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As Myers notes, the desire for the perception of control over ourselves and our environment is a very strong one

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As Myers notes, the desire for the perception of control over ourselves and our environment is a very strong one.  In fact, we will go so far as to convince ourselves that we are in control over events that occur by random.  Moreover, as suggested by the research described in the link above, we may even extend that illusion further by handing over control to others we deem to be highly lucky.  That is, we sometimes exhibit “illusion of control by proxy.”

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