Community experiences

TagLast edit: May 13, 2021, 3:04 PM by Leo

The community experiences tag covers posts about members of the EA community recounting their own or others’ experiences with the EA movement—such as origin stories, lessons learnt or experiences participating in an event, job, internship or community.

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The Spanish-Speaking Effective Altruism community is awesome

Jaime SevillaDec 7, 2022, 5:54 PM

380 points

15 comments3 min readEA link

Log-normal lamentations

Gregory Lewis🔸May 19, 2015, 9:07 PM

28 points

11 comments8 min readEA link

Lessons from Running Stanford EA and SERI

kuhanjAug 20, 2021, 2:51 PM

267 points

26 comments23 min readEA link

My closing talk at EAGxSingapore

DionSep 12, 2022, 11:24 AM

103 points

11 comments5 min readEA link

What drew me to EA: Reflections on EA as relief, growth, and community

Vaidehi Agarwalla 🔸Mar 26, 2021, 3:04 AM

103 points

5 comments5 min readEA link

Being a young person in EA: my journey into the EA community

ScientificS 🔸️May 25, 2024, 11:46 PM

52 points

3 comments15 min readEA link

My mistakes on the path to impact

Denise_MelchinDec 4, 2020, 10:13 PM

430 points

74 comments11 min readEA link

A Scar Worth Bearing: My Improbable Story of Kidney Donation

Elizabeth KlughMay 30, 2024, 8:19 AM

180 points

8 comments2 min readEA link

My experience at the controversial Manifest 2024

ManianoJun 17, 2024, 6:07 PM

53 points

246 comments6 min readEA link

Some intuitions about fellowship programs

Joel BeckerJan 16, 2023, 8:26 PM

134 points

16 comments4 min readEA link

Messy personal stuff that affected my cause prioritization (or: how I started to care about AI safety)

Julia_Wise🔸May 5, 2022, 5:59 PM

265 points

14 comments2 min readEA link

Lessons from my time in Effective Altruism

richard_ngoJan 15, 2021, 9:54 PM

291 points

24 comments8 min readEA link

Notes From a Pledger

JustisApr 30, 2022, 3:35 PM

178 points

10 comments3 min readEA link

Day in the Life: Anna Weldon, Director of Internal Operations

Open PhilanthropyJun 24, 2024, 10:30 PM

17 points

1 comment3 min readEA link

(www.openphilanthropy.org)

The most important lesson I learned after ten years in EA

Kat WoodsAug 3, 2022, 12:28 PM

193 points

8 comments6 min readEA link

EA Meta Funding Survey

Joel Tan🔸Mar 8, 2024, 7:29 AM

25 points

0 comments1 min readEA link

The ones that walk away

Karthik TadepalliJan 19, 2023, 3:33 PM

366 points

35 comments4 min readEA link

‘Where are your revolutionaries?’ Making EA congenial to the social justice warrior.

MeredithLestonSep 21, 2022, 8:46 AM

6 points

6 comments4 min readEA link

We can all help solve funding constraints. What stops us?

Luke FreemanJun 18, 2023, 11:30 PM

383 points

18 comments12 min readEA link

I burnt out at EAG. Let’s talk about it.

Alastair Fraser-UrquhartApr 23, 2022, 12:25 PM

120 points

33 comments4 min readEA link

Does EA bring out the best in me?

Lorenzo Buonanno🔸Aug 27, 2023, 10:33 PM

128 points

3 comments1 min readEA link

(bestjelly.substack.com)

After one year of applying for EA jobs: It is really, really hard to get hired by an EA organisation

EA applicantFeb 26, 2019, 5:53 AM

402 points

184 comments4 min readEA link

Unflattering reasons why I’m attracted to EA

dotsamJun 3, 2022, 2:27 PM

176 points

17 comments1 min readEA link

Crazy ideas sometimes do work

Aryeh EnglanderSep 4, 2021, 3:27 AM

71 points

8 comments1 min readEA link

My personal cruxes for focusing on existential risks / longtermism / anything other than just video games

MichaelA🔸Apr 13, 2021, 5:50 AM

55 points

28 comments3 min readEA link

Story of a career/mental health failure

zekeshermanApr 27, 2023, 6:09 AM

187 points

15 comments10 min readEA link

My experience attending and volunteering at an EAGx for the first time

NayanikaApr 13, 2023, 8:30 AM

54 points

4 comments4 min readEA link

I spent a lot of time and money on one dog. Do I need help?

tobiasleenaertDec 10, 2023, 11:26 AM

94 points

25 comments5 min readEA link

My Mid-Career Transition into Biosecurity

Jeff Kaufman 🔸Oct 2, 2023, 9:13 PM

64 points

22 comments2 min readEA link

How I feel about my GWWC Pledge

Michael Townsend🔸Nov 29, 2023, 4:22 AM

145 points

7 comments5 min readEA link

(www.givingwhatwecan.org)

Please don’t criticize EAs who “sell out” to OpenAI and Anthropic

Eevee🔹Mar 5, 2023, 9:17 PM

−4 points

21 comments2 min readEA link

My local EA group has an unfriendly and impersonal vibe (via r/EffectiveAltruism)

TynerJul 15, 2022, 10:27 PM

62 points

2 comments1 min readEA link

(old.reddit.com)

A tough career decision

PabloAMC 🔸Apr 9, 2022, 12:46 AM

68 points

13 comments4 min readEA link

Anonymous EA comments

RobBensingerFeb 7, 2017, 9:42 PM

42 points

91 comments2 min readEA link

EAGxBerkeley 2022 Retrospective

ESFeb 2, 2023, 3:53 PM

31 points

2 comments6 min readEA link

I No Longer Feel Comfortable in EA

disgruntled_eaFeb 5, 2023, 8:45 PM

2 points

29 comments1 min readEA link

Part 1: EA tech work is inefficiently allocated & bad for technical career capital

ArepoJul 25, 2021, 1:03 PM

59 points

13 comments14 min readEA link

Small and Vulnerable

sapphireMay 3, 2021, 6:08 AM

278 points

13 comments4 min readEA link

Choose your own odyssey: results & insights from Tee Barnett Coaching Training (TBCT)

TeeApr 8, 2024, 3:44 PM

27 points

3 comments89 min readEA link

Podcast with EAG Bay Area participants

DanielFilanMar 13, 2023, 10:38 PM

23 points

1 comment1 min readEA link

(youtu.be)

Ways in which I’m not living up to my EA values

Joris 🔸Mar 17, 2024, 9:30 PM

119 points

1 comment2 min readEA link

A Manifesto

sophiathephirstFeb 7, 2023, 9:17 AM

77 points

8 comments5 min readEA link

Anyone who likes the idea of EA & meeting EAs but doesn’t want to discuss EA concepts IRL?

antisocial-throwawayFeb 15, 2023, 7:09 PM

35 points

6 comments1 min readEA link

From Layoff to Co-founding in a Breathtaking Two Months

Harry LukSep 26, 2023, 7:35 AM

44 points

3 comments17 min readEA link

Community Builders & Marketers In EA: What Are Your Bottlenecks?

Annabel LuketicMay 3, 2024, 7:09 AM

14 points

0 comments2 min readEA link

My EA Failure Story

semicycleJul 11, 2022, 9:22 AM

300 points

32 comments4 min readEA link

My experience applying to MATS 6.0

micJul 18, 2024, 7:02 PM

21 points

0 comments1 min readEA link

I am tired.

MeganNelson 🔸Jan 12, 2023, 10:17 PM

242 points

42 comments1 min readEA link

My personal takeaways from EAGxLatAm

Cristina Schmidt IbáñezJan 10, 2023, 2:30 AM

180 points

15 comments2 min readEA link

Solidarity for those Rejected from EA Global

Wil PerkinsFeb 8, 2023, 3:14 PM

90 points

21 comments1 min readEA link

Tyler Johnston on helping farmed animals, consciousness, and being conventionally good

Amber DawnMar 10, 2023, 3:36 PM

67 points

1 comment16 min readEA link

(contemplatonist.substack.com)

10 years of Earning to Give

AGB 🔸Nov 7, 2023, 11:35 PM

699 points

29 comments9 min readEA link

A subjective account of what it’s like to join an EA-aligned org without previous EA knowledge

lukasj10🔸Aug 30, 2022, 4:51 PM

81 points

6 comments5 min readEA link

On failing to get EA jobs: My experience and recommendations to EA orgs

Ávila CarmesíApr 22, 2024, 9:19 PM

126 points

55 comments5 min readEA link

Share the burden

Emma Richter🔸Mar 11, 2023, 12:58 AM

372 points

51 comments9 min readEA link

Share your ‘Summer in the Bay’ experience

ESOct 23, 2022, 12:38 AM

14 points

0 comments1 min readEA link

My first EAG: a mix of feelings

Lovkush 🔸Jun 11, 2024, 5:49 PM

58 points

2 comments8 min readEA link

The EA Mental Health & Productivity Survey 2023

EmilyFeb 21, 2023, 4:56 PM

78 points

7 comments1 min readEA link

Get In The Van

TW123Jan 21, 2022, 4:49 PM

227 points

17 comments7 min readEA link

A statement and an apology

Owen Cotton-BarrattFeb 20, 2023, 5:35 PM

269 points

289 comments7 min readEA link

My Career Decision-Making Process

ShayBenMosheJan 21, 2021, 8:17 PM

102 points

17 comments31 min readEA link

Two Years Community Building, Ten Lessons (Re)Learned

RockwellAug 10, 2023, 2:50 AM

172 points

6 comments5 min readEA link

Some Writings on Cause Selection

MichaelDickensSep 8, 2015, 9:56 PM

4 points

1 comment1 min readEA link

A taxonomy of EA origin stories

Tom_AshJan 3, 2015, 8:01 PM

8 points

12 comments5 min readEA link

[Question] As an EA, what D&D alignment do you identify with?

Alex Barnes Nov 21, 2021, 5:47 PM

4 points

1 comment1 min readEA link

What I learnt from talking to over 100 Giving What We Can members

aliwoodmanJul 30, 2015, 2:31 PM

8 points

3 comments2 min readEA link

Have You Ever Doubted Whether You’re Good Enough To Pursue Your Career?

lynettebyeMay 11, 2022, 10:46 AM

75 points

2 comments9 min readEA link

How I Raised $5010.32 for AMF and How You Can Too!

Peter WildefordDec 23, 2014, 3:29 PM

20 points

27 comments13 min readEA link

Why are you here? An origin stories thread.

[deleted]Aug 4, 2018, 9:03 PM

37 points

11 comments8 min readEA link

Volunteering for a non-EA charity—a write up

jamie_cassidyNov 23, 2017, 1:23 PM

15 points

11 comments12 min readEA link

Why I Give

Michelle_HutchinsonJan 25, 2015, 1:51 PM

22 points

9 comments3 min readEA link

Why I find longtermism hard, and what keeps me motivated

Michelle_HutchinsonFeb 22, 2021, 11:01 PM

219 points

15 comments7 min readEA link

Sharing my experience on the EA forum

nonzerosumMar 19, 2019, 12:00 AM

51 points

10 comments1 min readEA link

Reflections on EA Global London

PabloAMC 🔸Dec 12, 2021, 12:56 AM

37 points

3 comments3 min readEA link

EA Origin Story: Changing

BittonJan 6, 2015, 2:16 PM

5 points

0 comments5 min readEA link

Spending Update 2022

Jeff Kaufman 🔸Jul 19, 2022, 2:10 PM

35 points

3 comments3 min readEA link

(www.jefftk.com)

Pipe-dream: Collated stories for how and why we got into EA

Tom GardinerOct 5, 2021, 6:44 AM

6 points

1 comment1 min readEA link

 ‘I give away half to three-quarters of my income every year’ [The Guardian]

Henry Stanley 🔸Nov 9, 2019, 9:03 AM

58 points

1 comment1 min readEA link

(www.theguardian.com)

Underinvestment at the top: what I discovered coaching a dozen EA leaders

TeeApr 1, 2022, 12:36 PM

102 points

19 comments36 min readEA link

Humanity’s vast future and its implications for cause prioritization

Eevee🔹Jul 26, 2022, 5:04 AM

38 points

3 comments5 min readEA link

(sunyshore.substack.com)

EA Blogging Carnival: My Cause Selection

MichaelDickensAug 16, 2015, 1:07 AM

13 points

20 comments1 min readEA link

What Makes Outreach to Progressives Hard

Cullen 🔸Mar 14, 2021, 12:32 AM

302 points

76 comments9 min readEA link

[Question] Has anyone actually talked to conservatives* about EA?

david_reinsteinMay 5, 2022, 7:05 PM

58 points

23 comments1 min readEA link

How I missed my pledge and how I’m fixing it

Daniel_DeweyOct 10, 2016, 12:06 AM

21 points

9 comments2 min readEA link

A personal history of involvement with effective altruism

Jonah_SinickJun 12, 2013, 4:00 AM

6 points

0 comments5 min readEA link

Bahamian Adventures: An Epic Tale of Entrepreneurship, AI Strategy Research and Potatoes

Jaime SevillaAug 9, 2022, 8:37 AM

67 points

9 comments4 min readEA link

’Tis The Season of Change

Jaime SevillaDec 12, 2021, 2:02 PM

37 points

2 comments5 min readEA link

My bargain with the EA machine

Eric NeymanApr 27, 2022, 7:14 PM

292 points

42 comments7 min readEA link

[Question] How have you become more (or less) engaged with EA in the last year?

Aaron Gertler 🔸Sep 8, 2020, 6:28 PM

57 points

60 comments1 min readEA link

I’m not getting in that van.

kirchner.janMay 1, 2022, 3:30 PM

32 points

1 comment4 min readEA link

(universalprior.substack.com)

Discovering a Passion for Change: Jasmin Kaur on Pandemic Prevention, Social Inequality, and Fostering Inclusivity in EA

Amber DawnJun 23, 2023, 11:20 AM

15 points

0 comments6 min readEA link

(contemplatonist.substack.com)

Planning my birthday fundraiser for October 2020

Eevee🔹Sep 12, 2020, 7:26 PM

23 points

3 comments4 min readEA link

Snapshot of a career choice 10 years ago

Julia_Wise🔸Sep 23, 2021, 7:05 PM

237 points

12 comments3 min readEA link

Why I Took the Giving What We Can Pledge

Peter WildefordDec 28, 2016, 12:02 AM

26 points

1 comment10 min readEA link

Why I’m Not Vegan

Jeff Kaufman 🔸Apr 9, 2020, 1:00 PM

10 points

62 comments2 min readEA link

(www.jefftk.com)

Unsurprising things about the EA movement that surprised me

Ada-Maaria HyvärinenMar 30, 2022, 5:08 PM

284 points

22 comments5 min readEA link

Things I Learned at the EA Student Summit

AkashOct 27, 2020, 7:03 PM

148 points

13 comments6 min readEA link

I’m a 22-year-old woman involved in Effective Altruism. I’m sad, disappointed, and scared.

Maya DDec 2, 2022, 4:04 AM

305 points

172 comments7 min readEA link

Why I am probably not a longtermist

Denise_MelchinSep 23, 2021, 5:24 PM

257 points

49 comments8 min readEA link

My experience on a summer research programme

Jaime SevillaSep 22, 2019, 9:54 AM

50 points

6 comments6 min readEA link

[Question] What community norm would you most like to see added, removed or acknolwedged within EA?

Nathan YoungNov 2, 2021, 11:59 AM

20 points

11 comments1 min readEA link

Eirik Mofoss named “Young leader of the year” in Norway

Jørgen Ljønes🔸Nov 16, 2022, 1:31 PM

202 points

11 comments2 min readEA link

Internships with .impact: My Experience

josephkijewski1Dec 19, 2015, 7:05 PM

4 points

1 comment2 min readEA link

[Question] How much do you (actually) work?

SiebeRozendalMay 20, 2021, 8:04 PM

54 points

18 comments1 min readEA link

“Big tent” effective altruism is very important (particularly right now)

Luke FreemanMay 20, 2022, 3:39 AM

343 points

77 comments6 min readEA link

[Question] What things did you do to gain experience related to EA?

Nathan YoungAug 7, 2021, 6:54 PM

8 points

7 comments1 min readEA link

[Question] What does failure look like?

Eevee🔹Apr 9, 2021, 10:05 PM

32 points

6 comments1 min readEA link

My experience as a CLR grantee and visiting researcher at CSER

Jaime SevillaApr 29, 2020, 7:03 PM

99 points

0 comments4 min readEA link

Perverse Excited Failure & Justified General Frustration

Josh JacobsonAug 13, 2021, 11:42 PM

40 points

0 comments5 min readEA link

Why don’t people post on the Forum? Some anecdotes

Vaidehi Agarwalla 🔸Oct 3, 2022, 3:06 PM

55 points

21 comments6 min readEA link

Should You Visit an EA Hub?

Peter McIntyreApr 20, 2015, 11:15 AM

17 points

8 comments8 min readEA link

Can I have impact if I’m average?

FabienneJan 3, 2021, 9:20 AM

214 points

18 comments2 min readEA link

EA for dumb people?

Olivia AddyJul 11, 2022, 10:46 AM

493 points

160 comments2 min readEA link

Giving money to homeless people

abesJan 9, 2023, 6:07 AM

1 point

1 comment1 min readEA link

Building Effective Altruism in Africa: My Experience Running a University Group in Kenya

Tim SankaraJan 12, 2023, 10:40 AM

158 points

2 comments4 min readEA link

On Living Without Idols

RockwellJan 13, 2023, 11:35 PM

548 points

24 comments6 min readEA link

On the First Anniversary of my Best Friend’s Death

RockwellMar 6, 2023, 4:59 AM

220 points

9 comments4 min readEA link

(www.rockwellschwartz.com)

A Belated Post-Mortem of My Entrepreneurial Journey

Deena EnglanderJun 23, 2023, 9:52 PM

32 points

2 comments3 min readEA link

It’s not all that simple

Brnr001Mar 13, 2023, 4:33 AM

164 points

20 comments9 min readEA link

Getting over my fear that going vegan would make me weak and unhealthy

Drew HousmanJul 3, 2023, 12:57 PM

109 points

25 comments5 min readEA link

On being ambitious: failing successfully & less unnecessarily

Luke FreemanMay 26, 2022, 7:21 AM

171 points

10 comments25 min readEA link

Juan B. García Martínez on tackling many causes at once and his journey into EA

Amber DawnJun 30, 2023, 1:48 PM

92 points

3 comments8 min readEA link

(contemplatonist.substack.com)

[Question] What happens when EAs retire?

Eevee🔹Jul 5, 2023, 2:53 AM

14 points

4 comments1 min readEA link

Post-EAG Music Party

Jeff Kaufman 🔸Nov 18, 2023, 3:02 AM

36 points

0 comments1 min readEA link

Reflections on my time on the Long-Term Future Fund

abergalAug 2, 2023, 1:32 AM

179 points

20 comments8 min readEA link

EA is three radical ideas I want to protect

Peter WildefordMar 27, 2023, 3:31 PM

639 points

16 comments4 min readEA link

Antonio Montani on team-building and ikigai

Amber DawnAug 22, 2023, 1:18 PM

10 points

0 comments4 min readEA link

(contemplatonist.substack.com)

I’m a Former Israeli Officer. AMA

Yovel RomOct 10, 2023, 10:35 AM

65 points

33 comments1 min readEA link

Daniel Wu on healthcare entrepreneurship, digital nomading, and trying out different career paths

Amber DawnApr 12, 2023, 12:28 PM

16 points

0 comments15 min readEA link

(contemplatonist.substack.com)

Life in a Day: The film that opened my heart to effective altruism

Aaron Gertler 🔸Apr 27, 2023, 10:44 PM

179 points

9 comments6 min readEA link

Getting into an EA-aligned organisation mid-career

Patrick Gruban 🔸Aug 8, 2023, 8:11 AM

78 points

5 comments7 min readEA link

(www.highimpactprofessionals.org)

I went on a (very) long walk, and it was a great career decision

Emily GrundyNov 7, 2023, 3:57 AM

95 points

9 comments7 min readEA link

ERA Fellowship Alumni Stories

MvK🔸Oct 1, 2023, 12:33 PM

18 points

1 comment8 min readEA link

Why I Spoke to TIME Magazine, and My Experience as a Female AI Researcher in Silicon Valley

LucretiaJun 11, 2023, 3:31 AM

411 points

95 comments40 min readEA link

(medium.com)

EA being a male-dominated community is starting to wear on me. What can I do?

KirstenJun 11, 2023, 3:35 PM

7 points

8 comments1 min readEA link

(ealifestyles.substack.com)

On Background: Effective Altruism Still Has Friends (Michael Lewis’s Against the Rules)

Eevee🔹Jun 13, 2023, 10:04 PM

25 points

0 comments1 min readEA link

(www.pushkin.fm)

My Donations 2023 - Marcus Abramovitch

MarcusAbramovitchFeb 11, 2024, 7:34 PM

136 points

5 comments5 min readEA link

[Question] How much pressure do you feel against externally expressing views which do not conform to those of your manager or organisation?

Vasco Grilo🔸Feb 10, 2024, 9:05 AM

60 points

16 comments5 min readEA link

My lifelong pledge to give away 10% of my income each year (and where I donated in 2023)

JamesÖzFeb 13, 2024, 1:58 AM

93 points

3 comments11 min readEA link

I am unable to get any AI safety related fellowships or internships.

AavishkarMar 11, 2024, 5:00 AM

5 points

6 comments1 min readEA link

Why I’m leaving

MRoJun 21, 2024, 9:20 PM

38 points

17 comments2 min readEA link

Final Call: EA Meta Funding Survey

Joel Tan🔸Mar 22, 2024, 7:08 AM

13 points

0 comments1 min readEA link

(docs.google.com)

Formal Sciences vs. Social Sciences: A Personal Reflection About Different Knowledge Structures

erugJan 15, 2024, 9:41 AM

1 point

0 comments3 min readEA link

My Professional Spotify Wrapped

Prajna NaidooJan 8, 2024, 3:54 PM

8 points

1 comment3 min readEA link

My experience founding what will hopefully be a high-impact for-profit

PVJun 28, 2024, 9:16 AM

38 points

2 comments10 min readEA link

EA thoughts from Israel-Hamas war

ezrahDec 6, 2023, 8:53 AM

271 points

64 comments9 min readEA link

Introductions, and the Appendix with the Personal Stuff

Devin KalishApr 15, 2024, 3:29 AM

9 points

0 comments3 min readEA link

Day in the Life: Alex Bowles, Senior Program Associate — Science and Global Health R&D

Open PhilanthropyApr 17, 2024, 9:20 PM

32 points

1 comment2 min readEA link

(www.openphilanthropy.org)

The Highly Sensitive EA

Philippe RivetApr 29, 2024, 8:00 PM

24 points

7 comments33 min readEA link

How Do You Practice EA?

DavidBJul 14, 2024, 4:23 AM

4 points

0 comments1 min readEA link

My circuitous, undirected path to an EA job

Seth Ariel Green 🔸Jul 6, 2024, 12:35 PM

40 points

5 comments5 min readEA link

[Question] Forum + LW relationship: What is the effect?

RockwellJan 23, 2023, 9:35 PM

56 points

26 comments1 min readEA link

Learning by doing internships

aurorahtMar 26, 2019, 10:17 PM

22 points

0 comments4 min readEA link

Polyamory and dating in the EA community

Another Anonymous AccountFeb 13, 2023, 6:24 AM

171 points

13 comments9 min readEA link

Impostor syndrome: how I cured it with spreadsheets and meditation

Kat WoodsFeb 10, 2023, 3:05 PM

59 points

13 comments19 min readEA link

People Will Sometimes Just Lie About You

aellaFeb 18, 2023, 2:27 AM

365 points

82 comments18 min readEA link

Getting organizational value from EA conferences, featuring Charity Entrepreneurship’s experience

Amy LabenzFeb 17, 2023, 1:32 PM

55 points

2 comments4 min readEA link

I Am Not An Altruist

clemFeb 17, 2023, 11:30 AM

8 points

5 comments1 min readEA link

[Question] How do you feel? No discourse allowed

Nathan YoungFeb 22, 2023, 10:51 PM

23 points

8 comments1 min readEA link

Founding the Against Malaria Foundation: Rob Mather’s story

Giving What We CanAug 30, 2022, 1:23 AM

51 points

0 comments1 min readEA link

(youtu.be)

Socrates Café: A Different Approach to Discussion

Ryan AdlerJun 4, 2022, 11:34 PM

27 points

6 comments3 min readEA link

Making Community Building a more attractive career path

Vilhelm SkoglundApr 6, 2022, 7:28 PM

113 points

34 comments15 min readEA link

Confessions of a Recent GWWC Pledger (Boxing Day Giving?!)

Harry LukDec 25, 2023, 8:34 AM

59 points

10 comments10 min readEA link

(www.linkedin.com)

[Question] FTX Poll Post—What do you think about the FTX crisis, given some time?

Nathan YoungMar 8, 2023, 10:22 AM

34 points

46 comments1 min readEA link

I’m Interviewing Kat Woods, EA Powerhouse. What Should I Ask?

SereneDesireeSep 20, 2022, 9:49 AM

4 points

2 comments1 min readEA link

Use “care” with care.

ricoh_aficioFeb 9, 2017, 6:38 AM

31 points

9 comments3 min readEA link

My Experience Donating Blood Stem Cells, or: Why You Should Join a Bone Marrow Registry

Silas StrawnJan 3, 2024, 1:07 AM

81 points

14 comments6 min readEA link

The history of the term ‘effective altruism’

William_MacAskillMar 11, 2014, 2:03 AM

54 points

9 comments4 min readEA link

Why EA groups should not use “Effective Altruism” in their name.

KoenSchoenFeb 19, 2021, 10:00 PM

146 points

29 comments12 min readEA link

Bad Omens in Current Community Building

Theo HawkingMay 12, 2022, 3:41 PM

584 points

132 comments18 min readEA link

Reflections on some experiences in EA

NatKiiluJul 16, 2024, 3:50 PM

160 points

2 comments6 min readEA link

Learning from non-EAs who seek to do good

Siobhan_MDec 8, 2022, 12:22 AM

265 points

22 comments7 min readEA link

Some problems in operations at EA orgs: inputs from a dozen ops staff

Vaidehi Agarwalla 🔸Mar 16, 2023, 8:32 PM

118 points

23 comments6 min readEA link

A Proposal For An EA Young Professionals Group

Kenneth_DiaoDec 19, 2024, 7:10 PM

18 points

0 comments7 min readEA link

Concerns Arising At EAGx Virtual Around Imposter Syndrome

quinngraceNov 25, 2024, 3:13 PM

7 points

2 comments1 min readEA link

What Should be Taught in Workshops for Community Builders?

AkashNov 15, 2021, 6:41 PM

15 points

1 comment2 min readEA link

The Seeker’s Game – Vignettes from the Bay

YuliaJul 9, 2023, 8:31 PM

155 points

7 comments16 min readEA link

(www.lesswrong.com)

Even an obligate omnivore can try to eat less meat

Joe RogeroJul 7, 2023, 4:00 PM

42 points

19 comments2 min readEA link

I was a COVID-19 recipient. Now, I’m an employee

GiveDirectlyDec 25, 2021, 3:47 AM

77 points

2 comments3 min readEA link

(www.givedirectly.org)

How to Get More Important Things Done with the Eisenhower [Effort] Matrix

Harry LukOct 6, 2023, 1:00 AM

15 points

4 comments11 min readEA link

EA is bad for mental health (and I’m tired of pretending it’s not)

VictorWOct 31, 2024, 2:58 PM

21 points

24 comments21 min readEA link

General support for “General EA”

Arthur Malone🔸Jul 26, 2023, 9:37 PM

157 points

7 comments12 min readEA link

Coaching matchmaking is now open: invest in community wellness by investing in yourself

TeeJul 17, 2023, 11:17 AM

39 points

0 comments20 min readEA link

My EA Journey

Eli KaufmanAug 20, 2023, 9:37 AM

57 points

1 comment2 min readEA link

[Question] Can anyone reassure me about EA work culture?

anotherEAonaburnerMar 24, 2023, 4:56 AM

28 points

18 comments4 min readEA link

University EA Groups Need Fixing

Dave Banerjee 🔸Aug 3, 2023, 9:06 PM

375 points

110 comments10 min readEA link

GWWC Member Videos

Giving What We CanJun 28, 2022, 11:40 PM

32 points

0 comments1 min readEA link

(www.youtube.com)

Public Cognitive Dissonance About Existential Risk Is Terrifying

Evan_GaensbauerAug 22, 2023, 12:13 AM

20 points

2 comments4 min readEA link

Numerical Breakdown of 47 1-on-1s as an EAG First-Timer (Going All Out Strategy)

Harry LukNov 6, 2023, 5:01 PM

43 points

11 comments13 min readEA link

Reflections on my 5-month AI alignment upskilling grant

Jay BaileyDec 28, 2022, 7:23 AM

113 points

5 comments8 min readEA link

(www.lesswrong.com)

Some of My Current Impressions Entering AI Safety

PhibMar 28, 2023, 5:18 AM

5 points

0 comments2 min readEA link

When I left Google

Jeff Kaufman 🔸Feb 28, 2021, 9:40 PM

40 points

0 comments2 min readEA link

(www.jefftk.com)

What’s surprised me as an entry-level generalist at Open Phil & my recommendations to early career professionals

Sam AnschellMar 30, 2023, 9:48 PM

101 points

4 comments12 min readEA link

One EA’s Perspective on Depression

Dave Cortright 🔸Apr 1, 2023, 5:18 AM

19 points

4 comments3 min readEA link

Urgent—What is the most good I can do with ~$400 million in Monero?

I_machinegun_KellyApr 1, 2023, 9:35 AM

38 points

15 comments1 min readEA link

Rewriting My Mindset: My Experience with CBT for Perfectionism

lynettebyeApr 6, 2023, 3:54 PM

50 points

5 comments10 min readEA link

Recommend Me EAs To Write About

Stephen ThomasOct 26, 2022, 8:52 PM

59 points

8 comments2 min readEA link

Why I don’t write as much as I used to (Brian Tomasik, 2022)

niplavAug 3, 2022, 1:15 PM

81 points

2 comments2 min readEA link

(briantomasik.com)

Being at peace with Doom

Johannes C. MayerApr 9, 2023, 3:01 PM

15 points

7 comments4 min readEA link

(www.lesswrong.com)

Effective Peer Support Network in FTX crisis (Update)

EmilyNov 14, 2022, 12:09 PM

134 points

2 comments1 min readEA link

What I’m doing

Chris LeongJul 19, 2022, 11:31 AM

28 points

0 comments4 min readEA link

Starting and running your own mini projects: What I’ve learnt running a newsletter for a year

SofiaBaldersonApr 16, 2023, 5:35 PM

62 points

1 comment6 min readEA link

[Opzionale] Perché il lungoterminismo è difficile per me e come mantengo la motivazione

EA ItalyJan 17, 2023, 6:08 PM

1 point

0 comments7 min readEA link

[Opzionale] Perché probabilmente non sono una lungoterminista

EA ItalyJan 17, 2023, 6:12 PM

1 point

0 comments8 min readEA link

Guilt at EA

ABishopApr 12, 2024, 1:50 PM

9 points

2 comments2 min readEA link

Things EA Group Organisers Need To Hear

Kenneth_DiaoApr 13, 2024, 7:24 PM

122 points

8 comments11 min readEA link

(kennethdiao.substack.com)

We need to speak about mid-careers and high-impact organizations

ClaireBSep 15, 2023, 9:27 PM

43 points

1 comment2 min readEA link

Reflections On Giving 10% Of My Income To Effective Charities

Samie DorghamNov 14, 2023, 3:42 PM

28 points

6 comments1 min readEA link

Philosophy Can Change the World. Peter Singer Proved It. Three Times.

Dean Guzman WyrzykowskiMay 20, 2023, 12:07 AM

36 points

3 comments10 min readEA link

(simpleheart.substack.com)

Why I’m Not (Yet) A Full-Time Technical Alignment Researcher

Nicholas / Heather KrossMay 25, 2023, 1:26 AM

11 points

1 comment1 min readEA link

How do you prioritize?

lynettebyeJul 13, 2022, 10:14 AM

19 points

1 comment12 min readEA link

Crafting Our Mission Statement: Weighted Factor Models, Shallow Research, and Lessons Learned for Clarity and Impact

Harry LukOct 13, 2023, 4:43 PM

9 points

4 comments6 min readEA link

Writing about my job on Open Philanthropy’s Global Aid Policy program + related career opportunities

Sam AnschellApr 12, 2024, 11:35 PM

138 points

2 comments12 min readEA link

How my compassion for animals updated my views on capital punishment

Aditi BasuJan 24, 2025, 6:42 AM

24 points

1 comment3 min readEA link

EA Origin Story Round-Up

KirstenJun 2, 2023, 9:10 PM

30 points

5 comments1 min readEA link

(ealifestyles.substack.com)

What I Got From EAGx Boston

james.lucassenApr 7, 2022, 10:20 PM

20 points

0 comments5 min readEA link

(jlucassen.com)

How Josiah became an AI safety researcher

Neil CrawfordMar 29, 2022, 7:47 PM

10 points

0 comments1 min readEA link

2/3 Aussie & NZ AI Safety folk often or sometimes feel lonely or disconnected (and 16 other barriers to impact)

yanni kyriacosAug 1, 2024, 1:14 AM

19 points

11 comments8 min readEA link

On absurdity

OllieBaseOct 10, 2022, 8:24 PM

170 points

13 comments4 min readEA link

How I failed to form views on AI safety

Ada-Maaria HyvärinenApr 17, 2022, 11:05 AM

213 points

72 comments40 min readEA link

My experience with the Community Health team at CEA

frances_lorenzDec 16, 2024, 1:26 PM

174 points

6 comments5 min readEA link

To the Bat Mobile!! My Mid-Career Transition into AI Safety

MoneerNov 7, 2024, 3:59 PM

12 points

0 comments3 min readEA link

Thank You For Your Time: Understanding the Experiences of Job Seekers in Effective Altruism

Julia Michaels 🔸Jul 10, 2024, 2:37 PM

97 points

12 comments12 min readEA link

Ask Me Anything about parenting as an Effective Altruist

Geoffrey MillerSep 26, 2022, 11:35 PM

70 points

56 comments1 min readEA link

Things I didn’t feel that guilty about before getting involved in effective altruism

Ada-Maaria HyvärinenDec 28, 2022, 2:47 PM

110 points

9 comments1 min readEA link

Big EA and Its Infinite Money Printer

Arjun PanicksseryApr 29, 2022, 5:57 PM

71 points

13 comments7 min readEA link

(arjunpanickssery.substack.com)

[Updated] What’s the theory of change of “Come to the bay over the summer!”?

LuiseJun 8, 2022, 6:22 PM

41 points

30 comments8 min readEA link

Hiring non-EA Talent: Pros & Cons

Tatiana K. Nesic SkuratovaMay 13, 2024, 4:07 PM

37 points

15 comments6 min readEA link

A selection of lessons from Sebastian Lodemann

ClaireBNov 11, 2024, 9:33 PM

82 points

2 comments7 min readEA link

EA on r/Place: An Art Project Post-mortem

EricHerbosoApr 13, 2022, 9:47 PM

42 points

5 comments3 min readEA link

Maybe let the non-EA world train you

ElliotTepJun 14, 2024, 2:45 PM

409 points

30 comments8 min readEA link

“No-one in my org puts money in their pension”

tobyjFeb 16, 2024, 3:04 PM

156 points

11 comments9 min readEA link

(seekingtobejolly.substack.com)

[Question] What would you like to ask a senior staff member who joined a new EA-aligned org without previous EA experience?

lukasj10🔸Jul 28, 2022, 9:11 PM

8 points

0 comments1 min readEA link

[Question] What is the journey to caring more about 1) others and 2) what is really true even if it is inconvenient?

SophiaJul 16, 2022, 11:31 AM

6 points

3 comments1 min readEA link

The EA communities that emerged from the Chicxulub crater

Silvia FernándezNov 14, 2022, 7:46 PM

16 points

1 comment8 min readEA link

What Does Self-Care Look Like For You?

lynettebyeJul 26, 2022, 10:42 AM

14 points

0 comments11 min readEA link

Case Study of EA Global Rejection + Criticisms/Solutions

Constance LiSep 23, 2022, 11:38 AM

238 points

158 comments24 min readEA link

Seeking Guidance: Overcoming Rejection and Finding Support in High-Impact Research

emmannaemekaJun 19, 2024, 4:10 AM

25 points

4 comments1 min readEA link

Little (& effective) altruism

Parmest RoyJun 2, 2022, 7:05 PM

23 points

5 comments2 min readEA link

Lessons Learned Organizing an EA x Law Group

McGill EA x LawDec 24, 2022, 1:52 AM

8 points

0 comments3 min readEA link

Diversification is Underrated

JustisNov 17, 2022, 9:09 PM

49 points

5 comments6 min readEA link

Effective altruism in the garden of ends

tyleraltermanAug 31, 2022, 8:47 PM

289 points

45 comments23 min readEA link

What’s coaching like? Rapid-fire takes on receiving & providing coaching from a training program

TeeMay 27, 2024, 9:33 AM

12 points

0 comments18 min readEA link

Why I care so much about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in EA

Benevolent_RainMar 13, 2024, 3:18 AM

11 points

35 comments9 min readEA link

My Experience as a Full-Time EA Community Builder in NYC

Alex Rahl-Kaplan 🔸Jul 25, 2024, 7:46 PM

73 points

6 comments13 min readEA link

Four questions I ask AI safety researchers

AkashJul 17, 2022, 5:25 PM

30 points

3 comments1 min readEA link

How I Came To Longtermism On My Own & An Outsider Perspective On EA Longtermism

Jordan ArelAug 7, 2022, 2:42 AM

34 points

2 comments20 min readEA link

How to deal with conflict in EA?

Ariel PontesNov 17, 2022, 8:49 AM

26 points

5 comments5 min readEA link

Lessons learned from talking to >100 academics about AI safety

mariushobbhahnOct 10, 2022, 1:16 PM

138 points

21 comments1 min readEA link

Vegaphobia—A Brief Presentation

dlnrbts283Dec 20, 2022, 9:08 PM

10 points

0 comments4 min readEA link

There and back again: reflections from leaving EA (and returning)

LotteGMar 17, 2024, 10:59 PM

43 points

3 comments8 min readEA link

Lessons from the Grassroots and Reflections on EA

Keerthana GopalakrishnanJul 12, 2022, 5:12 AM

19 points

1 comment4 min readEA link

(keerthanapg.com)

Why I Became an Effective Altruist

HaseebQAug 23, 2015, 10:26 PM

19 points

1 comment4 min readEA link

Think again: Should EA be a social movement?

An ASep 2, 2022, 11:45 AM

13 points

1 comment6 min readEA link

AMA: 10 years of Earning To Give

AGB 🔸Dec 10, 2024, 10:12 PM

116 points

31 comments1 min readEA link

Saving the World, and Healing the Sick

Gregory Lewis🔸Feb 12, 2015, 7:03 PM

18 points

9 comments20 min readEA link

What does “Effective” in EA mean to you?

jacquesthibsJul 27, 2022, 5:43 AM

3 points

0 comments2 min readEA link

Some feelings, and what’s keeping me going

Michelle_HutchinsonNov 25, 2022, 12:42 PM

187 points

7 comments7 min readEA link

[Question] How have shorter AI timelines been affecting you, and how have you been responding to them?

Liav.KorenJan 3, 2023, 4:20 AM

35 points

15 comments1 min readEA link

[Question] Share what GWWC and the 10% Pledge has meant to you

Giving What We CanNov 18, 2024, 5:47 AM

67 points

7 comments1 min readEA link

Joey Savoie from Charity Entrepreneurship and His Principles—OpenPrinciples Speaker Session

Ti GuoOct 9, 2022, 11:53 PM

4 points

0 comments1 min readEA link

Reflection on Bostrom’s comments as a woman in EA

lillyJan 13, 2023, 10:07 AM

59 points

5 comments2 min readEA link

Six Takeaways from EA Global and EA Retreats

AkashDec 16, 2021, 9:14 PM

55 points

4 comments11 min readEA link

[Question] Talking about EA with friend who has an intellectual disability — any advice?

Hayven FrienbyDec 28, 2023, 5:45 PM

15 points

8 comments1 min readEA link

Speak the truth, even if your voice trembles

RobertMJan 14, 2023, 6:10 AM

93 points

12 comments5 min readEA link

On the Journey Towards Action

jessefrancesJul 18, 2022, 7:01 AM

3 points

5 comments2 min readEA link

How my thinking about doing good changed over the years

Quadratic ReciprocityDec 18, 2022, 1:48 AM

53 points

1 comment5 min readEA link

“Status” can be corrosive; here’s how I handle it

AkashJan 24, 2023, 1:25 AM

22 points

5 comments1 min readEA link

[[Survey launch]] Gender in EA

GSandJan 25, 2023, 5:24 AM

22 points

6 comments1 min readEA link

Lessons Learned Organizing an EA x Graduate Students’ Group

McGill EA x LawJan 27, 2023, 9:41 PM

5 points

0 comments2 min readEA link

(forum.effectivealtruism.org)

EAG Organizing Team Really Dropping the Ball

Vilfredo's GhostJan 27, 2023, 9:36 PM

−18 points

3 comments1 min readEA link

Illustrated Summary: My mistakes on the path to impact

Hamish McDoodlesSep 19, 2022, 5:37 AM

36 points

3 comments4 min readEA link

Wits & Wagers: An Engaging Game for Effective Altruists

JohnWFeb 1, 2023, 9:30 AM

31 points

5 comments4 min readEA link

EA, 30 + 14 Rapes, and My Not-So-Good Experience with EA.

There_is_a_problemFeb 18, 2023, 3:39 AM

3 points

52 comments2 min readEA link

EA’s weirdness makes it unusually susceptible to bad behavior

OutsideViewFeb 5, 2023, 6:01 AM

208 points

69 comments4 min readEA link

Who Encouraged Or Inspired You?

lynettebyeSep 12, 2022, 7:17 AM

17 points

0 comments6 min readEA link

Job Profile Recruiter

PVAug 23, 2022, 8:16 AM

21 points

0 comments5 min readEA link

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