Hi garibaldi, I know that right now you feel like the only way you can do good is to make yourself feel bad. Based on your story, though, it sounds like you’re still quite young, and life is long! Here are some ways you can help yourself meet your altruistic goals without feeling bad:
Make friends who also want to help others. The EA Peer Support group or your local EA group are good places to start.
Commit yourself to giving an amount you can be comfortable with whether you’re feeling good or bad. For example, take the Giving What We Can pledge, which is 1% of your income for students or 10% when you’re working.
You say you’re like to inherit from your parents in the future, but it sounds like you’re concerned you won’t be very generous with the money. Could you talk to your parents about those concerns and ask them to specify some percentage in their will that would be destined for charity? Ideally, they’d let you pick the charity (because the top charity will change over time), but perhaps they can decide if they’re comfortable with you giving 5% or 25% to honour their legacy.
Hi garibaldi, I know that right now you feel like the only way you can do good is to make yourself feel bad. Based on your story, though, it sounds like you’re still quite young, and life is long! Here are some ways you can help yourself meet your altruistic goals without feeling bad:
Make friends who also want to help others. The EA Peer Support group or your local EA group are good places to start.
Commit yourself to giving an amount you can be comfortable with whether you’re feeling good or bad. For example, take the Giving What We Can pledge, which is 1% of your income for students or 10% when you’re working.
You say you’re like to inherit from your parents in the future, but it sounds like you’re concerned you won’t be very generous with the money. Could you talk to your parents about those concerns and ask them to specify some percentage in their will that would be destined for charity? Ideally, they’d let you pick the charity (because the top charity will change over time), but perhaps they can decide if they’re comfortable with you giving 5% or 25% to honour their legacy.