As an effective altruist, I personally find it difficult to emotionally feel up to the task of donating publicly, even though part of me feels is the better thing to do. Public giving still requires courage. There are a few skills taught at CFAR workshops that might apply to this, such as:
Social Comfort Zone Expansion
Aversion Calibration and Factoring
Propagating Urges
I don’t know if I would need to ask for permission from CFAR, but I would like to write a post, or perhaps organize a challenge, using these cognitive habits, to keep us to a commitment of public giving. For example, over the course of a few weeks, or months, a group of effective altruists could make public their giving every week, or month, as a exercise in learning to take calculated risks. This could imbue within some of us the courage to make our giving public going forward. Also, a dynamic trial might cultivate the habit of public giving more than a less vocal pledge like Giving What We Can’s.
Evan, I feel the same shyness about my giving behaviour. Ironically, is the social standard of being open about giving within the EA community that helps to overcome this.
As an effective altruist, I personally find it difficult to emotionally feel up to the task of donating publicly, even though part of me feels is the better thing to do. Public giving still requires courage. There are a few skills taught at CFAR workshops that might apply to this, such as:
Social Comfort Zone Expansion
Aversion Calibration and Factoring
Propagating Urges
I don’t know if I would need to ask for permission from CFAR, but I would like to write a post, or perhaps organize a challenge, using these cognitive habits, to keep us to a commitment of public giving. For example, over the course of a few weeks, or months, a group of effective altruists could make public their giving every week, or month, as a exercise in learning to take calculated risks. This could imbue within some of us the courage to make our giving public going forward. Also, a dynamic trial might cultivate the habit of public giving more than a less vocal pledge like Giving What We Can’s.
Evan, I feel the same shyness about my giving behaviour. Ironically, is the social standard of being open about giving within the EA community that helps to overcome this.