Some Notes on Agency at Work

would not say, “I want to no longer be bossed around.” Rather, you might say something like, “I am in charge of my own activities; I have the freedom to create and execute my work in exactly the form I am inspired to do so.” • Feel free to include quantifiable Target Goals within the narrative. And one more thing to add, which is new here. Many wri

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radical agency involves finding real edges: things you are willing to do that others aren’t, often because they’re annoying, unpleasant, or obscured in a cloud of aversion.

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

For me strategy was about insatiable curiosity, falling down rabbit holes, connecting seemingly disparate dots, being that annoying kid in the backseat of the car on a long road trip who keeps asking ‘but, why?’, diving deep on subjects I’d never explored before, becoming a master of pointless trivia and therefore excellent in a pub quiz scenario.

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