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All that energy we expend to keep things running right is not what's keeping things running right.
page: 180
tags:
control
It isn't suffering that leads to helplessness, it's suffering you think you can't control
page: 172
tags:
suffering
helplessness
control
Suffering without control reliably produces symptoms of clinical depression, including changes in appetite and physical activity, sleep problems, and poor concentration
page: 173
tags:
suffering
depression
control
We only get a certain number of brain cycles to spend each day. Spending even one on a situation out of our control has a significant opportunity cost.
page: 186
tags:
opportunity
control
In casual games, there is no greater purpose to our actions--we are simply enjoying our ability to make something happen.
page: 62
tags:
control
success
Flexible Optimism: continually assessing our abilities to achieve a goal, and intensifying or reducing our efforts accordingly. When practiced, we see more opportunities for success, but don't overstate our abilities. and we don't overestimate the amount of control we have over the outcome.
page: 68
tags:
optimism
self-assessment
goals
effort
opportunity
success
ability
control
Say no to your history, your upbringing, your things, your dramas, your relationships. Give up control of these things.
page: 191
tags:
history
control