There are 2 kinds of people: external versus internal locus of control (ELoC vs ILoC), based on how they tend to explain events, and whether they favor attributing external or internal factors. You can tell them apart by heat signatures of their responses to things going wrong.
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Do you think it's immutable? I've always been a mixture of both, but tend more ILoC with age. And I have a teenage son who is completely ELoC, but it seems most teens are. And there's an obvious cultural aspect..
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I think it’s mutable but very slowly. I’ve always been ILoC and could use some ELoC actually. A Hulk smash side.
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Going from ELoC to ILoC is a process of introspection. Going from ILoC to ELoC seems more complicated. At least in a sustainable way. Drugs and booze will do it temporarily.

