Saeed

Data Scientist

[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.”

[Data Science Fact @DataSciFact]

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[FIFA World Cup @FIFAWorldCup]

FT | #MAR 0-1 #IRN

ANOTHER dramatic finale at this year's #WorldCup!

[Koosha 🇨🇦🇮🇷 @kooshtp]

@MattDube @BahmanFathiA Thanks, @MattDube, for your support. Many Iranian top talents chose Canada as home as it's an ideal place, away from any unfairness, to contribute to making a better world. They now face the unfair issue of #DelayedIranianApplications, which has adversely affected their lives.

[Matthew Dubé @MattDube]

@BahmanFathiA This issue absolutely has our attention. You can count on our support: https://t.co/LMbBnh2cBO

[Saeed @saeedsojasi]

@MattDube @BahmanFathiA Thank you for your support!
#DelayedIranianApplications

[Sadaf 🇨🇦🍁 @Sadafijk]

A few number of my Iranian friends got their PPR last week but none of them were from #Quebec. Probably @CitImmCanFR doesn't want educated professionals immigrate and live in #Quebec. @AhmedDHussen get #QuebecSkilledWorkers stream running!
#DelayedIranianApplication

[Koosha 🇨🇦🇮🇷 @kooshtp]

@dgeorge7007 @AhmedDHussen @ImmigrationCBoC Don, I'm sharing the same concerns with you. 100s of Iranians who've earned degrees in Canada & contributed to this spectacular country for yrs, & already passed several security clearances, are in limbo as their legal PR apps are not being processed. #DelayedIranianApplications

[Kerdra_ @diane_erlich]

Wow Canada, my country we can do better then this ! https://t.co/2s4Iz2tzxM

[Sadaf 🇨🇦🍁 @Sadafijk]

My friends in #Quebec are facing unacceptable delays in their PR applications and yet the so-called(!) @liberal_party MP calls those working against this discrimination "noisy". Thanks to @ThomasMulcair, @JennyKwanBC and @NDP for their support on #DelayedIranianApplications

[Saeed @saeedsojasi]

@ThomasMulcair Dear @ThomasMulcair thank you so much for your support.
#DelayedIranianApplications

[Mokhtar Tabari @MokhtarTabari]

@cancivlib @AhmedDHussen @ICCongress @CitImmCanada We'd love to contribute to Canadian economy, if we were not dealing with #DelayedIranianApplications everyday. Waiting too long for our Permanent Residency keeps us away from being productive. #cdnpoli @JustinTrudeau

Thanks to CCLA for their kind support.

[Iranian Canadian Congress @ICCongress]

Other than Iranian students "the ICC has also heard from other Iranian PR applicants and Iranians in Canada applying for citizenship who are also facing significant delays." Ahmadi said the ICC is investigating.

#DelayedIranianApplications

https://t.co/0xKDXDiT2n

[Saeed @saeedsojasi]

@cancivlib @AhmedDHussen @ICCongress @CitImmCanada Many thanks to @ICCongress and @cancivlib for working on #DelayedIranianApplications. To the attention of @AhmedDHussen, @RalphGoodale @CitlmmCanada: we hope this helps us to get an update soon!

Let’s maintain Canada’s attitude to be positively inclined toward immigration.

[Shaun Frenette @CTVShaunF]

Another group joining calls for Immigration Minister @AhmedDHussen to look into #DelayedIranianApplications for permanent residency cards. Last month, several Iranian-Canadians In Calgary told us they're frustrated with long waits. #yyc #cdnpoli https://t.co/1KWjfQ4cmv

[Homa @homa_mp]

6yrs ago,the only thing I was thinking of & applied for was 🇨🇦. Now I feel frustrated,singled-out,ignored&heartbroken because of being unfairly targeted;my nationality #DelayedIranianApplications @ThomasMulcair @AhmedDHussen @MarcMillerVM @CitImmCanada @AmbCanFrance

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

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[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

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