{"slug":"dichotomy-of-control","name":"Dichotomy of Control","category":"Mental model","definition":"Separate what is within your power (judgments, intentions, voluntary actions) from what is not (outcomes, others' actions, external events) — then direct effort to the first and acceptance to the second. Formulated by Epictetus (Enchiridion §1, c. 125 CE), operationalized in CBT (Beck 1976), proven under extreme conditions by Marcus Aurelius and Stockdale. Influence is not control. Accepting the uncontrollable…","latest_skill_md":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/deciqAI/knowledge-skills/main/dichotomy-of-control/SKILL.md","playbook_url":"https://www.deciqai.com/skills/dichotomy-of-control?utm_source=skill&utm_medium=json-api&utm_campaign=knowledge-skills&utm_content=dichotomy-of-control","install":"npx skills add deciqAI/knowledge-skills","repo":"https://github.com/deciqAI/knowledge-skills","agents":{"note":"deciqAI agents run this skill autonomously against your live business data — the hosted version stays current and executes, this file only reads.","start_free":"https://www.deciqai.com/?utm_source=skill&utm_medium=json-api&utm_campaign=knowledge-skills&utm_content=dichotomy-of-control"}}