July 22, 2025
Day 17: The Illusion of Control in Modern Life
We try to plan everything in life. Career, life goals, holidays, or even how we manage ourselves. We make plans, but the outcomes depend on hundreds of factors. Because life is unpredictable, we cling to our plans to lull ourselves into the illusion of control. In the short term, we can overcome anxiety. But when life throws a curveball, our plans usually collapse.
We all afraid of the unknown, like future, an awaited diagnosis, or even tomorrow. We make the assumption that if we work harder and make plans for everything, we'll have more control over our life and future. But that's rarely true. The moment one thing goes wrong, everything else begins to unravel. Planning every hour of our day becomes a coping mechanism to manage anxiety about the future, and because of this we'll be more frustrated. What was meant to solve the problem ended up becoming the problem itself.
At this moment we try to course-correct and redesign our plans, but now we feel that we are late, so the frustration intensifies. Again. Some people end up in a life where they plan every hour of their day, and it's bacame a coping mechanism to deal with their dread about tomorrow.
Maybe we don't need to think ahead that much. We need to be aware of our life, we need goals and plans, but we have to get rid of overplanning. For that we need all the courage we can muster to stop trying to control every detail. Only then might the anxiety begin to fade.
We try to plan everything in life.
Career, life goals, holidays, or even how we manage ourselves.
We make plans, but the outcomes depend on hundreds of factors.
Because life is unpredictable, we cling to our plans to lull ourselves into the illusion of control.
In the short term, we can overcome anxiety.
But when life throws a curveball, our plans usually collapse.
We are all afraid of the unknown, l. Like the future, an awaited diagnosis, or even just tomorrow.
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I feel stressed reading this, haha. Excellent writing!
July 23, 2025
Yeah, same. I felt stressed writing it. 😀
Thank you!
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Day 17: The Illusion of Control in Modern Life |
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We try to plan everything in life. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Career, life goals, holidays, or even how we manage ourselves. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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We make plans, but the outcomes depend on hundreds of factors. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Because life is unpredictable, we cling to our plans to lull ourselves into the illusion of control. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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In the short term, we can overcome anxiety. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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But when life throws a curveball, our plans usually collapse. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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We all afraid of the unknown, like future, an awaited diagnosis, or even tomorrow. We are all afraid of the unknown |
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We make the assumption that if we work harder and make plans for everything, we'll have more control over our life and future. |
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But that's rarely true. |
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The moment one thing goes wrong, everything else begins to unravel. |
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Planning every hour of our day becomes a coping mechanism to manage anxiety about the future, and because of this we'll be more frustrated. |
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What was meant to solve the problem ended up becoming the problem itself. |
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At this moment we try to course-correct and redesign our plans, but now we feel that we are late, so the frustration intensifies. |
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Again. |
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Some people end up in a life where they plan every hour of their day, and it's bacame a coping mechanism to deal with their dread about tomorrow. |
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Maybe we don't need to think ahead that much. |
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We need to be aware of our life, we need goals and plans, but we have to get rid of overplanning. |
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For that we need all the courage we can muster to stop trying to control every detail. |
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Only then might the anxiety begin to fade. |
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