Your starting point isn’t actually zero—those $10 donations have real counterfactual impact. But you’re right that systematically building decision-making habits matters more than any specific action.
With 50 free hours per week, you have significant capacity. Worth doing a quick inventory: What skills from retail (customer relations, operations, sales) might transfer to high-impact work? What are you naturally good at or find energizing? Also worth exploring—try a few different volunteer roles, online courses, or side projects to discover what interests you and where you might have unexpected aptitude.
Even converting 2-3 hours weekly to something with compounding returns—based on what you discover about your abilities and interests—would generate significant impact over time. The key is picking something sustainable that gets easier rather than harder.
The fact that you’re thinking systematically about this rather than just following social scripts already puts you ahead. Start small with exploration, track what works, adjust as needed.
Aww, thanks! My job is pretty simple, although coworkers praised my ability to memorize codes and numbers. I’m not sure how useful that is though. In school and university I could get good grades without studying much, it’s like I knew the logical answers to test questions. I did pretty well in STEM school subjects and English. But I have some trouble studying on my own, from textbooks or videos.
I make music and post it on YouTube. I also find fiction writing to be interesting. Maybe I could try to be a content creator and see how it goes?
Hi, Elena! Something to consider is signing up for a free account at GoodWallet https://thegoodwallet.org and adding your personal QR code to your YouTube channel—if someone likes your music, they could donate a few bucks to your wallet (to your pre-selected charity, or into your wallet for you to decide on later). Basically, the doing-good version of Buy Me a Coffee. Check it out if you are interested. Excited for you to explore how to put these great skills you recognize about yourself to work! Have fun!
Your starting point isn’t actually zero—those $10 donations have real counterfactual impact. But you’re right that systematically building decision-making habits matters more than any specific action.
With 50 free hours per week, you have significant capacity. Worth doing a quick inventory: What skills from retail (customer relations, operations, sales) might transfer to high-impact work? What are you naturally good at or find energizing? Also worth exploring—try a few different volunteer roles, online courses, or side projects to discover what interests you and where you might have unexpected aptitude.
Even converting 2-3 hours weekly to something with compounding returns—based on what you discover about your abilities and interests—would generate significant impact over time. The key is picking something sustainable that gets easier rather than harder.
The fact that you’re thinking systematically about this rather than just following social scripts already puts you ahead. Start small with exploration, track what works, adjust as needed.
Aww, thanks! My job is pretty simple, although coworkers praised my ability to memorize codes and numbers. I’m not sure how useful that is though. In school and university I could get good grades without studying much, it’s like I knew the logical answers to test questions. I did pretty well in STEM school subjects and English. But I have some trouble studying on my own, from textbooks or videos.
I make music and post it on YouTube. I also find fiction writing to be interesting. Maybe I could try to be a content creator and see how it goes?
Hi, Elena! Something to consider is signing up for a free account at GoodWallet https://thegoodwallet.org and adding your personal QR code to your YouTube channel—if someone likes your music, they could donate a few bucks to your wallet (to your pre-selected charity, or into your wallet for you to decide on later). Basically, the doing-good version of Buy Me a Coffee. Check it out if you are interested. Excited for you to explore how to put these great skills you recognize about yourself to work! Have fun!