Lessons tagged “agency”
6 published lessons with this tag.
perception
Patterns are not destiny
Recognizing a pattern gives you the choice to follow or break it.
sovereignty
Self-authority is claimed not granted
No one will give you permission to think for yourself — you must take it.
emotion
Emotional sovereignty means you own your emotional life
No external event or person determines your emotional state without your participation.
meaning
Meaning requires a meaning-maker
Without a conscious agent interpreting experience nothing has meaning.
meaning
Agency in narrative
Stories where you are an active agent produce better outcomes than stories where things happen to you.
meaning
Suffering is unavoidable but meaningless suffering is optional
You cannot prevent all suffering but you can choose how to relate to it.