What’s possible and what’s required? It’s still surprising to me that some of these ideas aren’t widely held, because they seem so clear to me:

Skill is a choice. Talent is overrated, and if we choose to get better at something, we probably can.

Responsibility is a privilege. It’s not given to us, it’s taken. When we choose to be on the hook for something, it makes our work better.

The benefit of the doubt creates connection. When we exclude people based on surface judgments, we penalize each other.

Agency is our recognition of all three of these ideas, in one.