What is the sense of agency and why does it matter?(frontiersin.org)
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What is the sense of agency and why does it matter?
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01272/full
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01272/full
An individual's capacity to take initiative, make decisions, and exert control over their actions and the environment outweighs IQ. Someone with agency is proactive rather than reactive; they don't just let life happen to them - they shape it.