Interesting idea. Having mixed feelings about it because of the reasons you mentioned in the post (it’s hard to tell whether one actually fulfilled it or not and ones life circumstances can change so much).
I think one I would actually take would be a “Review-my-career-under-EA-principles-once-a-year-pledge”. That’s more specific, actionable and reasonable (for many EAs I think). Just not using that name of course!
Thanks for the feedback Cristina! Regarding one’s life circumstances changing so much, Giving What We Can allows people to contact them to revoke their pledge, so I could imagine that being done by people who don’t feel aligned with this career-focused pledge anymore, if life circumstances change in the future.
I agree that that’s a specific, actionable, and reasonable pledge. Maybe a shorthand name for that pledge idea could be the “EA Career Planning Pledge”. I’m not sure if that should replace this pledge, but it’s an interesting idea.
Interesting idea. Having mixed feelings about it because of the reasons you mentioned in the post (it’s hard to tell whether one actually fulfilled it or not and ones life circumstances can change so much).
I think one I would actually take would be a “Review-my-career-under-EA-principles-once-a-year-pledge”. That’s more specific, actionable and reasonable (for many EAs I think). Just not using that name of course!
Those are just some quick thoughts though!
Thanks for the feedback Cristina! Regarding one’s life circumstances changing so much, Giving What We Can allows people to contact them to revoke their pledge, so I could imagine that being done by people who don’t feel aligned with this career-focused pledge anymore, if life circumstances change in the future.
I agree that that’s a specific, actionable, and reasonable pledge. Maybe a shorthand name for that pledge idea could be the “EA Career Planning Pledge”. I’m not sure if that should replace this pledge, but it’s an interesting idea.