Agency

So when we are confronted by indecision, we need to take action despite our doubts or confusion. We need to move forward, even if we’re only taking small steps. Those steps, regardless of which direction they go in, are likely to give us new information and experience. Our actions send ripples into the world. The situation may change or reveal

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You don't need to be in tech to have high agency. Yet you'll find most of these people there, as they naturally gravitate toward low-structure, high-impact environments — namely, startups.

The final human edge is in controlling the machine or keeping your distance — in how many steps ahead, or how many steps removed, you are at any given moment. 1

The share of solo-founder startups has almost doubled in the last few years2, and the first examples of businesses with a handful of employees generating hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue have emerged. Henri Shi, who spent nearly a decade growing super.com into a $150M ARR business, is now tracking the progress towards Altman’s one-person... See more

Autonomy is the desire to steer our own ship. Mastery is the desire to steer it well. And purpose is the need for the journey to mean something.