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Circle of Control Calculator

beginner•Stoic Dichotomy of Control

Build a function that categorizes life events into Circle of Control, Circle of Influence, and Circle of Concern based on controllability.

Instructions:

  • 1.Create a function `categorizeEvent(event, controllability, canInfluence)`
  • 2.Return 'control' if controllability is 100
  • 3.Return 'influence' if canInfluence is true and controllability < 100
  • 4.Return 'concern' otherwise

Philosophical Connection

Epictetus taught that wisdom lies in distinguishing what we control from what we don't. This function embodies that core Stoic principle.

Your Solution

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Test Cases

Full control
Input: categorizeEvent("My attitude", 100, true)
Expected: control
Partial influence
Input: categorizeEvent("Team morale", 40, true)
Expected: influence
No control
Input: categorizeEvent("Weather", 0, false)
Expected: concern
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