dichotomy of control, n.Definitions

The Dichotomy of control (n.) divides ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠the world in two: our opinions, impulses, desires and aversions are up to us; our possessions and reputation are not.

Dichotomy of control (n.) exposes ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠a contradiction: to believe you must have a thing and also that getting it is not in your power — the root, for the Stoics, of most emotional suffering.