I do believe we are immersed in our daily doings to such an extent we make things more difficult than necessary ( a learned behavior). I consider many of the systems in place to be controlled, as they reinforce the difficulty of just being oneself. Having said that, here two of the ideas that caught my attention many years ago.

1- Treat every thought in your mind as originating from elsewhere. The results are shocking and allows for a control and peace unparalleled when applied.

2- We have been trained to wallow in ignorance of our own power. Trained to place the cause of extra-ordinary actions on something outside of ourselves (prayer, rituals, magic, etc). By agreeing to such a thing, we choose to remain ignorant on whatever it is that makes us dynamic. The rituals and systems trick people into harnessing their power while believing it comes from elsewhere. This in no way precludes the idea that forces are outside of ourselves, nor that they may sometimes be involved in spectacular doings. Just the truth that a crutch such as always attributing powerful acts to them perpetuates the ignorance we are farmed to graze in.