I have seen the fate of those who have not lived their own lives, and it is simply horrible. People who live out their destiny and fulfill it to the best of their knowledge and abilities have no reason for regret. — Carl Jung, October 20, 1959

Many of our perceived challenges stem from a sense of low agency - the feeling that we lack control over our lives and decisions. This perception leads to passivity, where we wait for external forces to dictate our direction, causing feelings of helplessness and… Show more

Another key fact is that agency isn't intrinsic to a system, but rather something we ascribe to it. It's a way of describing a system at the level of abstraction that includes goals, obstacles, motivations, etc. If you look too closely (at a sufficiently low level of abstraction), the agency might seem to disappear. A plant, for example, is 'merely

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The simple individualistic humanist frame treats the person as the seat of agency, the atomic unit of moral responsibility and choice-making.

I want you to see the limits of this model. Agency exists at micro- and macro-scales, the “person” is just one step on the ladder.

@HunterGlenn @visakanv @goblinodds That is literally the first question you need to answer for yourself if you want to train agency. What do I want?

I was realizing how many personal and interpersonal issues ultimately traced back to feeling like one has little to no agency. Everything from confidence to motivation can be traced back to agency, at least to some extent.

What idea changed how you view the world? Here's mine: High Agency. The high agency library: (19 best examples I've found in 4 years) Show more