Like me, I suspect many EA’s do a lot of “micro advising” to friends and younger colleagues. (In medicine, this happens almost on a daily basis). I know I’m an amateur, and I do my best to direct people to the available resources, but it seems like creating some basic pointers on how to give casual advice may be helpful.
Alternatively, I see the value in a higher activation energy for potentially reachable advisees- if they truly are considering adjusting their careers, then they’ll take the time to look at the official EA material.
Nonetheless, it seems like even this advice to amateurs like myself could be helpful—“Give your best casual advice. If things are promising, give them links to official EA content.”
Like me, I suspect many EA’s do a lot of “micro advising” to friends and younger colleagues. (In medicine, this happens almost on a daily basis). I know I’m an amateur, and I do my best to direct people to the available resources, but it seems like creating some basic pointers on how to give casual advice may be helpful.
Alternatively, I see the value in a higher activation energy for potentially reachable advisees- if they truly are considering adjusting their careers, then they’ll take the time to look at the official EA material.
Nonetheless, it seems like even this advice to amateurs like myself could be helpful—“Give your best casual advice. If things are promising, give them links to official EA content.”