I think I’ve mentioned a few times on the Forum that Strangers Drowning and Doing Good Better have probably been the most influential parts of my EA journey, and I probably wouldn’t have been involved in EA without them. Strangers Drowning seemed like a good priming for EA, while Doing Good Better was a pretty compelling intro.
I’ve used the advice in Change of Heartquite a bit and have seen lots of positive results from it.
The Defining Decadechanged the way I thought about how to develop my career (although it’s advice is somewhat similar to 80,000 Hours’ talk of “career capital”)
The Renaissance SoulandQuietwere two books that helped me work with certain traits I have that I initially thought were hindering me.
I think I’ve mentioned a few times on the Forum that Strangers Drowning and Doing Good Better have probably been the most influential parts of my EA journey, and I probably wouldn’t have been involved in EA without them. Strangers Drowning seemed like a good priming for EA, while Doing Good Better was a pretty compelling intro.
Others, in no particular order:
The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can’t Stand Positive Thinking was really helpful for improving my thought patterns in a more productive and self-compassionate way.
I’ve used the advice in Change of Heart quite a bit and have seen lots of positive results from it.
The Defining Decade changed the way I thought about how to develop my career (although it’s advice is somewhat similar to 80,000 Hours’ talk of “career capital”)
The Renaissance Soul and Quiet were two books that helped me work with certain traits I have that I initially thought were hindering me.