I never once thought it was just my perception of the matter that was causing my disappointment and that I could control this!

我从没想到正是自己对事物的认知角度引起了自己的失望，而那是自己可以控制的！

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"What distinguishes one person's meltdown from another's indifference is their perception of control over the situation," says Paul J. Rosch, M.D., President of the American Institute of Stress.

“区别一个人的崩溃和另一个人的冷漠在于对控制这种情况的认知。”美国压力研究所总裁保罗·罗希博士说。

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So I began to wonder if my perception of a situation, any situation, was something I could control?

因此，我开始想自己对任何情境的认识是否能够掌控？

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Rods are very sensitive to light, shapes and movements and cones are not as sensitive, but they control the perception of color.

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It remains to be seen whether this attempt to control and distort our perception of the past (and therefore control the future) will succeed.

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But is the amount of control worth the perception that the system is obtusely anti-consumer?

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