Some things aren't yours to carry

insyed; cozy psychology · Apr 9, 2026 · 4m · transcript

We don't always get to choose what happens to us. But we do get to choose what we do next.

In this episode, I'm coming to you straight from a cancelled haircut appointment — and what started as a frustrating morning turned into a reminder of something I learned in my psychology lectures: the locus of control. We talk about what it means to know the difference between what's in and out of your hands, what the research says about people who live by that distinction, and how an Islamic concept called Tawakkul quietly backs all of it up. Nothing can take your agency away from you. That's your…