Executive summary: Effective altruism involves balancing flexibility to pursue the most impactful opportunities with dedication to efficiently execute on commitments in areas one believes are highly valuable.
Key points:
Flexibility allows adjusting plans when new evidence arises, but risks failing to accomplish substantive projects.
Dedication drives efficient execution but limits ability to change course. Tradeoffs exist in hiring, careers, deference, and movement building.
Extremes are unwise; uncertainty merits flexibility; connections across groups aid both.
A portfolio approach takes advantage of different styles while staying attentive to what matters most.
Focusing on what matters can provide flexibility despite dedicated investments.
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Executive summary: Effective altruism involves balancing flexibility to pursue the most impactful opportunities with dedication to efficiently execute on commitments in areas one believes are highly valuable.
Key points:
Flexibility allows adjusting plans when new evidence arises, but risks failing to accomplish substantive projects.
Dedication drives efficient execution but limits ability to change course. Tradeoffs exist in hiring, careers, deference, and movement building.
Extremes are unwise; uncertainty merits flexibility; connections across groups aid both.
A portfolio approach takes advantage of different styles while staying attentive to what matters most.
Focusing on what matters can provide flexibility despite dedicated investments.
This comment was auto-generated by the EA Forum Team. Feel free to point out issues with this summary by replying to the comment, and contact us if you have feedback.