A famous catchphrase of the renowned psychologist and phylosophical thinker, professor Jordan B. Peterson, referring to the fact that instead of starting to complain about our national or global problems, we should rather focus on what we can do to improve ourselves, our family, our local community, the spaces we are personally responsible for (like our rooms).
"This capitalist system really sucks, I'm going to do everything to overthrow it!"
"I'm not sure you are qualified to do that safely in any way. Instead, you could set an example and improve things in your immediate sphere of competence! Clean up your room, for starters!"
A Shackteau is a humble, weather-beaten, structurally questionable shelter located in a spectacular or highly coveted place—Wales, Jackson Hole, Sun Valley, Crested Butte, coastal Maine, the Alps—where the building itself may be worth almost nothing, but the dirt, view, access, and mythology make it absurdly valuable.
In use:
Shackteâu - We thought it was an abandoned shed until the realtor called it a rare alpine Shackteâu with unobstructed views and listed it for $2 million.