In this chapter, we’ll dive into how to choose a cause area to focus on. Taking some time to explore different cause areas and think about where you could make a real impact is a great starting point. It not only helps narrow down your options to those that can … Read more
What do we mean when we say doing good? When thinking through career options, there are specific dilemmas that depend on your answer: Should you focus on helping people or animals? Should you work at a charity or earn more money in order to donate? Should you try and help … Read more
How should we think about doing good? Many people would like to have a positive impact on the world with their job, but what exactly does this mean? There’s a whole lot of socially conscious jargon thrown around in company mission statements and job descriptions these days. If you truly … Read more
Career guide overview Many people would like to do good with their careers but many don’t. When asked why, these are a few common answers: These responses are completely understandable, but we think they may involve some misconceptions. Throughout the career guide, we’ll talk through your reservations, explore different considerations … Read more
We think animal welfare is very important, highly tractable, and the most important areas of animal welfare are still very neglected. As such, animal welfare is a great cause area to work in – if you’re a good fit. Read on to find out how we reached this conclusion. What … Read more
Preventing global catastrophic risks is very important and highly neglected, though it is generally less tractable than other promising cause areas like global health and development or animal welfare. Overall, reducing the threat of catastrophic risks could be a highly promising cause area to work on – if you’re a good fit. … Read more
We believe global health and development is robustly important, tractable, and neglected. As a result, global health and development can be a highly promising cause area to work on — if you’re a good fit. Read on to find out how we reached this conclusion. What is global health and … Read more
Earning To Give involves pursuing a high-earning career in order to donate a substantial portion of your income to effective charities. Though earning to give doesn’t involve directly helping others with your career, it’s a path that can have incredible positive impact. Flora works as a software engineer. She loves … Read more
Effective Altruism is a social movement that uses evidence and reason to identify the most effective ways to help others. Its top identifying features are the goal of doing the most good you can with the resources you have, the use of empirical evidence and careful analysis as the primary … Read more
Sometimes, investing more resources—whether it’s money, time, or effort—produces diminishing benefits. For instance, the first dollar you spend on something is often far more useful than the thousandth dollar. This concept, known as diminishing returns, plays a crucial role in evaluating the potential of various opportunities. Illustrating ‘diminishing returns’ Imagine … Read more
