Action / Agency
All about action, agency, how to act in the world and be agentic, how to turn from thought to action, from consumption to creation. how to be the creator of your own life and your own reality
Action / Agency
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instagram.comVincent Van Gogh on the accumulation of small things:
“Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together. The trick is to focus on the first small thing. Starting small is still starting, and small beginnings often lead to extraordinary endings.”
"I was waiting for something extraordinary to happen, but as the years wasted on, nothing ever did unless I caused it.”
—Charles Bukowski
The appropriate amount of effort is zero
expandingawareness.org
«So I invite you to go about your day and practice dropping the effort. See how weird it feels, but notice how the activity is still getting done. See what it’s like to drop the energy too low, where you might become lethargic or your performance drops. Notice the sweet spot as a surprising experience of ease and a kind of elegance: the less you grip, the smoother and more precise the movement.»
Go to the funerals of the people you care about and the normal rational behaviour is never mentioned. It’s filled with weird and hilarious stories of the individual — the times they broke out of the median distribution of human behaviour and displayed their uniqueness.
George Mack • High Agency In 30 Minutes
about “normal” people and “normal” behavior
True agency involves defiance, improvisation, instinct, and often irrationality.
Pirate Wires • Agency Is Eating the World
Write your thoughts down. Draw the problem. Use a whiteboard. Create a spreadsheet. Talk out loud to a smart person. Go for a walk or run with a specific question.
The act of transforming out of your head to another medium acts like a filtration system, removing the vague mud from your thinking.
Each time you transform your thoughts out of your head,... See more
The act of transforming out of your head to another medium acts like a filtration system, removing the vague mud from your thinking.
Each time you transform your thoughts out of your head,... See more
George Mack • High Agency In 30 Minutes
How to start acting faster — define the problem more clearly by transferring it onto a medium, don’t stay in your own head