I regret not donating more and not donating earlier. I have way too much savings, and my family is very supportive and would be happy to host me if I end up unable to pay rent.
I regret donating directly to GiveWell’s top charities instead of their “all grants fund” (then Maximum Impact Fund). Especially since many of those charities have programs of varying cost-effectiveness.
Contradicting my first point, I regret donating to various random EA charities instead of focusing my donations on the most promising fund after a lot of research. I don’t think I ever was at a scale where splitting made sense.
Lastly, I regret not networking more and earlier with EAs doing exciting stuff that might need some liquidity or fallback options, in case some promised small (<5000€) grant doesn’t work out or takes months. Or if they can’t afford to pay for coaching/counseling.
I regret not donating more and not donating earlier. I have way too much savings, and my family is very supportive and would be happy to host me if I end up unable to pay rent.
I regret donating directly to GiveWell’s top charities instead of their “all grants fund” (then Maximum Impact Fund). Especially since many of those charities have programs of varying cost-effectiveness.
Contradicting my first point, I regret donating to various random EA charities instead of focusing my donations on the most promising fund after a lot of research. I don’t think I ever was at a scale where splitting made sense.
Lastly, I regret not networking more and earlier with EAs doing exciting stuff that might need some liquidity or fallback options, in case some promised small (<5000€) grant doesn’t work out or takes months. Or if they can’t afford to pay for coaching/counseling.