Sorry, no online dictionaries contain the exact phrase does things without being told.

Reverse dictionary results:
1. self-motivated
 2. proactive
3. independent
4. initiative-taking
5. autonomous
6. agentic
7. agency
8. self-directed
9. self-help
10. self-made
 11. self-regulation
12. self-reliant
13. self-sustaining
14. self
15. self-contained
16. self-controlled
17. self-direction
18. self-service
19. self-sufficient
20. self-taught
 21. accommodationism
22. do-it-yourself
23. in propria persona
24. personally
25. self-acting
26. self-appointed
27. self-command
28. self-propelling
29. self-regulated
30. self-regulatory
 31. self-starter
32. self-supporting
33. value system
34. conventionalism
35. ephectic
36. free will
37. personal conduct
38. prudentialism

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