makes it much harder to find people you connect with.

I’ve been a deep thinker ever since I was little, I found Greek mythology when I was 11 and then philosophy when I was 12. It helped me to feel more understood, but I felt alienated from most. Especially those my own age. Since I’ve gotten older I still struggle with this, but I deeply appreciate those I can connect with and genuinely share my thoughts with. It’s far better than pretending to be interested in whatever is trending with the majority.

I’m currently 19, when I was 12 I started to think for real, ”why are we here?” ”is there meaning to any of this?” And so on and so forth. I became so self reflective and obsessed with finding answers that I quickly started answering questions logically, jokes, flirts and other conversations were quickly turned into ”no but for real tho”. I can now send jokes back as hard or harder than they came as I lost my sense of filters, got no clue what love feels like, everytime my friends told me ”she’s totally into you” it never feels real, quickly goes right back to ”that can’t be, why would she choose me when you two are literally better choices”. Welp now I’m 19 and nothings really changed, still feel unlovable and don’t feel real feelings, can’t even explain them if you asked me. And still am way too logical for my age so talking to people around you is really hard as they are all talking about either small or boring stuff. Meh

I feel so alone. Ive been totally ostracised and held to such outrageously high expectations. I can not even make decisions because i fear making a mistake.

It's difficult to yearn for more meaningful conversation when it feels like most people around you aren't interested in exploring things in depth

I had my first child at 19. I was often scolded by older mothers for allowing him to climb trees and explore away from me. He’s now 14 and very responsible and hilarious. He knows how to say the most inappropriate things and somehow people don’t get too upset with him for it. I am so glad I had him young it made us very close.

I've been this way since my teens, and I seriously long for friendships, but not if they disturb my peace. Its a tough one.

“Some and all are very different words.” Love the way he said that.

Absolutely correct. Thinking deeply is a trait rare amongst most people and if you're mind works in an uncommon way then you're not going to be with the common. It's been the story of my life, I push people away because I'm deterred by how shallow others think and others deter me because they think I'm too complicated.

I resonate with this so incredibly. I feel so isolated and unable to connect with people and get crazy looks when I try to express my inner dialogue

Sometimes I think about thinking.

Thank you, this helped to turn my day around.

It is important to have "healthy" deep thinkers in your social circle. Going deep into the abyss can spell doom. Not just for yourself, but those around you. You can become a poison. It is vital to lift each other up in deep thoughts.

Being lonely is when you complain about being alone. Being alone is when you're alone by choice. That's the difference. Hence your question is a little vague. However, deep thinkers should figure out when to be social, take away the pleasures from it, and know when exactly to get out of it. If not, the person isn't thinking deep enough.

Absolutely great question!

The depth of my mind just hit me too and Ive been seeking answers. Glad I am not the only one and Tortured by the ideology that I could have been the only one to have these thoughts

Story of my life. Thank you for putting a voice to those of us who are lonely, deep thinkers.

I spend a lot of time alone due to my deep thinking, studies, research, outdoor hobbies, not having a cell phone addiction, and my independent nature I'm not really lonely to be honest, however it would be nice to make some friends into outdoor activities, sports and fitness

Ecclesiastes 1:18 For in much wisdom is much vexation, and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow. Ecclesiastes 12:12 And by these, my son, be further warned: There is no end to the making of many books, and much study wearies the body.

I feel like the issue deep thinkers have is they think so deep that it takes time to come to a conclusion and they have difficulty when it comes to spontaneity, repartee and expressing emotions. Needless to say these things are necessary in social relationships so it's no wonder some friends may lose interest.

I believe deep thinking is associated with paying attention to small detail even in a person's conversation or tone of voice, so immediately when you start understanding that you can't have an intellectual conversation with that person, you have to agree to disagree and keep it moving.

I am a 52 yr old guy and I only discovered within the last 2 years that there is nothing 'wrong' with my not being interested in most people. I honestly hate small talk more than physical pain. I do think we are designed to be social so I am still trying to figure it all out.

"How much should your children be left on their own? As much as they can tolerate." But the challenge is to know when too little is not enough! Make sure you error on giving them enough time, rather than not enough. They must know you love them a great deal.

despite the great content and dialog, the picture, the lightnig, the calm peace in the conversation is soooooo nice to watch. almost like a meditation. thanks for that man!

I actually credit my ability to be by myself and be entertained by own thoughts on the fact that I'm an only child. I spent a lot of time alone and learned how to enjoy my own company. I definitely get lost in my thoughts but I'm not claiming I'm a deep thinker.

I definitely think it's a class thing, just from my personal experience. I grew up in very working class areas of inland California and Idaho, but my career has been in Los Angeles and San Francisco, among a very different class of people. My friends' children are like aliens to me. They're delicate and sensitive and thoughtful to the point of weakness. I mean, teenage brothers who watch tv, hugging each other. Kids who don't want to ride their bikes further than their own block. Teens who don't have any interest in getting a driver's license. Where I grew up, sibling relations were competitive, vulnerability was mocked, and the world was something to aggressively explore and even antagonize. And they still are that way, when I go home to visit.

"There's a difference between you can earn everything that is earnable and you deserve everything there is!" hit the nail for me.

Dr. Peterson came into my life at the exact same time that I needed him to. I require his knowledge regularly.

I am a deep thinker and most around me cannot relate. My over-thinking of abstract concepts and future possibilities leaves me often unable to manage the day-to-day.

Listening to professor Peterson is always challenging and educational. I think deeply but I wouldn't say I was lonely. I have less "friends" than many but those I have are valuable. Also those of us who think deeply tend to be rather disagreeable because we challenge the narrative and that does not always make friends because to be friends with us requires work.

This is sooo true..i do this talk to my self...i dont even know is it ok thoug..sometimes i think im so crazy..but the sametime i realise that its how you grow..its knoladge..you discovering the posibilities...

Some brilliant comments here. Great listening and scratches my itch of wanting and needing an open, intelligent and thought provoking conversation. I’m sick to death of having a conversation with people and they just turn it straight on to them, it turns me off instantly, where have all the open minded, creative, deep thinkers gone?

Thinkers are analyzers. If you have working pattern recognition, you will do this with the people around you and realize how much their behavior and ideology does not match your own. That's where the feeling of loneliness comes from.

As I reflect upon why I so intensely resonate with Jordan Peterson, it occurs to me that he manages to clearly and precisely articulate many things I’ve thought but either have been unable to express or lacked the time to express. Something about that builds up a great deal of trust in me towards him. I certainly don’t agree with everything he believes, but I believe he is doing his upmost to be genuine and honest. I certainly am more willing to accept his truth claims when compared with those of commercial or ideological (religious, philosophical and/or political) representatives such as professors/experts, actors/journalists, politicians/leaders, or fundamentalists/activists. He is passionately dispassionate about so many things, but passionate about human potential and self-determination. He is also passionate about uncovering self-deception and deception in general. I admire Jordan Peterson.

i am currently going through the situation you talked with peterson about. A lot of people at my school dont care about themself the way I do. However, thats a part of my confidence and fire to be something in life. Why does that make me so bad? The kids I talk to dont have fire or the ability to question the norm. I dont want to be around people with that mindset. I dont think im better than anyone, I just want people like me. If I could get help from anyone I would greatly appreciate it

In regards to Mr. Peterson's first comment: I used to be a famous journalist in my 20s (my ideas were more mature than me), and that made being a deep thinker a lot easier. I endured all the mobbing in the newspaper due to being different, by the readers' support, in a way. Because when you reach the public, and if your ideas are mind opening, the public actually appreciates that. But on a solely personal level, it's tougher I think.

I have been lonely my whole life and am only child if anything I’m used to it and it definitely has made me a deep thinker most people want someone to share their life with me being the overthinker I am just sees a divorce or unhappy marriage. To really be happy in life you have to love yourself and who you are then things will unfold as they should

Once kids left home I (Mom) spent 16 summers on a mountain in a fire lookout - thinking at whatever depth has never been a problem for me. If it is a heavier subject you go deeper! It takes what it takes and when the thinking gets tangled I always have a book to write it out in, and a road to walk out on. When it gets really messy I put in earbuds and listen to a book! Dogs are delightful to talk things over with! Seldom feel lonely.

Dr. Peterson is the most respectable person I’ve seen on social media

All these comments are so comforting . i thought most people were deep thinkers and were curious about life ? I can’t even comprehend how some don’t have the urge . Sometimes i get lost in my own mind, it’s so hard finding a balance … or peace with what you come to understand

This was brilliant. Entering my late 20’s I have spent around 12 years constantly learning and striving towards a deeper understanding of myself striving towards self actualisation, with an almost obsessive ferocity. I’ve understood my mental health with the help of my partner (she is a psychotherapist) to such a scary degree that it feels like I’ve spent a lifetime on this stuff. In that respect I have never met anyone like me which is shocking and that has been an abyss at times. It has me thinking, at what point is ignorance bliss? Something I know I’ll never find out .

I think loneliness is a power which everyone of us underestimates. It makes you powerful gives you freedom. Weak people at first may not like it but more you stay lonely you start to like it. It tempers you and you can experience a certain aspect without actually going through its ramifications in your own life cuz you can learn it from someone else's. You can then adjust the ideas according to your own self and apply them to your life to any degree cuz you don't have anyone you don't have to worry about how your decisions will affect them. Loneliness may look painful but it makes you superior than all these naive population who need people for their existence.

I can definitely relate to deep thinking, especially to what Jordon P talked about, because of how much I have to deal with in my life. The consistent stress I have at home and outside of my life can be unbearable for some people. It could lead people to go insane or have a thought of committing suicide. But when you reflect on yourself, your actions, your life, and your circumstances. You being to understand many other aspects of life that some majority of people may not realize. And those aspects of life that you discover when you are alone and you're at a dark place can help turn on a deep switch inside you that changes you in becoming more knowledgeable. I am not saying that it is bad to have friends, I have some too, but when you spend too much with friends or people in your life. You don't really think much about reflecting on your life and it's circumstances. Staying too long with friends can also dampen your understanding of things about life. Staying in a group doesn't really get you to think deeply and all it does is fill you with ideas from other people which you gain from being in that group. For those who are stressed out there, feel alone, or had certain negative thoughts of giving up. Don't give up, continue to reflect and think about your life. Use your songs as fuel to reach your goals. My word of advice is that if you listen to your emotions and you succumb to the vice in your head that tells you that you can't achieve anything then ultimately that would be like giving up and you won't grow or prosper. If you ever need help, seek it out. Even lonely people need to have at least one person they can go and talk to. All the changes in time so work hard, grind, discipline yourself, and have the mentality to grow and never give up. I