What are ways you have maximized your agency in life?
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Here’s mine: having interesting hobbies, and doing and reading things purely for the joy of it, creates engaging topics of conversation that build deeper connections with people than staying on the surface level. And it’s a way to make things happen to you. A person of high agency is always an interesting person.
Do you have any similar examples that have helped you have more agency in your life?
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