# Agency
## Notes
Agency is the ability of the individual to logically connect between desires and actions, and become the inner, causal factor of those actions. Meaning, **a person with agency usually feels (Jump:: [[Responsibility|responsible]]) for their actions. They are aware of the decisions they are making, and their actions are lining up with their desires** (Related:: [[Second order thinking]]).
**The main case where we don't implement our agency is when there is no filter, thought or a conscious decision about the conversion between desire and action** (Weakens:: [[Impulsivity]]). For example, a person who sees an ad and immediately goes and buys something without thinking is not considered as a person with agency. Similarly, a person that is being shouted on and immediately shouts back is also not considered as a person with agency.
It is important to note that agency is matter of following the right (Supports:: [[Trust the Process|process]]), not a matter of which choices you make. A good process is one that:
1. **Free of external influence** - By (Supported:: [[Rest|Pausing]]), taking a moment to (Supported:: [[Zoom out]]), and allowing ourselves to (Supported:: [[introspection|reflect]]) on our thoughts and feelings, we can make sure that our choices are free of any (Opposes:: [[External Influence]]).
2. **Aligns with values** - Our choices should reflect our (Jump:: [[Core Values]])
Making decisions without following the right process can lead to a false sense of agency due to:
1. **Rationalization** - Without even meaning to, we can mistakenly justify our actions after having done them to avoid cognitive misalignment, while beforehand we might have chosen differently (Jump:: [[Rationalization]])
2. **Surrendering to pressure** - Making choices without internal deliberation can cause us to feel like our choices are our own, while in reality we end up being a puppet in others' hands (Aka:: [[Social Environment|Peer Pressure]])
Remember that in the space **between the pressure, stimulus and triggers we get from the external world, and the action we do as a response, we are always free to choose**.
## Visual
![[Agency.webp]]
## Connections
```dataviewjs
const queryPath = "Extras/Queries/connections_query.js"
const queryContent = await dv.io.load(queryPath)
dv.executeJs(queryContent);
```
## Overview
🔼Topic:: [[Free Will (MOC)]]
🔼Topic:: [[Wellbeing (MOC)]]
◀Origin:: [[How to think like a roman emperor (book)]]
🔗Link::
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# Excalidraw Data
## Text Elements
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## Embedded Files
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