It’s very difficult to take an arbitrary project that you’re excited about for other reasons, and tweak it to “make it EA”.
I think it also applies here (which, by the way, is one of the most thought-provoking and useful parts of this post). I think some alternative phrasing like the below actually might make the point even more self-evident:
“It’s very difficult to take an arbitrary project that you’re excited about for other reasons, and tweak it to make it the most maximally impactful project you could be working on.”
Thanks, I made a minor wording change to clarify.
I think it also applies here (which, by the way, is one of the most thought-provoking and useful parts of this post). I think some alternative phrasing like the below actually might make the point even more self-evident:
“It’s very difficult to take an arbitrary project that you’re excited about for other reasons, and tweak it to make it the most maximally impactful project you could be working on.”