This is really good advice, at least for a subset of people.
Whether someone is problem-oriented (“the shortage of widgets in EA”) versus solution-oriented (“find a way to use my widget-making skills”) often gives me a strong signal of how likely they are to be successful.
I’d add on that sharing the answers people give to your questions (e.g. on this forum) is helpful. The set of things EA needs is vast, and there’s no reason for us to all start from scratch in figuring out how to help.
This is really good advice, at least for a subset of people.
Whether someone is problem-oriented (“the shortage of widgets in EA”) versus solution-oriented (“find a way to use my widget-making skills”) often gives me a strong signal of how likely they are to be successful.
I’d add on that sharing the answers people give to your questions (e.g. on this forum) is helpful. The set of things EA needs is vast, and there’s no reason for us to all start from scratch in figuring out how to help.