Dichotomy of Control

>But I would argue that Stoics divide life into what is within our control and what is not. Actually the (ancient) Stoics didn't do anything of the sort. What you describe is a complete misinterpret…

Lifelong social comparison — Hi everyone, I’ve struggled with comparing myself to others my entire life. Whether it’s academics, fitness, or career, I constantly feel "behind" everyone else. Even my own achievements feel hollow b…

The fatalistic overcorrection of the dichotomy of control. — I wrote part of the body of this post as a comment in another thread, but I see these comments very often anyway so I thought (voluntarily) that I would give a general objection to them here. The g…

> The sub doesn't let me post That's weird. There are auto-rules that limit TOP-LEVEL comments for posts tagged as "Seeking Personal Stoic Guidance". You have to be tagged as a "Contributor". I do…

Oh man. At first I thought it was all broicism, that it meant you need to let go of everything out of your control and only focus on what’s in your control, or suppress your emotions or to only focus …

I agree with what you say about the dichotomy of control (personally, I see it as an introduction, i.e. an over simplification to get us a bit closer to the actual concept) but… >What you choose to d…

Wow, that shatters my perspective of Stoicism, LOL. But it makes sense, things or thoughts cannot be directly under our control. Rather, our "prohairesis" is essentially the capacity to form valid jud…

> I’ve started learning about Stoicism and the dichotomy of control, but I find it hard to apply this to such a deep-seated habit. The Stoic path requires commitment and effort and it starts with eng…

There are many deliberations of free will in Cicero when thinking about Chrysippus in his On Fate, but it remains fragmented. Having voluntas liberum was indeed thought of, and was debated among skept…

I feel like your assertions contradict the "dichotomy of control" principle

The one I kept missing for years: planning as a substitute for action. Marcus has the line "Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one." I'd read it dozens of times. Thought I…

The last paragraph is the sharpest thing in this thread. That gap between framework-calm and genuine non-attachment is almost impossible to detect from the inside. The framework gives you a story abou…

I was hoping the more learned  redditors on this sub would comment. "so how does Stoic practice correct your actions and beliefs, if you can’t control them?* Through sustained rational inquiry, ar…

The dichotomy of control gets thrown around so much it almost loses meaning, but I think what makes it genuinely useful is applying it in real time — not as a philosophy lecture to yourself, but as an…