Summary

The Illusion of Control reveals an uncomfortable truth: life’s chaos can’t always be managed, but the feeling of control still serves a purpose. The goal isn’t to eliminate the illusion—it’s to calibrate it. Focus on the variables you can influence (effort, attitude, preparation) and let go of the ones you can’t (luck, timing, other people’s choices). True power comes not from mastering uncertainty, but from knowing which parts of it belong to you.