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Beautiful. I must hear more about high agency 70 year olds!

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Nov 15Liked by Henrik Karlsson

I'd love to read more about: the joy of the weight.

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Nov 14Liked by Henrik Karlsson

Great read Henrik. Wish you success and continued learning on your present and future projects.

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Well done. Yes, please do continue by writing about what you learned about making art, what you learned from the volunteers, and anything else that came out of your experience there.

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An interesting read. I particularly liked this idea: “They are able to keep track of their values and be attuned to themselves, and at the same time be cold-headed about how the world works: not shaping themselves to fit the world, but figuring out how to position what they do so that it becomes possible.”

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speaking as someone who's also been self employed most of my life, the "why is everyone so bad at their jobs" plagues me to no end. i've had fantasies just like your very life - go into an institution i care about and try to fix their mess so i can enjoy without worrying about their imminent financial ruin. Genuinely an inspirational read - heroic agency does work. Not just in technology and startups but everywhere in every industry. Even those as fuzzy as art galleries.

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It's inspiring to read how you made your job meaningful. I am also trying to find my vectors that align!

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"No, I’m not going to work with anyone who is demanding or confused or slow at answering their email”, feels great to read this as someone who's self employed!

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This is great. Thank you.

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I'm curious about these exhibitions that ended in pain. What does that mean? The art was low quality? Any interesting stories?

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This was an excellent essay Henrik, as always. I love how you don’t just write about agency here (or even use the word!) but embody it in a narrative sense. Sticks to the bones.

Thank you for writing :)

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Wonderful blog post, I enjoyed every paragraph of it

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An absolute delight to read, as always <3

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Great read, very unique experiences and unexpectedly inspirational. Thank you.

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You sound like an extremely capable person, Henrik. Thanks for sharing your experience.

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I'm very uneven! Not good with details. Not good with stress. But I can write and I can process complex and messy information fast, which is always useful, and I will try anything. I just google how to do it and then I try and sometimes I break stuff.

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Oh no! You're an actual human being.🥴

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