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2021 Autodidacticism

Jordan Peterson's Biblical Series (32 hours)
1. Introduction to the Idea of God (Done)
2. Genesis 1: Chaos and Order (Done)
3. God and the Hierarchy of Authority (Done)
4. Adam and Eve: Self Consciousness, Evil, and Death (Done)
5. Cain and Abel: The Hostile Brothers (Done)
6. The Psychology of the Flood (Done)
7. Walking with God: Noah and the Flood (Done)
7.5 Background to the Abrahamic Stories w/ the Pageau brothers (Done)
8. The Phenomenology of the Divine (Done)
9. The Call to Abraham (Done)
10. Abraham: Father of Nations (Done)
11. Sodom and Gomorrah (Done)
12. The Great Sacrifice: Abraham and Isaac (Done)
13. Jacob's Ladder (Done)
14. Jacob: Wrestling with God (Done)
15. Joseph and the Coat of Many Colors (Done)

Hillsdale College Online Courses (120 hours)
1. Politics
2. History
3. Literature
4. Philosophy and Religion
5. Natural Sciences

Gotham Chess Courses (24 hours)
1. E4 New York Style - With White (In progress)
2. E6B6 New York Style - With Black
3. D4 Dynamite - With White

Andrew Huberman Neuroscience Podcasts (60 hours)
30+ episodes

Major Essays to Write (50 hours)
1. On Friendship: Competition, Companionship, Convergence (Done)
2. 20 Questions with ABG  (Done)
3. 21 More Questions with ABG  (Done)
4. The Pendulum  (Done)
5. The Tradeoff  (Done)
6. Frontier Freedom  (Done)
7. The Devolution of Authenticity (Done)
8. The Importance of Individuation (Done)
9. Relinquishing Egotism (Done)  
10. The Smile Cycle  (In Progress)

Book List to Read ( hours)
1. Zero to One - Peter Thiel  (Done)
2. Mere Christianity - CS Lewis  (Done)
3. Lying - Sam Harris  (Done)
4. 12 Rules for Life - Jordan Peterson  (Done)
5. The Right Side of History - Ben Shapiro (Done)
6. Lifespan - David Sinclair (In Progress)
7. Letters to Doubting Thomas - Charles Layman 

Jordan Peterson Personality Course (7 hours)
1. Lecture one
2. Lecture two
3. Lecture three
4. Lecture four
5. Lecture five 
6. Lecture six
7. Lecture seven
8. Lecture eight
9. Lecture nine
10. Lecture ten 
11. Personality Assessment 





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