The Dichotomy Of Control Can Only Be A Preliminary Tool
That is why the dichotomy of control is best approached as a preliminary tool. We (can) use it to distinguish what we can control from what we can’t – but peace of mind arrives only when we begin taking action in the realm of the former, the can-do.
As the saying goes, we can’t think ourselves into new ways of acting, but we can act ourselves into new ways of thinking.
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