Specifically, there's an idea in personality psychology called locus of control.

具体来说，人格心理学中有一个概念叫做控制点。

If we're honest with ourselves, it's easier to identify external factors as challenges than it is for us to accept responsibility to influence what is within our locus of control.

如果我们不要欺骗自己，事实是，比较容易的做法是将外部因子视为挑战，难的是我们自己扛起责任，在我们能控制的范围内去发挥影响力。

At still other times, the locus of market power is the exchange.

而在另一些时候，市场力量的中心又变成了交易平台。

It's not. I'll have you know, in the field of physics, we work with particles so small, they make fat jokes about the locus coeruleus.

确实，给你说啊，在物理领域，我们研究的粒子都小，见到蓝斑都得笑它胖。

Someone with an internal locus of control believes the things that happened to them are strongly influenced by their own actions, abilities or mistakes.

有内在控制感的人认为发生在他们身上的事情受到他们自己的行为、能力或错误的强烈影响。

And so if Solzhenitsyn had an external locus of control, he would never have gotten to know himself in prison.

因此，如果索尔仁尼琴有一个外部控制点，他就永远不会在监狱里认识自己。

I know I'm loca. You too, huh?

“我知道我是当地人，你也是？”

She says one of the areas that interests researchers is known as the “locus of learning.”

她说研究者感兴趣的一个领域是“学习轨迹”。

I'm about to remove the locus coeruleus, which is incredibly delicate work. Have at it.

我正要切除蓝斑，这活儿需要相当的技巧。你来吧。

A person with a strong internal locus of control feels that they're mainly responsible for their outcomes in life, while a person with an external locus of control will give more credit to things like fate, luck, and chance.

一个有强烈内在控制点的人会觉得他们主要对自己的生活结果负责，而一个有外在控制点的人会把更多的功劳归于命运、运气和机会。

Many researchers, such as Herbert M. Lefcourt, state that having a sense of internal locus of control, over our own lives, is a key condition for our mental health.

许多研究人员，如赫伯特·M·莱考特（Herbert M. Lefcourt）指出，对我们自己的生活有一种内在控制感，是我们心理健康的一个关键条件。

If you take on an external locus of control, you give up responsibility for the outcomes of your own life and become a victim.

如果你接受了外部控制点，你就放弃了对自己生活结果的责任，成为一个受害者。

It may seem strange that this corner of the advertising business-almost a side-hustle for Google-will be the locus for it.

广告业务的这个角落——几乎是谷歌的一个副业——将成为战场，这可能看起来有些奇怪。

A great example of someone with a strong internal locus of control is Alexsandr Solzhenitsyn.

亚历山大·索尔仁尼琴就是一个很好的例子，他拥有强大的内在控制点。

Meanwhile, the opposite was true for those who believed the planchette was moved by some outside force: They reported a more external locus of control.

与此同时，对于那些相信通灵板被某种外力移动的人来说，情况正好相反：他们属于更外部的控制点。

So in my estimation, the adoption of an internal locus of control played a significant role in Solzhenitsyn's greatness.

因此，在我看来，索尔仁尼琴的伟大之处，关键就在于他采用了内在控制点。

In a 2018 study of 40 Ouija board players, more skeptical players reported a more internal locus of control.

在2018年一项对40名通灵板玩家的研究中，持怀疑态度的玩家报告说，他们的内心控制点更强。

They adopt an internal locus of control, and they take complete responsibility for the outcomes of their lives.

他们采用内在控制点的角度，他们对自己生活的结果承担全部责任。

But if you take on an internal locus of control, you take responsibility for the outcomes of your life and become a creative agent.

但如果你接受了内在控制点，你就会对自己生活的结果负责，成为一个有创造力的人。

Where are you falling victim to your external locus of control?

你在哪些地方成为了外在控制点的牺牲品？