This felt like I was talking to myself/ reading what I’d have written (although I’m 100% certain I couldn’t articulate this well!). My struggle is that I yo-yo with longtermism, which is not to say that I don’t believe in it, but I find it hard to balance what I do/want to do in my career with what I’d like its or other action that I dos long term impact to be, i.e. enough to positively influence longtermism. I’m currently job hunting (my experience is in the global health sector, and the sector is in such a state since USAID’s collapse!) and looking for an impactful pivot, but I find myself struggling to balance what a role can do for longtermism—because of which I am whiling away my present. Gah this isn’t easy! Thanks again for this brilliant piece—still in favour of longtermism, just need to find the right balance!
This felt like I was talking to myself/ reading what I’d have written (although I’m 100% certain I couldn’t articulate this well!). My struggle is that I yo-yo with longtermism, which is not to say that I don’t believe in it, but I find it hard to balance what I do/want to do in my career with what I’d like its or other action that I dos long term impact to be, i.e. enough to positively influence longtermism. I’m currently job hunting (my experience is in the global health sector, and the sector is in such a state since USAID’s collapse!) and looking for an impactful pivot, but I find myself struggling to balance what a role can do for longtermism—because of which I am whiling away my present. Gah this isn’t easy! Thanks again for this brilliant piece—still in favour of longtermism, just need to find the right balance!
Job hunting is an especially difficult time to deal with this. Good luck in your search!