Detachment

Detachment names a loosening of grasping toward an outcome while action continues. The word appears in Buddhist and Taoist traditions, where it has its own ethical and philosophical meanings, and in manifestation culture, where it is often used as advice to stop checking whether a desire has arrived.

It is not indifference, passivity, or a tactic that makes an outcome more likely once you stop wanting it. The traditions do not all mean the same thing, and reducing them to a method for getting what one wants misses their differences. Some situations call for more involvement, not less.

Omzoe uses detachment as a question about control: what can you choose, and what must remain open? That distinction can make an aim more workable without turning acceptance into resignation.