does not lift, and there is no negotiating through the world.39 It is up to us to reestablish order in the midst of chaos, which brings us to Peterson’s rule 6: “Set Your House in Perfect Order Before You Criticize the World.” No matter what circumstances we have inherited, we must stop blame-shifting, making excuses, or becoming cynical. Instead, we should clean up our own lives, stop doing what is wrong, and begin doing what is right.40 It should
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