High Agency

[High Agency @highagencyman]

High agency man

[High Agency @highagencyman]

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How to Actually Get What You Want in Life

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[High Agency @highagencyman]

What George did

🔹 Wrote daily
🔹 Optimized his environment
🔹 Overcame fear through action

High-agency living.

What habits are you going to form?

[High Agency @highagencyman]

Why is George Bernard Shaw is the only person to win both a Nobel Prize in Literature, and an Oscar. 🏆🎭

Well he famously said

"I only have one life, and I am not going to spend it at an office desk."

Most people wait decades to realize this.

#highagency

[High Agency @highagencyman]

“Life is not a brief candle for me. It is a splendid torch which I have got hold of for the moment, & I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.”

George Bernard Shaw

[Andrej Karpathy @karpathy]

Agency > Intelligence

I had this intuitively wrong for decades, I think due to a pervasive cultural veneration of intelligence, various entertainment/media, obsession with IQ etc. Agency is significantly more powerful and significantly more scarce. Are you hiring for agency? Are we educating for agency? Are you acting as if you had 10X agency?

Grok explanation is ~close:

“Agency, as a personality trait, refers to an individual's capacity to take initiative, make decisions, and exert control over their actions and environment. It’s about being proactive rather than reactive—someone with high agency doesn’t just let life happen to them; they shape it. Think of it as a blend of self-efficacy, determination, and a sense of ownership over one’s path.

People with strong agency tend to set goals and pursue them with confidence, even in the face of obstacles. They’re the type to say, “I’ll figure it out,” and then actually do it. On the flip side, someone low in agency might feel more like a passenger in their own life, waiting for external forces—like luck, other people, or circumstances—to dictate what happens next.

It’s not quite the same as assertiveness or ambition, though it can overlap. Agency is quieter, more internal—it’s the belief that you *can* act, paired with the will to follow through. Psychologists often tie it to concepts like locus of control: high-agency folks lean toward an internal locus, feeling they steer their fate, while low-agency folks might lean external, seeing life as something that happens *to* them.”

[Garry Tan @garrytan]

Intelligence is on tap now so agency is even more important

[Hardik Pandya @hvpandya]

Agency.

[High Agency @highagencyman]

9/ Final Thought:

Becoming high agency is a choice.
A mindset.
A way of operating.

You either take control, or you get controlled.

Which one are you choosing today?

Drop a 🔥 in the replies if you're committed to high agency.

#HighAgency #Mindset #Success

[High Agency @highagencyman]

1/ Want to take control of your life? Adopt a high-agency mindset.

High-agency people don’t wait. They act, adapt, and win—no matter the circumstances.

Here’s a step-by-step framework to become high agency in any situation: 🧵👇

[High Agency @highagencyman]

8/ Step 7: Take Initiative Without Permission

Stop waiting for approval.
Stop hesitating.

If something needs to be done, do it—even if no one gives you the green light.

Permission is for low-agency people.