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Intelligence is now on tap. Anything you want to know can be looked up or handed off to AI, making the cost of intelligence nearly zero. What used to set people apart no longer does. Today, what matters most is agency.
Why Intelligence No Longer Sets You Apart
For centuries, intelligence was rare and hard to acquire without books, teachers, or mentors. Those who mastered thinking and problem solving built empires and shaped history. Now, AI makes learning almost effortless. What once took months of study can happen in seconds. As knowledge becomes abundant, it stops being a competitive edge.
The Rise of Agency
Agency means taking action: making decisions, starting projects, and following through. You cannot outsource it. Imagine two people:
One has access to endless intelligence but never acts. They stay stuck planning and researching.
The other knows little but takes action. They launch a business, work out, or invest, then learn and adapt.
The world rewards those who execute. Agency turns knowledge into progress, while inaction leaves it unused.
Why Taking Action Is Tough
Taking action means facing uncertainty and risk. Learning feels safe. You avoid failure by staying in research mode. Acting means stepping into the unknown and accepting mistakes. AI can suggest the best plan, but it cannot do the work for you.
Chasing certainty through more learning is often just avoidance. True agency is moving forward despite not knowing every outcome. Intelligence is potential energy. Agency converts it into motion. In the AI age, the winners will not be those who know the most but those who do the most.