An 8-module personality course taught by renowned psychologist and
bestselling author Dr. Jordan B. Peterson, aimed at helping you understand yourself and others based on the
“Big Five” model of personality.
Over 120,000 students have joined the course, with an overall rating of 4.5 out of 5.
This five-hour, densely-packed course features a combination of theory and narrative, covering the breadth of a full-length university course taught by Dr. Peterson.
Access to Dr. Peterson’s scientifically-backed personality assessment will allow you to have a more personalized and relevant experience with the course material. Or, you can gift it to a friend!
The lectures will be accompanied by written summaries with key takeaways, as well as references, additional reading material and full time-stamped transcripts available to facilitate learning.
An exclusive community for members to discuss the lectures and the topic of personality.
Dr. Jordan B. Peterson is a professor of psychology at the University of Toronto, a clinical psychologist and the author of the multi-million copy bestseller 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos, the #1 nonfiction book of 2018 in North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. It has been published in over 50 languages and has received worldwide acclaim.
“The most influential public intellectual in the western world right now.”
Every day, you have to interact with yourself as well as other people in your family, work,
and romantic relationships. Each of them has a unique personality.
People are different, and it can
be challenging to understand other perspectives because you see the world through the lens of your own
particular personality.
Although personality differences can be frustrating, they are important. Each
personality type is evolved to solve a different kind of problem. Humans cooperate in societies by solving many
kinds of problems together, through these diverse personality types.
Through this course, you can learn to understand yourself and others better, and to more effectively cooperate with other people.
Anyone who is interested in improving their understanding of themselves or their ability to work with other people will find the information presented in this course incredibly valuable and practical.
This 5-hour, densely-packed course features a balanced combination of theory and narrative. It has been designed for those looking to learn about personality without spending tens of hours on research. It is easy to follow and appropriate for anyone interested in the subject, but it is still intellectually challenging. No prerequisite knowledge is required.
I might not be unique saying this course was extremely useful to me. But still it is so. Every lecture gave a lot of thought, so I would outline just a few examples why I consider this course very helpful.
I always felt that I was an agreeable person, so I was so interested to know that agreeable people are paid less for the same job than disagreeable, which correlated with my experience & thus showed me areas to improve to be able to have more bargaining power the next time.
Lecture on men & women personality differences was an eye opener to me that we are more the same than we are different, which made me feel I can understand women better.
In the end, I would like to say I have deep respect for Jordan Peterson. Moreover I am extremely grateful for his desire to help people, in this case to help people understand themselves and others better. His desire coupled with his talent, deep scientific knowledge, achievements and ability to explain so clearly makes his help so much more efficient. Dominic Sandbrook said about Jordan Peterson that he is ‘a prophet for our times’, which strikes me as highly probable!
Thank you, Jordan Peterson, and God bless you.
I found Dr. Peterson's 'Discovering Personality' course to be
very valuable, both in gaining insights into my own personality, behaviours, and relationships and also in
understanding some implications of the 'Big Five' personality traits as they operate in the
broader society. I found the 'Understand Myself' (Big Five) personality assessment to be very
accurate and applicable as I listened to the lectures.
It's helped me to understand some of my
relationships with others better, as promised, and will likely continue to provide insights into the
future as well.
Having access to lecture notes and full transcripts of the lectures, as well as
ongoing access to the videos, means that one can revisit the material for ongoing integration and
learning.
The overall experience is mind-blowing. This whole course should be compulsory for
all students.
Dr. Peterson's discovering personality course is life changing. I have read,
watched many online available materials from Dr. Peterson and the decision to purchase the course is one
of my best decisions in 2020. Though topics are very broad, I think Dr. Peterson covered the essence that
we can further imagine and realize on our own the personalities of people we are meeting. I feel like I
now have a powerful weapon which I can decode not only other people but myself as well. Also Dr.
Peterson's vast knowledge, the experience and the examples have answered many of the questions I had
regarding my friends and behaviors of people I met. Even now I have a better understanding about other
people's political views. I have truly gained new knowledge and I'm very thankful for Dr.
Peterson for offering this course to outsiders. I think it's not an exaggeration if I say that this
course is the best course to Understanding yourself and others in a very short period of time.
I did find this information highly interesting, helpful, and I also have no doubt it
will continue to help me in my quest to attain more psychological information from outside sources, in my
career goal of both running a business and becoming a court mediator. After the family courts failed to
protect my son, (it was the mediator who made a hasty decision) that has led me to that exact path to make
the family courts a better and more knowledgeable system. I do not wish what has happened to us to happen
to another mother or little boy. So, I am strongly driven by that, and I am so grateful for all of this
information that JP has just taught me. I can't wait to talk about these lectures with my husband and
to USE this knowledge to help others! Thank you!.
I thought the course as a whole was extremely beneficial! The fact I now have this
for eternity is well-worth the money I spent. Beats every online course I have embarked on previously and
is so insightful that I am very grateful for Jordan Peterson.
This course is based on the Big Five Personality Model.
The Big Five personality traits, also known as the five-factor model (FFM), or by the mnemonic “OCEAN”, is a taxonomy for personality traits. Scientists developed the five-factor model following statistical analysis of the language people use to describe other people. They found that personality adjectives tended to clump into five major categories.
The five-factor model emerged from this, and it includes the following traits:
Discover the implicit strengths and weaknesses in your personality and how they can be leveraged to thrive in the world.
Improve your ability to deal with and understand those around you who have different personalities.
Understand how negative emotion relates to personality, how your personality can predispose you to disorders such as depression and anxiety, and what you can do to mitigate it.
Understand the gender differences in personality, and the sociological, political, and economic ramifications of these differences.
Learn valuable insights that can improve many aspects of your life from your work to your personal development, career, relationships and parenthood.
“This course is a toolkit for operating in the world, in your intimate relationships, and in your business relationships. You will find more information here than you would find in the typical full-scale one semester personality course...”
The introductory lecture is an interview with Dr. Peterson discussing the big
picture behind the course and its origins. These lectures are the result of years of research, thought,
debate, and intellectual refinement. He also speaks about what you will learn in the course and why it is
valuable in the present day.
“You spend a tremendous amount of your time engaging with other people.
You need to understand what they’re like, and you need to understand what you’re like. People are actually
quite different. If you know what the differences are, that means you can cooperate with them better, and
compete with them better, and all of that’s positive.”
This lecture introduces the philosophical and psychological underpinnings of
personality theory and why you should learn about personality.
Dr. Peterson argues that personalities are evolved solutions to the problem of a highly complex world. Our personalities are the filters of our perception, cognition, and motivation influencing our actions in the world.
This lecture introduces the five-factor model, which will form the basis of the
course.
“The concept of grit, for example, is essentially the same as conscientiousness, meaning it
doesn’t measure anything you can’t get from conscientiousness. The concept of self-esteem is positive emotion
(extraversion) minus negative emotion (neuroticism).”
Learn about the first of the Big Five personality traits: Extraversion.
Extraversion is responsible for our positive emotions.
Our positive and negative emotional systems tell
us how happy we should be if things are going well and how upset we should be when things are going wrong.
This lecture introduces the personality dimension of neuroticism, which
describes a person’s tendency to experience negative emotion.
Dr. Peterson discusses the consequences
of excessive negative emotion, how negative emotion manifests in childhood, and strategies for overcoming
depression and anxiety.
This lecture is about the personality trait agreeableness. High agreeableness is
associated with maternal care, while low agreeableness is linked with competitive behaviour. Is one better
than the other?
“There is an obvious language bias that makes it sound like being agreeable is better, but there are
pronounced advantages and disadvantages to being at any point on the spectrum.”
In this lecture, you will learn about the gender differences in personality, and
the sociological, political, and economic ramifications of these differences.
You’ll also learn about the nature-nurture debate as it pertains to gender differences in personality.
Discover how conscientiousness shapes your life and your career and why it's
historically the biggest predictor of modern day success.
Learn why conscientious people are more sensitive to disgust and the fascinating sociopolitical
ramifications of this association.
Learn about the role conscientiousness plays in your career and the business world.
Learn about openness to experience, the personality trait related to creativity,
curiosity and interest in ideas.
You will also learn about the distribution of IQ, creativity, and
openness to experience in the population, and the social implications that follow.
Access to Dr. Jordan B. Peterson's Big Five personality assessment
Dr. Peterson's signature personality test is eye-opening, accurate, and the perfect complement to Discovering Personality. You'll be invited to take it before you begin for a clear understanding of your own traits. This allows you to focus more on the traits most relevant to you, and enjoy the best outcomes as you progress through the course.
A lifelong spot in the Discovering Personality global student community
Discuss your lectures, go deeper into the topics that fascinate you, and engage with inspiring people on the same journey as you. The Discovering Personality student community is an active and diverse group of people you'll connect with through your private membership platform and official Facebook group.
Comprehensive lecture transcripts & lecture notes for easy study
Each lecture comes with a complete and neatly laid out transcript for your convenience, plus intuitive lecture notes summarizing its key points. All are printable and viewable on your smartphone, computer, or laptop. These supplements are designed to help you absorb your learnings faster and more effectively in the least amount of time.
Crystal-clear audio recordings of each lecture
If you're more of an auditory learner, or if you'd like to listen to your lectures while commuting, walking, or exercising - these downloadable audio recordings are for you. Crisp, clear, and complete, they round off your numerous options for experiencing Discovering Personality the way you want to.
Deeper Into Personality: a Q&A with Dr. Peterson
In this 68-minute Q&A recording, you'll join Dr. Peterson as he offers detailed answers to some of the most common questions about the course - and further insights into the Big Five personality traits. You'll emerge with an even clearer understanding of each trait, and gain bonus tools and comunication strategies you can use in your daily life.
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Understand Myself is a personality assessment for individuals based on the Big Five Model that was designed by Dr. Jordan Peterson, Dr. Daniel Higgins and Dr. Robert O. Pihl. Members of this course will receive a special 50% discount so that they can take the assessment and use it as a foundation for their learning experience in this course.
Discovering Personality offers a wide spectrum of actionable advice for every dimension of your life influenced by personality. But please note that it's not a specialized relationship course, a career progression course, or a self-mastery course. In many cases, you'll be invited to first internalize a specific fact or insight regarding personality - and then take your own initiative to apply that wisdom in a way that's meaningful to you. The vast majority of people who take this course report tangible and profound outcomes in many areas of their lives. You most likely will too - and remember that you have 15 risk-free days to test it risk-free, and decide if that's true for you.
Human personality is a predictable and consistent science: and the best way to gain a foundational understanding of it is by first studying the best available framework. By observing scientific consensus and through decades of his own research, Dr. Peterson has concluded that the Big Five personality model is that framework. Once you've completed Discovering Personality, you may wish to broaden your perspective and study other models. But you'll be hard-pressed to find anything more accurate and actionable than the Big Five.
The eight course lectures total approximately five hours in length. You'll want to spread these out according to your schedule - but if you commit a short amount of time in your mornings or evenings, you should be able to complete everything within a week. Once you've finished the course, you're encouraged (and will likely be inspired to) revisit your lectures and engage in discussions with the community. How much time you spend on this is up to you.
None whatsoever, Discovering Personality is accessible to anyone regardless of qualifications and academic background. That said, a prior knowledge of basic psychology may help you more quickly understand and process some of the key points in your lectures.
All lectures are recorded rather than live sessions. They are however designed to closely simulate an intimate classroom experience with Dr. Peterson, allowing you to closely follow his thought processes, and harness them to enrich your own.
Dr. Peterson's YouTube videos offer fragments of his key teachings and lectures. And while they will give you some of the learnings from Discovering Personality, they're not a complete and structured experience. Discovering Personality guides you through a meticulous process for understanding human personality - and gives you the tools, resources, and community you need to absorb and apply your learnings in the fastest, most efficient way.
The Self Authoring Suite is a series of self-analysis tools for gaining a clear perspective of your past, present, and future. And while there is some overlap in terms of helping you understand yourself better, they are completely different courses with different objectives. In a nutshell, the Self Authoring Suite helps you take control of your life. Whereas Discovering Personality helps you identify and manage the unique expressions of personality in yourself and others.
You enjoy unlimited lifetime access to Discovering Personality with a one-time fee. And you'll likely want to keep revisiting it at different times in life, whenever you need a refresher - or when a new personality challenge emerges from inside you or from someone around you. The only time limit is in the money back guarantee: you have 15 days from your date of purchase to explore the course with full peace of mind, and decide if it's for you. That's more than enough time to absorb everything it has to offer before making your final decision.
