> That leads right into: The only thing you can truly exert control over is yourself, I don't see a disinction here between 'yourself' and 'the environment/wor

> That leads right into: The only thing you can truly exert control over is yourself, I don't see a disinction here between 'yourself' and 'the environment/world'. Both affect you, and you can/cannot control both. And the logical solution is to try (when it is worth it and not to try when it isn't).