12 Rules for Life - An Antidote to Chaos is an educational and reference book developed by David Research Lab Inc. The book provides readers with a unique combination of ancient tradition and contemporary scientific research. The author, renowned psychologist Jordan B. Peterson, offers 12 practical and profound rules for life, covering topics such as discipline, freedom, adventure, and responsibility. The book is humorous, surprising, and informative, with Peterson discussing why skateboarding boys and girls must be left alone, the terrible fate that awaits those who criticize too easily, and why you should always pet a cat when you meet one on the street. The book also explores the nervous system of the lowly lobster and what it has to tell us about standing up straight (with our shoulders back) and success in life. Peterson journeys broadly, distilling the world's wisdom into 12 practical rules for life. 12 Rules for Life shatters modern commonplaces of science, faith, and human nature, while transforming and ennobling the mind and spirit of its readers.