Agency
Ideas around agency, aka the sense of control that you feel in your life + your capacity to influence your own thoughts and behavior
unoptimal and
Agency
You gotta be understanding who you are and where you're at in life
right now. You absolutely have to be figuring out how you can
increase your capacity to influence your own thoughts and behaviors
as well as your faith in your ability to handle a wide range of
tasks and situations.
Agencymaxxing happens through
doing things. You
can think all you want and... See more
right now. You absolutely have to be figuring out how you can
increase your capacity to influence your own thoughts and behaviors
as well as your faith in your ability to handle a wide range of
tasks and situations.
Agencymaxxing happens through
doing things. You
can think all you want and... See more
You Need to Be Agencymaxxing
Stephen Cave formalized “Freedom Quotient” as an additional dimension to evaluate human competencies beyond IQs (intelligent quotient) and EQ (emotional quotient). Cave defined FQ as a measure of natural free will, and he argues that smoothing out inequalities in FQ – and to raise the FQ of everyone – should be a goal of schools and of social
... See moreThe most successful entrepreneurs and business people aren’t necessarily the smartest. But the managerial tracks that have fueled the upper-middle class have been fed by a credentialed cognitive elite. I expect those priorities to shift toward agency, adaptability, and demonstrated value creation.
Jeff Giesea • Agency is the new superpower
“Rather than feel impotent and useless, you must come to terms with the fact that as a human being you are infinitely powerful, and take responsibility for this tremendous power. Even our smallest actions have potential for great change, positively or negatively, and the way in which we all conduct ourselves within the world means something. You... See more
I’ve come to believe that agency — the ability to start, decide, act, adapt, and follow through — is rising in importance as AI continues to spread. We’re used to seeing raw intelligence as the ultimate advantage, but something is shifting. Intelligence is now everywhere. It’s on tap. It’s no longer scarce. The rare thing now is the ability and... See more
Agency is the new superpower
Questions for taking agency