12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos

I fully expected to give this book five stars. I saw rave reviews for this author's other work. I read the twelve rules and they sounded sufficiently serendipitous. What went wrong?

I think I'm not the best audience for this book. Peterson works with people who are deeply troubled in his job as a psychoanalyst, and perhaps these people need some strong rules to avert chaos. I'm not deeply troubled, and I like a little gentle chaos in my life. I'm pretty sure than others who find life confusing and intensely difficult would love to pull these ideas into their mindsets and allow their boats to stop tipping over.