agency

signs of high agency

  • moving to new york
  • living in SF in spite of working in south bay and family nearby

signs of low agency

  • choosing to study CS and become a SWE after growing up in silicon valley
  • staying on the same team until I get kicked out
more than still trying to figure out my purpose and calling, perhaps one of my shortcomings is lacking agency — an internal compass (doesn't need to be a destination) and the will to act on it. when I have a north star, can I move towards it? when I don't have a north star, am I still steering my ship wisely?

context: twitter rabbit hole 1, 2

(and casting eyes at thinking machines👀)

edit/update: yikes I realized I just stepped into a land mine... ew https://jasmi.news/p/dictionary

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