# The Experience of Free Agency **Opening (not a real abstract):** Imagine the following situation: It’s your day off. Your phone buzzes. “Oh no,” you think, “It’s Liam, at work.” You’re about to head out to play soccer with your kids. You had worried all morning that Liam might not be ready for that big client meeting today and would need your help, even though you had prepared all the relevant files ahead of time. “Surely nothing can go wrong,” you think. Yet, when Liam last called on your day off, you had to go in. You’ve been promising the kids for days you’d play soccer with them. They’re waiting outside. You look at your phone. Will you press green to accept? Or red to decline? **Authors:** [[OISÍN DEERY AND EDDY NAHMIAS]]