You don't have to buy from anyone. You don't have to work at any particular job. You don't have to participate in any given relationship. You can choose
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Individuals retain personal agency to choose where they spend resources and energy.
- In plain terms
- You have the power to decide your jobs, purchases, and relationships.
- What can you take from it?
- Exercise your freedom to choose your commitments.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What choices are you avoiding?
- Who sets your rules?
Another view
Economic or social pressures can limit real-world choices.
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