I’m not sure that “priming newcomers to be suspicious of their pre-career EA plans” is the best framing. It sounds a bit negative and may come off as manipulative, even though that’s of course not what you intend.
Thanks, you’re completely right, that sounds negative. Changed the title to “Helping newcomers be more objective with career choice”, which probably gets across what we’re trying to get across better.
I think the new title is better. To nit-pick, “more objective” might imply a sense of “we’re right and they’re wrong”.
Maybe an alternative could be something like “Helping newcomers feel more comfortable considering new career paths.”
(I don’t think you actually need to change the title again—just throwing this out there because I see how discussions around these kinds of strategies can be perceived as manipulative, and I think the wording/framing we use in group discussions can matter).
I’m not sure that “priming newcomers to be suspicious of their pre-career EA plans” is the best framing. It sounds a bit negative and may come off as manipulative, even though that’s of course not what you intend.
Thanks, you’re completely right, that sounds negative. Changed the title to “Helping newcomers be more objective with career choice”, which probably gets across what we’re trying to get across better.
I think the new title is better. To nit-pick, “more objective” might imply a sense of “we’re right and they’re wrong”.
Maybe an alternative could be something like “Helping newcomers feel more comfortable considering new career paths.”
(I don’t think you actually need to change the title again—just throwing this out there because I see how discussions around these kinds of strategies can be perceived as manipulative, and I think the wording/framing we use in group discussions can matter).