Podcast episode: Archbridge CEO Gonzalo Schwarz is joined by Dr. Clay Routledge, the institute’s Vice President of Research and Director of the Human Flourishing Lab, to discuss individual agency. They talk about the concept of “existential agency” and the need for an outward, action-oriented view of well-being to overcome barriers to human flourishing. They also discuss agency’s role in helping people achieve upward mobility by seeking to fulfill their human potential.
Toolkit Resources
RESEARCH
- “The Meaning Mindset: Existential Agency in America” by Clay Routledge (download)
- “Why Meaning Matters For Freedom and Flourishing” by Clay Routledge (download)
- “Why Meaning in Life Matters for Societal Flourishing” by Clay Routledge (download)
COMMENTARY
- “Want to Be An Entrepreneur? Focus on What Gives Your Life Meaning” by Clay Routledge and John Bitzan (read article)
- “Toward a Holistic View of Wellbeing: Outward, Future, and Action-Oriented” by Clay Routledge (read article)
- “Meaning and the Psychology of Freedom” by Clay Routledge (read article)
- “Existential Economics” by Clay Routledge (read article)
OTHER RESOURCES
- The Agency Hub (website)
- Flourishing in Action (video playlist)
- Meaning Minute (video playlist)
- “Agency: The Four Point Plan for all Children to Overcome the Victimhood Narrative and Discover Their Pathway to Power” by Ian Rowe (book)
- “A Symposium on Agency” (watch presentations)
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