Similarly, I’m actively selective of the people and social groups I spend time with. This is important.
I happen to have an identical twin. He spends a lot more time than I do with school friends, and a lot less time with effective altruists. While we’re ideologically almost the same, I tend to act more on my EA beliefs, and my ‘actively choosing to hang out with people who will positively influence me’ has been a big contributing factor to this.
Similarly, I’m actively selective of the people and social groups I spend time with. This is important.
I happen to have an identical twin. He spends a lot more time than I do with school friends, and a lot less time with effective altruists. While we’re ideologically almost the same, I tend to act more on my EA beliefs, and my ‘actively choosing to hang out with people who will positively influence me’ has been a big contributing factor to this.