I'm launching intentional on Product Hunt today. It's a browser extension that helps you stay focused while working on the internet.
I would really appreciate your support if you could upvote it on Product Hunt and repost this post to make this launch a success 🙌
After 1 year into my AI & Automation journey, and 6 months freelancing on Upwork. I finally managed to get the ⭐ Top Rated ⭐ badge on Upwork.
This feels like an amazing achievement. Over the last year, I was blessed with getting to work with amazing people building amazing businesses.
Looking forwards to achieve more in this field.
Alhamdulilah 🙏
@robinhanson idk but it probably has something to do with quantum physics and our non deterministic nature (free will) vs the deterministic nature of llms
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.”
Jevon’s Paradox:
1/ Make something 10x cheaper
2/ Watch demand grow 100x
Too many people think we still live in feudal times where an ear of corn consumed is one less for all.
Intelligence begets more intelligence, which will create more wealth. The result will be abundance.