What would your life look like if you actually had no agency around each problem you are currently facing. Describe the details of a zero agency life.
What would your life look like if you actually had no agency around each problem you are currently facing. Describe the details of a zero agency life.
The only way for life to not feel so hard is to just see how it goes
The opposite of this is believing things are supposed to be a certain way, and that it's somehow bad if things are not
You're this age, with this much money, at this stage, etc. Nothing is ever objectively… Show more
What this shows is that you don’t really feel good about the life you’re living now; you feel good about the resources you have that give you the reach and scope to live some future good life.
Andrew Root • The Congregation in a Secular Age (Ministry in a Secular Age Book #3): Keeping Sacred Time against the Speed of Modern Life
thought without agency is just yearning, but acting without imagination is just busywork.
The psychologist Bessel van der Kolk defines agency as “the feeling of being in charge of your life: knowing where you stand, knowing that you have a say in what happens to you, knowing that you have some ability to shape your circumstance.” People who exhibit agency have been shown to be happier and healthier, and have a higher quality of life.
Bruce Feiler • Life Is in the Transitions: Mastering Change at Any Age
there’s no character trait more essential to individual and societal progress than agency. Agency is the embodied conviction that you have the power to create meaningful change in your life and transform your vision into reality. It’s the engine that powers human progress.