Jordan Peterson explores why we suffer, explaining life's innate adversity becomes needlessly amplified by human failings like deceit and shirking responsibility. He advocates rediscovering meaning through adopting responsibility to justify existence, easing guilt by acting with conscience and living up to potential. Peterson notes we spontaneously admire those exemplifying the instinct for meaning by overcoming challenges. Overall Peterson encourages lifting burdens off others' shoulders by developing self-reliance, capitalizing on talents, and adopting the responsibility creating meaning that makes suffering bearable.