I’m studying for a bachelor in Philosophy & Economics at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. I first read Singers Essay “Famine, Affluence and Morality” in school and was impressed with the shallow pond argument. That was the start of my interest in practical ethics and the EA Movement alligns nicely with most of my views.
I’m still quiet unsure about my future (apart from wanting to do good) and am currently struggling with procrastination and a missing sense of direction. Conseqently, I’m especially interested in meeting EAs, who are dealing with the same issues. One idea of dealing with procrastination is a pen pal, so if you’re interested, feel free to message me :)
I have been lurking on this forum for a week and you all seem like really nice, level-headed people, who enjoy a good debate, so I’m very happy to join!
Hi Kottsiek, welcome to the Forum! Have you connected with someone from EA Berlin, such as Manuel Allgaier? Here’s their website: https://ea-berlin.org/. You can also reach out to NEAD, which connects people interested in EA in Germany : https://ealokal.de/. You will likely be able to connect with EAs with a similar background or at least in the same region/country as you through EA Berlin or NEAD.
Regarding struggling with procrastination, I found the Complice’s Goal-Crafting Intensive Workshop useful. It’s a 5-hour event where you listen and work through content with others to help you set and prioritize goals for yourself, and come up with strategies to achieve them, among other topics. It only costs a minimum of $25. The next session is still in April, but you can already book for a class ahead and they can give you content that you can work through ahead.
You can also join the EA Life Coaching Exchange facebook group, and try to find an accountability. buddy there. A couple of people in EA Philippines have found an accountability buddy/group through there. Hope this helps!
Hey all!
I’m studying for a bachelor in Philosophy & Economics at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. I first read Singers Essay “Famine, Affluence and Morality” in school and was impressed with the shallow pond argument. That was the start of my interest in practical ethics and the EA Movement alligns nicely with most of my views.
I’m still quiet unsure about my future (apart from wanting to do good) and am currently struggling with procrastination and a missing sense of direction. Conseqently, I’m especially interested in meeting EAs, who are dealing with the same issues. One idea of dealing with procrastination is a pen pal, so if you’re interested, feel free to message me :)
I have been lurking on this forum for a week and you all seem like really nice, level-headed people, who enjoy a good debate, so I’m very happy to join!
Hi Kottsiek, welcome to the Forum! Have you connected with someone from EA Berlin, such as Manuel Allgaier? Here’s their website: https://ea-berlin.org/. You can also reach out to NEAD, which connects people interested in EA in Germany : https://ealokal.de/. You will likely be able to connect with EAs with a similar background or at least in the same region/country as you through EA Berlin or NEAD.
Regarding struggling with procrastination, I found the Complice’s Goal-Crafting Intensive Workshop useful. It’s a 5-hour event where you listen and work through content with others to help you set and prioritize goals for yourself, and come up with strategies to achieve them, among other topics. It only costs a minimum of $25. The next session is still in April, but you can already book for a class ahead and they can give you content that you can work through ahead.
You might also like to read this EA Forum post about finding an accountability buddy to meet or chat with every week, to help you overcome procrastination: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/2RvpoWWQDiFpptpam/accountability-buddies-a-proposed-system-1. In the Complice event, they invite attendees to find an accountability buddy at the end.
You can also join the EA Life Coaching Exchange facebook group, and try to find an accountability. buddy there. A couple of people in EA Philippines have found an accountability buddy/group through there. Hope this helps!
Thank you for the links. I signed up for the workshop.
No problem!