Would you like a one-page printable cheat sheet or a glossary of roles/traits?

Psychologists call this “compensatory control.” When your sense of agency is low in reality, your mind constructs a reality where it is absolute. You’re not just an employee; you’re the protagonist.

This is a classic piece of advice from the Enchanted Inkpot . Often, we fall into fantasy tropes—like everyone eating "brown stew" at an inn—because it’s easy.