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Personal agency
Personal agency, or self-agency, describes the experiences we have when we set goals for ourselves and take action to achieve them.
- People with high agency feel a sense of control over their lives, and they can make decisions about what they want or need and act to meet those needs.
- People with low agency may feel like something outside their control, such as luck or fate, is shaping their path. If someone has low agency, they may feel powerless to change the direction of their lives. And powerlessness is a very uncomfortable feeling for most of us.
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The six components of high agency
- Intentionality assumes that humans are making conscious choices to improve their lives.
- Power means that a person has the resources, capabilities, and knowledge to act on their goals.
- Rationality: We can understand the circ...
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From low agency to high agency
- Examine your beliefs. Would you describe yourself as someone with high agency, low agency, or somewhere in between?
- Practice intentionality. Setting a small intention at the beginning of each week can help you get in the habit of purposive thinking a...
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Low self-agency
Low self-agency is not a moral failing; there are many social, economic, and cultural reasons people may feel that they have little control over their lives.
You have probably come across people with low self-agency in your everyday life. Perhaps you know a coworker who constantly ...
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Living in the future
We spend 30 to 50 percent or our self-generated thoughts (what we think about without trying to concentrate) thinking about the distant future. We feel happy to think of our future as full of possibilities for improvement, and that we have some control realizing those possibilities.
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3. Underestimating abilities
They often underestimate their abilities and skills. They may excel in certain areas, but they'll dismiss their achievements as luck or timing rather than acknowledging their own capabilities.
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