Agency and urgency.
Agency means we have a choice. We always have a choice. Everything that happens, we’ve done something that lead to it. If we want something different in the future, we only need to change our present actions, and agency means we can do that.
Urgency, in my opinion, is more powerful than agency. Urgency can outrun agency. Urgency is like looking at tasks as if they were 100 meter runs. You’re running too fast to think if your leg is sore, if the shoes don’t fit right, if you have friends in the stands cheering you on or enemies up close hoping you fall behind. Urgency means you give up a bit of agency, a bit of observation of what’s around you while you focus just on what’s ahead.
Agency is about exploring options and then acting on one of them. Urgency is about acting on it quickly.
If you’re confused, hurt, or worried, you need to recognize you have agency.
If you’re afraid, fed up with your lack of success, or nervous, you need to grab hold of urgency.
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