One thing that really stands out to me is the point that about people are going to be what they are going to be. This isn’t about getting people to completely change course and follow a path they aren’t comfortable with. Maybe a person can be swayed away from investment banker to hedge fund trader, or from private sector entrepreneur to charity entrepreneur, and these sorts of nudges feel worthwhile if we can be confident one is better than the other. But if someone has a passion for teaching I really wouldn’t want to encourage them in to Wall St. if they know they are going to hate it.
A corollary of this is that I am not Earning to Give, I am Earning & Giving. There’s no way I would have become a doctor, or a charity entrepreneur even if I had been convinced that was the right thing. I’m a trader because I love trading and games and gambling tests 2nd degree knowledge which I’m a lot better at than 1st degree knowledge, I would have hated some of the other options and I’m very confident I would have been bad at them. The fact that I have the option to give to effective charities allows me to pursue the career that I want and having a positive impact, which is overall an extremely positive thing for my job satisfaction and overall wellbeing.
Congrats, what a great achievement!
edit: afterthoughts...
One thing that really stands out to me is the point that about people are going to be what they are going to be. This isn’t about getting people to completely change course and follow a path they aren’t comfortable with. Maybe a person can be swayed away from investment banker to hedge fund trader, or from private sector entrepreneur to charity entrepreneur, and these sorts of nudges feel worthwhile if we can be confident one is better than the other. But if someone has a passion for teaching I really wouldn’t want to encourage them in to Wall St. if they know they are going to hate it.
A corollary of this is that I am not Earning to Give, I am Earning & Giving. There’s no way I would have become a doctor, or a charity entrepreneur even if I had been convinced that was the right thing. I’m a trader because I love trading and games and gambling tests 2nd degree knowledge which I’m a lot better at than 1st degree knowledge, I would have hated some of the other options and I’m very confident I would have been bad at them. The fact that I have the option to give to effective charities allows me to pursue the career that I want and having a positive impact, which is overall an extremely positive thing for my job satisfaction and overall wellbeing.