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When life circumstances make free will feel like an illusion

I feel like I chose none of the major circumstances of my life and this makes me question whether I have any real agency at all.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Recognition of the forces that shape our lives can undermine the sense of personal agency that gives meaning to choice and effort.

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