I also relate a lot due to my PhD experience. Thanks so much for writing this, I’m glad you got out of it as well.
Maybe the lesson here is that we should be more proactive about watching and checking in on other members of the EA community
I think that’s a really good idea. While people saw my struggles during my PhD, I think there was never a real intervention of someone talking it out systematically with me. I haven’t followed up on their work, but maybe this project is covering something like this and is still ongoing/worth expanding? https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/2jWLvBH8abzscDbPs/announcing-effective-dropouts
I also relate a lot due to my PhD experience. Thanks so much for writing this, I’m glad you got out of it as well.
I think that’s a really good idea. While people saw my struggles during my PhD, I think there was never a real intervention of someone talking it out systematically with me. I haven’t followed up on their work, but maybe this project is covering something like this and is still ongoing/worth expanding? https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/2jWLvBH8abzscDbPs/announcing-effective-dropouts
I love this. I want to be their ambassador and give speeches in elementary schools.