Personal Development
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Agency needs optimism
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1 min read
The highest value skill you can develop is agency. Agency is your capacity to get something done. It doesn’t matter what the task is, high-agency individuals will find a way. They are creative, resourceful, relentless, and imaginative. Agency needs optimism. You need to believe that whatever you want is possible and there is a way…
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A Compound Life
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17 min read
This post is a bit more personal development than I would like, but am publishing it anyway. Introduction The first half of your life is commonly conceived of as the best half (youth, memories, earning power, freedom, etc.). But what about the second half? How can we make that better? When you plant an oak…