“Why wouldn’t you have to battle for a high-quality position?” Jordan Peterson Jordan Peterson was interviewed on British TV (Channel Four). If you don’t know about him, he makes his position pretty clear in the video — including what strongly contributed to his popularity. But that’s not important here. What he shows in the video is how to hold your own against an hostile interviewer as an academic: It’s nice to watch an Academic (I guess being a clinical psychologist helps) succeeding in a hostile interview. A few of his actions are: He speaks calmly and clearly, yet with some emotion and humor. Esp. his pauses are well done, and he smiles when parts of his book are cited. He is “very, very, very careful with his words”, defines his terms, remembers what he has actually said and corrects it immediately when he is misrepresented. He strikes a balance between being proud of his contributions/achievements and basic humility (e.g., when he puts “25k letters against the rather vague accusations”. He points out observations that do not fit the narrative (e.g., areas where the ratios are turned), and he often does it without judging the situation as good or bad. Just [...]
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