You can apply effective altruism no matter how much you want to focus on doing good – what matters is that, no matter how much you want to give, your efforts are driven by the four values above, and you try to make your efforts as effective as possible.
Typically, this involves trying to identify big and neglected global problems, the most effective solutions to those problems, and ways you can contribute to those solutions, using whatever you’re willing to give. By doing this, it’s possible for anyone to do far more to help others.
The use of the word “give” in these two paragraphs makes me worry people will interpret it as exclusively giving money. In the first paragraph, you’ve also gotten a little far down the page from the four values by this point. Perhaps this could be simplified to ”...no matter how much you contribute, you try to make your efforts as effective as possible.”
And in the second paragraph,
″...using whatever resources (time, money, etc.) you are willing to give”
I think this is put very eloquently in the “What is the definition of effective altruism?” FAQ below “Effective altruism, defined in this way, doesn’t say anything about how much someone should give. What matters is that they use the time and money they want to give as effectively as possible.”
The use of the word “give” in these two paragraphs makes me worry people will interpret it as exclusively giving money. In the first paragraph, you’ve also gotten a little far down the page from the four values by this point. Perhaps this could be simplified to ”...no matter how much you contribute, you try to make your efforts as effective as possible.”
And in the second paragraph,
″...using whatever resources (time, money, etc.) you are willing to give”
I think this is put very eloquently in the “What is the definition of effective altruism?” FAQ below “Effective altruism, defined in this way, doesn’t say anything about how much someone should give. What matters is that they use the time and money they want to give as effectively as possible.”