I like this; I agree with most of what you say about this kind of work.
I’ve tried to mostly list aptitudes that one can try out early on, stick with if they’re going well, and pretty reliably build careers (though not necessarily direct-work longtermist careers) around. I think the aptitude you’re describing here might be more of later-career/”secondary” aptitude that often develops as someone moves up along an “organization building/running/boosting” or “political/bureaucratic” track. But I agree it seems like a cluster of skills that can be intentionally developed to some degree and used in a lot of different contexts.
I like this; I agree with most of what you say about this kind of work.
I’ve tried to mostly list aptitudes that one can try out early on, stick with if they’re going well, and pretty reliably build careers (though not necessarily direct-work longtermist careers) around. I think the aptitude you’re describing here might be more of later-career/”secondary” aptitude that often develops as someone moves up along an “organization building/running/boosting” or “political/bureaucratic” track. But I agree it seems like a cluster of skills that can be intentionally developed to some degree and used in a lot of different contexts.