My notes on what I liked about the post, from the announcement:
“SHOW: A framework for shaping your talent for direct work” draws on the authors’ experiences working with EA organizations to produce useful career advice (which also resonated with several Prize voters). The post uses a highly readable blend of personal anecdotes and outside examples, while including enough strategic analysis that readers can understand the authors’ arguments (and decide whether they agree).
Expected-value calculations are a key part of EA, but humans still tend to think in heuristics, so heuristic-driven tools like the SHOW framework have a lot of practical use. Personally, I can imagine sharing the post with almost anyone who tells me they want to move into direct work.
This post was awarded an EA Forum Prize; see the prize announcement for more details.
My notes on what I liked about the post, from the announcement: