Sorry i didn't come across this topic earlier... it somehow passed through without me noticing..
I totally agree with the quote in bold. I found this book recently when i visited a brother... I have seen many of Jordan Peterson's videos on Youtube and i can say i like the guy... so when i came across the book i thought it would be a real gem that i would regret not finding sooner... i skimmed through the whole book and then read a chapter that captured my attention...
Oh my.... he talked about everything BUT the point of the chapter... it was the chapter that talked about patting a cat... The point can really be summed in 1-2 pages max... and he talks on the subject for 10 pages... (or more, i cant really remember), and he just keeps bouncing back and forth between many different ideas and subjects...
Then i came to the conclusion that I'd better stick to his videos and discard the book.
Here's a youtube video that gives a nice overview of the book
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFo9-7VX2K8
And on a side note, to those who say that we shouldn't read secular literature to get great advice about life, i most definitely don't agree.
The Bible is the ultimate source of right and wrong, but on the same time all it gives is principles. It seldom offers practical ways to implement those principles in someones lives.
For example, there're the principles of forgiveness, that we should commend others, that we should be good listeners, compassionate with other etc. And how do you put those into practice? We need bunch of watchtowers, emphasizing over and over and OVER again how to act on those principles.
A prime example is the book "How to Win Friends and Influence People" by Dale Carnegie. If you keep in mind the Bible principles, and then just use those books to find practical ways to apply those principles, I'd say that's the perfect combinations. Oftentimes, the writers themselves use Bible verses to back up a certain claim.
So, in any way, caution must be exercised when reading those books because they always contain some ideas that contradict the Bible...