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Bird by Bird (Anne Lamott)


All that energy we expend to keep things running right is not what's keeping things running right.
page: 180
tags: control



Grit (Angela Duckworth)


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



Linchpin (Seth Godin)


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



Reality is Broken (Jane McGonigal)


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



The Power of No (James Altucher)


Say no to your history, your upbringing, your things, your dramas, your relationships. Give up control of these things.
page: 191
tags: history control