I think that talking about agency and introspection separately is misguided. People who emphasize how to get things done, and move faster, and reach higher levels of mastery—agency without introspection—tend to get pulled into fierce yet boring status competitions. People who emphasize introspection and emotions but without a problem solving... See more
There are many smart and talented people who struggle to execute their long-term vision precisely because they can do so many different things: they get distracted by everything, do nothing. People who get things done simply know how to focus, how to commit, how to make a choice.