Part 2/12:
Peterson begins by sharing the origins of his rulebooks, noting that the initial list of 42 rules he published on Quora laid the groundwork for 12 Rules for Life and now Beyond Order. He emphasizes that there's an infinite number of necessary rules—reflecting the complexities of human morality—and admits that formal rulebooks cannot capture everything but serve as guiding principles.
He humorously remarks on how there's a limit to how many rules one can reasonably follow, acknowledging that life is a ceaseless balancing act of discipline and adaptation.