Vishen LakhianiFounder of Mindvalley | NYT Bestselling Author | Transforming Lives Globally

Need to let go of control?

22 Mar 2022 · 1 min

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A short excerpt from a Vishen Lakhiani YouTube video arguing that control is an illusion. The speaker explains that while people strive to control their environment, true control never exists; what we have is an "illusion of control" which can be useful for motivation but should be recognized as an illusion so one can remain resilient when it breaks down.

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Everything that you do is in some way, shape, fashion, or form, an attempt to control your environment. Well, I have some news for you. You do not have control. You never had control. You never will have control. What you have is the illusion of control. Now, I'm not knocking the illusion of control. It is a wonderful creation. That's what makes you get up in the morning and strive and do all of the things that give meaning to your life. But it's wonderful to use the illusion of control, knowing that that is the illusion of control. Because when it breaks down, and it will sooner or later, in every one of your lives, you don't go to pieces. You simply say, ah, this is where the illusion broke down. Where do I go from.