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How to be More Agentic - by Cate Hall - Useful Fictions

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On a supposedly difficult thing

How to be more agentic On a supposedly difficult thing Cate Hall Jan 10, 2024 5,021 127 724 Share Illustration by Alexander Naughton I often hear agency talked about as if it’s an inherent trait: Either someone has it or they don’t -- in which case, too bad, they’re doomed to a life in the minor leagues. This hasn’t been my experience. Over the years, as I’ve gradually grown dumber relative to my peers through a combination of aging and making smarter friends, one of the main ways I’ve compensated has been through dialing up my agency, which I think of as something like “manifest determination

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