The Psychology behind Freedom

The ability to make choices without fear of consequences.

Freedom is about "choosing to live" instead of "having to live."

• It is our fundamental right to act, think, write and speak without coercion.
• Freedom allows us to break free from the emotional shackles of life.
• Daniel L Boorstin, an American historian, famously said, "Freedom means the opportunity to be what we never thought we would be."

We are only as free as we choose to be. With freedom comes the chance to become something we never imagined for ourselves.

The psychology of freedom investigates the sort of mind required for such freedom of action. It aims to understand what talents and mental states we require to be free to behave differently than we do now. It focuses on the sort of will that a free agent must have. By will, I mean the capacity to predict how we will act via decision-making, resulting in an intention regarding the activities we will perform.