Take control where you can
... and let go where you can’t.
When you focus on the things you can’t control, the pressure—and your anxiety—are intensified. Focus on the things you can control and let the rest take care of itself.
203
500 reads
CURATED FROM
How to Guarantee Strong Performance Under Pressure - Lolly Daskal |
lollydaskal.com
6 ideas
·3.25K reads
IDEAS CURATED BY
"Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower." - Steve Jobs. Striving not to be a follower.
The idea is part of this collection:
Learn more about personaldevelopment with this collection
How to make rational decisions
The role of biases in decision-making
The impact of social norms on decision-making
Related collections
Similar ideas to Take control where you can
Take control
In a pressure moment, there are factors you have control over and factors you don't.
Focus on the factors you can control, not on the "uncontrollables," that could intensify the pressure, increase your anxiety, and ultimately undermine your confidence.
Control what you can
Ignore the rest. We worry about things that we have no control over. But worrying never fixed anything.
The stoics are saying that if you focus your energy on what you can change, you’re going to be a lot more productive and effective.
What we can control
In every situation, there are things we can control and things we can’t. We can control what we say or do, but trying to control what we can't is a recipe for anxiety and stress.
Read & Learn
20x Faster
without
deepstash
with
deepstash
with
deepstash
Personalized microlearning
—
100+ Learning Journeys
—
Access to 200,000+ ideas
—
Access to the mobile app
—
Unlimited idea saving
—
—
Unlimited history
—
—
Unlimited listening to ideas
—
—
Downloading & offline access
—
—
Supercharge your mind with one idea per day
Enter your email and spend 1 minute every day to learn something new.
I agree to receive email updates