High Agency
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George Mack explains the core philosophy of High Agency — a mindset that changes how you think and act.
Warning: This is not doom scrolling. It’s an idea so simple yet effective it may change how you view reality. It takes 30 minutes on average to read. What is high agency? I believe high agency might be the most important idea of the 21st century. When I first learned of high agency, it felt like a secret that had been hidden from me. So, what is it? In a 1964 public inquiry into whether the film The Lovers should be banned for its adult content, Supreme Court judge Justice Potter Stewart was asked to define pornography. He replied with the ultimate non-definition: “I know it when I see it”. Hi
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