This sequence explains my take on agency. The first post is the intro + overview.

ETA: I’m deprioritizing completing this sequence because it seems that other people are writing good similar stuff. In particular, see e.g. https://​​www.lesswrong.com/​​posts/​​kpPnReyBC54KESiSn/​​optimality-is-the-tiger-and-agents-are-its-teeth and https://​​www.lesswrong.com/​​posts/​​pdJQYxCy29d7qYZxG/​​agency-and-coherence