School I · Lesson 12 of 15
The Illusion of Control
Core idea: uncertainty, risk and acceptance.
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We like to feel in control. So we often believe we control more than we do. Psychologists call this the illusion of control. It's why people blow on dice or feel safer driving than riding, even when the odds are the same.
About 2,000 years ago, the Stoic teacher Epictetus put it simply: some things are up to us, and some are not. Peace starts with knowing which is which.
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