This is Rule 2 by Jordan Peterson, from his book, 12 RULES FOR LIFE AN ANTIDOTE TO CHAOS. This chapter about this rule is a paradox: in this chapter Jordan eloquently, psychologically and philosophically lays out a convincing case that humans are fallen (mostly, not entirely) creatures that we are attempted to give up on, but, that is unacceptable urges the good doctor, is exhorting the reader to treat oneself like someone one is responsible for helping--what a paradox.
He is right again, and I believe his explanation is well laid out in this full paragraph from Page 58: "If we wish to take care of ourselves properly, we would have to respect ourselves--but we don't, because we are--not least in our own eyes--fallen creatures. If we lived in Truth; if we spoke the Truth--then we could walk with God once again, and respect ourselves, and others, and the world. Then we treat ourselves like people we cared for. We might strive to set the world straight. We might orient it toward Heaven, where we would want people we cared for to dwell, instead of Hell, where our resentment and hatred would eternally sentence everyone."
This is the application of Rule 2.
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