For me, it really depends on what I’m comparing it to.
If I were trying to make QURI within a mediocre organization, I’d both expect to be able to produce less useful output and I’d be less motivated.
If I could run it with a fair bit of flexibility, in an org that were able to give me various resources and integrate well with our work, that could be great.
I started QURI-related work at FHI and really liked a lot of things about that environment. I left, in large part because Oxford university specifically is a poor fit for programming projects—but otherwise I could have imagined something like that working well.
After FHI, I’ve been working with a small team, often doing remote work. I’ve found it fairly isolating and lonely, although I do like some elements of the independence.
For me, it really depends on what I’m comparing it to.
If I were trying to make QURI within a mediocre organization, I’d both expect to be able to produce less useful output and I’d be less motivated.
If I could run it with a fair bit of flexibility, in an org that were able to give me various resources and integrate well with our work, that could be great.
I started QURI-related work at FHI and really liked a lot of things about that environment. I left, in large part because Oxford university specifically is a poor fit for programming projects—but otherwise I could have imagined something like that working well.
After FHI, I’ve been working with a small team, often doing remote work. I’ve found it fairly isolating and lonely, although I do like some elements of the independence.