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My mistakes on the path to impact
Denise_Melchin
4 Dec 2020 22:13 UTC
430
points
74
comments
11
min read
EA
link
Don’t Be Bycatch
DirectedEvolution
10 Mar 2021 5:28 UTC
366
points
19
comments
3
min read
EA
link
Asking for advice
Michelle_Hutchinson
5 Sep 2020 10:29 UTC
120
points
40
comments
4
min read
EA
link
EA Infosec: skill up in or make a transition to infosec via this book club
Jason Clinton
5 Mar 2023 21:02 UTC
170
points
16
comments
2
min read
EA
link
Announcing VIVID: A new EA organization aspiring to scale effective self-improvement & reflection
Gidi Kadosh
19 Oct 2022 18:19 UTC
88
points
15
comments
6
min read
EA
link
Doom Circles
Amy Labenz
8 Jul 2022 13:29 UTC
54
points
49
comments
3
min read
EA
link
Coaching matchmaking is now open: invest in community wellness by investing in yourself
Tee
17 Jul 2023 11:17 UTC
39
points
0
comments
20
min read
EA
link
Consider working more hours and taking more stimulants
Arjun Panickssery
15 Dec 2022 20:38 UTC
73
points
23
comments
4
min read
EA
link
‘Ugh Fields’, or why you can’t even bear to think about that task
Robert_Wiblin
14 Sep 2020 16:39 UTC
60
points
1
comment
5
min read
EA
link
10 Habits I recommend (2020)
Michelle_Hutchinson
2 Jan 2021 17:15 UTC
90
points
17
comments
3
min read
EA
link
Recovering from Rejection
Aaron Gertler 🔸
3 Jul 2023 9:42 UTC
172
points
5
comments
11
min read
EA
link
Five Ways To Prioritize Better
lynettebye
27 Jun 2020 18:40 UTC
61
points
2
comments
20
min read
EA
link
Underinvestment at the top: what I discovered coaching a dozen EA leaders
Tee
1 Apr 2022 12:36 UTC
102
points
19
comments
36
min read
EA
link
Learning By Writing
Holden Karnofsky
22 Feb 2022 15:39 UTC
146
points
12
comments
10
min read
EA
link
Some readings & notes on how to do high-quality, efficient research
MichaelA🔸
17 Nov 2021 17:01 UTC
76
points
1
comment
8
min read
EA
link
10 things I bought and recommend (2020)
Michelle_Hutchinson
30 Dec 2020 14:47 UTC
50
points
7
comments
3
min read
EA
link
Managing ‘Imposters’
Michelle_Hutchinson
29 Jan 2022 15:46 UTC
165
points
9
comments
8
min read
EA
link
Training Bottlenecks in EA (professional skills)
Michelle_Hutchinson
17 Jan 2021 19:29 UTC
67
points
24
comments
7
min read
EA
link
[Question]
Advice for an alcoholic EA
anotherburneraccountsorry
16 Feb 2023 9:19 UTC
41
points
21
comments
2
min read
EA
link
Upside Bargains: How To Be More Ambitious
Alex Vellins
30 Mar 2023 12:13 UTC
5
points
0
comments
4
min read
EA
link
Yearly themes to guide your growth
eirine🔸
13 Jan 2024 14:37 UTC
9
points
1
comment
4
min read
EA
link
(saidtwice.substack.com)
Measuring Progress
lynettebye
28 Aug 2020 0:31 UTC
49
points
0
comments
5
min read
EA
link
Efficient Learning: Memorization
Alvin Ånestrand
15 Apr 2023 12:51 UTC
9
points
0
comments
5
min read
EA
link
Join a ‘learning by writing’ group
Jordan Pieters 🔸
26 Apr 2023 11:36 UTC
26
points
1
comment
1
min read
EA
link
Choose your own odyssey: results & insights from Tee Barnett Coaching Training (TBCT)
Tee
8 Apr 2024 15:44 UTC
27
points
3
comments
89
min read
EA
link
Getting Better at Writing: Why and How
bgarfinkel
17 Mar 2023 15:31 UTC
97
points
6
comments
3
min read
EA
link
Matrix Moments
elifland
30 Jan 2022 22:20 UTC
40
points
0
comments
3
min read
EA
link
(www.foxy-scout.com)
The Importance-Avoidance Effect
davidhartsough
16 Sep 2021 23:16 UTC
51
points
14
comments
10
min read
EA
link
I went on a (very) long walk, and it was a great career decision
Emily Grundy
7 Nov 2023 3:57 UTC
95
points
9
comments
7
min read
EA
link
There’s too much to learn
Yi-Yang
27 Feb 2022 8:01 UTC
45
points
6
comments
3
min read
EA
link
A database of effective productivity recommendations
Ben Williamson
17 Jun 2022 15:42 UTC
104
points
11
comments
5
min read
EA
link
Refining My Moral Values Using Steelman Solitaire
Evan LaForge
2 Feb 2024 10:07 UTC
19
points
3
comments
9
min read
EA
link
How I solved my problems with low energy (or: burnout)
Luise
24 May 2023 21:15 UTC
135
points
18
comments
14
min read
EA
link
Relationship Advice Repository
Ruby
20 Jun 2022 15:38 UTC
25
points
6
comments
36
min read
EA
link
(www.lesswrong.com)
New skilled volunteering board for effective animal advocacy
Jamie_Harris
18 Jun 2021 12:27 UTC
31
points
4
comments
2
min read
EA
link
(www.animaladvocacycareers.org)
Join a habit and productivity competition with other EAs!
Caro
7 Apr 2022 16:45 UTC
26
points
0
comments
1
min read
EA
link
Lewis Bollard on self-experimentation, zero distractions, and hyper focus
lynettebye
27 Apr 2020 23:46 UTC
59
points
0
comments
16
min read
EA
link
Cost-Effectiveness of Air Purifiers against Pollution
Lukas Trötzmüller🔸
30 Jul 2020 8:37 UTC
67
points
11
comments
14
min read
EA
link
Against the “smarts fetish”
Magnus Vinding
8 Apr 2022 7:54 UTC
140
points
38
comments
7
min read
EA
link
Spencer Greenberg: Value traps, and how to avoid them
EA Global
8 Jun 2018 7:51 UTC
11
points
1
comment
18
min read
EA
link
(www.youtube.com)
Desperation Hamster Wheels
Nicole_Ross
30 Oct 2020 16:55 UTC
166
points
21
comments
6
min read
EA
link
(www.cuttingmangoes.com)
Networking for Nerds [linkpost]
Evie
6 Jul 2022 13:34 UTC
47
points
2
comments
6
min read
EA
link
(benjaminreinhardt.com)
Spencer Greenberg: Decision-making workshop — learn how to make better decisions
EA Global
25 Oct 2020 5:48 UTC
11
points
0
comments
1
min read
EA
link
(www.youtube.com)
[Question]
How much do you (actually) work?
SiebeRozendal
20 May 2021 20:04 UTC
54
points
18
comments
1
min read
EA
link
You Don’t Need To Justify Everything
TW123
12 Jun 2022 18:36 UTC
139
points
11
comments
3
min read
EA
link
Your Time Might Be More Valuable Than You Think
Mark Xu
18 Oct 2021 0:55 UTC
54
points
1
comment
6
min read
EA
link
(markxu.com)
[Question]
How to make the most impactful donation, in terms of taxes?
Katie S
14 Jun 2020 23:25 UTC
29
points
12
comments
1
min read
EA
link
[Question]
What self-help topics would you like better research/ resources on?
Ben Williamson
19 Jan 2022 14:46 UTC
30
points
13
comments
1
min read
EA
link
[Question]
What are your favourite ways to buy time?
Will Bradshaw
2 Nov 2021 10:02 UTC
73
points
35
comments
1
min read
EA
link
Ending a news habit
Lars Mennen
20 Jan 2021 10:18 UTC
13
points
2
comments
3
min read
EA
link
(larsmennen.me)
[Question]
How to best address Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI)?
Jonas V
19 Nov 2020 9:15 UTC
22
points
17
comments
1
min read
EA
link
[Question]
What does failure look like?
Eevee🔹
9 Apr 2021 22:05 UTC
32
points
6
comments
1
min read
EA
link
ACE Interviews: Lynette Bye
Animal Charity Evaluators
23 Jun 2020 1:42 UTC
19
points
0
comments
5
min read
EA
link
(animalcharityevaluators.org)
[Question]
What has most improved your decision-making in 2020?
SomeEA
22 Dec 2020 19:02 UTC
1
point
1
comment
1
min read
EA
link
Earning to Give: Programming Language Choice
Ben_West🔸
5 Apr 2015 15:45 UTC
5
points
13
comments
1
min read
EA
link
[Question]
How to decide which productivity coach to try?
MichaelA🔸
12 Nov 2021 8:04 UTC
26
points
5
comments
1
min read
EA
link
What 80,000 Hours learned by interviewing people we respect ‘anonymously’
80000_Hours
18 Jun 2020 12:50 UTC
55
points
2
comments
3
min read
EA
link
Duncan Sabien: Manage your personal autopilot
EA Global
8 Jun 2018 7:15 UTC
11
points
0
comments
25
min read
EA
link
(www.youtube.com)
Duncan Sabien: Convinced, not convincing (Boston)
EA Global
2 Jun 2017 8:48 UTC
7
points
0
comments
1
min read
EA
link
(www.youtube.com)
Testing Newport’s “Digital Minimalism” at CEEALAR
Kurt Brown
25 Jul 2021 8:30 UTC
19
points
7
comments
5
min read
EA
link
[Question]
As an independent researcher, what are the biggest bottlenecks (if any) to your motivation, productivity, or impact?
Linch
17 Feb 2022 19:32 UTC
47
points
14
comments
1
min read
EA
link
Will MacAskill on his ‘Eat That Elephant’ routine, learning from successful people, and the diminishing marginal returns of time spent working [blog cross-post]
lynettebye
9 Oct 2019 18:40 UTC
43
points
4
comments
13
min read
EA
link
How meditation helps me be a more effective altruist
Ben
23 Sep 2019 15:09 UTC
33
points
0
comments
6
min read
EA
link
Second Citizenships, Residencies, and/or Temporary Relocation
Josh Jacobson
16 Feb 2021 19:23 UTC
48
points
3
comments
35
min read
EA
link
My recommendations for RSI treatment
Max_Carpendale
7 May 2019 18:43 UTC
77
points
26
comments
17
min read
EA
link
A Day in the Life of a Parent
Larks
12 Oct 2021 14:18 UTC
73
points
4
comments
2
min read
EA
link
Concrete Steps to Get Started in Transformer Mechanistic Interpretability
Neel Nanda
26 Dec 2022 13:00 UTC
18
points
0
comments
12
min read
EA
link
[Question]
What is a book that genuinely changed your life for the better?
JackM
21 Oct 2020 19:33 UTC
26
points
7
comments
1
min read
EA
link
Introducing Effective Self-Help
Ben Williamson
6 Jan 2022 13:11 UTC
111
points
18
comments
21
min read
EA
link
[Question]
What skills would you like 1-5 EAs to develop?
Kirsten
1 Mar 2019 11:01 UTC
48
points
26
comments
1
min read
EA
link
Mastermind Groups: A new Peer Support Format to help EAs aim higher
Patrick Gruban 🔸
31 May 2022 18:37 UTC
108
points
16
comments
6
min read
EA
link
Impact Report for Effective Altruism Coaching
lynettebye
6 Aug 2019 5:41 UTC
86
points
13
comments
11
min read
EA
link
How to improve your productivity: a systematic approach to sustainably increasing work output
KarolinaSarek🔸
20 May 2019 18:25 UTC
56
points
12
comments
4
min read
EA
link
[Question]
Ideas for avoiding optimizing the wrong things day-to-day?
Jack R
26 Jan 2022 10:38 UTC
22
points
8
comments
1
min read
EA
link
Apply to Negotiating for Good [Feb 26 - Mar 12]
Cillian_
20 Jan 2022 11:21 UTC
44
points
2
comments
3
min read
EA
link
Tara Mac Aulay on Happiness and Work, Self-Experimentation, and Prioritization
lynettebye
4 Apr 2020 17:58 UTC
50
points
0
comments
28
min read
EA
link
Parenting: Things I wish I could tell my past self
Michelle_Hutchinson
12 Sep 2020 14:22 UTC
183
points
23
comments
10
min read
EA
link
[Question]
No, really, can “dead” time be salvaged?
Nicholas / Heather Kross
26 Oct 2021 0:02 UTC
4
points
4
comments
1
min read
EA
link
Habiba Islam: Project management 101
EA Global
14 Jun 2020 8:15 UTC
10
points
1
comment
1
min read
EA
link
(www.youtube.com)
Final Version Perfected: An Underused Execution Algorithm
Will Bradshaw
3 Dec 2020 11:03 UTC
36
points
3
comments
7
min read
EA
link
(www.lesswrong.com)
A Step-by-Step Guide to Running Independent Projects
Vaidehi Agarwalla 🔸
15 Jul 2020 11:49 UTC
49
points
3
comments
15
min read
EA
link
Lynette Bye: Planning productivity
EA Global
8 Jun 2018 7:15 UTC
11
points
0
comments
17
min read
EA
link
(www.youtube.com)
Duncan Sabien, Miranda Dixon-Luinenburg, Malo Bourgon, & Cathleen Kilgallen: Getting things done
EA Global
11 Aug 2017 8:19 UTC
7
points
0
comments
1
min read
EA
link
(www.youtube.com)
Interview with Owen Cotton-Barratt on Productivity
lynettebye
21 Nov 2019 0:50 UTC
25
points
0
comments
5
min read
EA
link
[Question]
How to make people appreciate asynchronous written communication more?
konrad
10 Mar 2021 19:53 UTC
17
points
9
comments
1
min read
EA
link
Ways Frugality Increases Productivity
Ben_West🔸
25 Jun 2019 21:06 UTC
83
points
18
comments
2
min read
EA
link
[Question]
Effective ways to find love?
anonymousdude
28 Dec 2022 19:26 UTC
13
points
11
comments
1
min read
EA
link
A Barebones Guide to Mechanistic Interpretability Prerequisites
Neel Nanda
29 Nov 2022 18:43 UTC
54
points
1
comment
3
min read
EA
link
(neelnanda.io)
The Importance of Time Capping
Joey🔸
28 Dec 2018 17:02 UTC
72
points
4
comments
3
min read
EA
link
Free 1:1 Learning Coaching!
alexanderklarge
15 Nov 2021 11:29 UTC
28
points
6
comments
1
min read
EA
link
I want to be replaced
mariushobbhahn
1 Feb 2022 14:45 UTC
57
points
8
comments
4
min read
EA
link
Joey Savoie: Tools for decision making
EA Global
13 Jun 2020 8:12 UTC
10
points
0
comments
1
min read
EA
link
(www.youtube.com)
Productivity 101 For Beginners
Peter Wildeford
5 Nov 2014 23:17 UTC
22
points
3
comments
4
min read
EA
link
A spreadsheet/template for doing an annual review
PeterSlattery
22 Dec 2021 23:26 UTC
14
points
0
comments
1
min read
EA
link
The role of tribes in achieving lasting impact and how to create them
nora
29 Sep 2021 20:48 UTC
72
points
2
comments
24
min read
EA
link
Doing brainstorming better
eirine🔸
9 Nov 2018 14:38 UTC
19
points
3
comments
1
min read
EA
link
Business Coaching/Mentoring For EA Organisations
TheBusinessGrowthAgency
9 Nov 2021 11:11 UTC
64
points
11
comments
2
min read
EA
link
Tips for overcoming low back pain
Magnus Vinding
24 Mar 2020 16:41 UTC
71
points
10
comments
6
min read
EA
link
Career Suggestion: Earning to Skill
Ruby
14 Apr 2022 0:46 UTC
27
points
17
comments
3
min read
EA
link
[Question]
As an independent researcher, how do you stay or become motivated, productive, and impactful?
Linch
17 Feb 2022 19:00 UTC
27
points
7
comments
1
min read
EA
link
A.J. Jacobs: Do more good in less time
EA Global
8 Jun 2018 7:15 UTC
9
points
0
comments
14
min read
EA
link
(www.youtube.com)
Salary Negotiation for Earning to Give
mulholio
3 Apr 2019 12:30 UTC
57
points
28
comments
2
min read
EA
link
Teaching You How To Learn post 1 is live!
alexanderklarge
17 Aug 2021 18:35 UTC
6
points
3
comments
1
min read
EA
link
Hamming Questions for Project Planning
Will Bradshaw
6 Dec 2021 11:27 UTC
48
points
2
comments
2
min read
EA
link
Is mindfulness good for you?
John G. Halstead
29 Dec 2019 20:01 UTC
76
points
13
comments
6
min read
EA
link
[Question]
How should people spend money to be more productive?
Ben Williamson
14 Apr 2022 13:22 UTC
30
points
31
comments
1
min read
EA
link
Detailed tips on being helpful
Madhav Malhotra
18 Sep 2021 12:05 UTC
11
points
1
comment
1
min read
EA
link
14 Techniques to Accelerate Your Learning
davidhartsough
15 Apr 2022 12:09 UTC
46
points
4
comments
11
min read
EA
link
[Podcast] Rob Wiblin on self-improvement and research ethics
MichaelA🔸
15 Jan 2021 7:24 UTC
8
points
7
comments
1
min read
EA
link
(clearerthinkingpodcast.com)
Niel Bowerman on goal-setting, hacking motivation, and 80,000 Hours’ bout system
lynettebye
3 Nov 2019 6:36 UTC
24
points
2
comments
16
min read
EA
link
Claire Zabel: Doing good as a student — tradeoffs and project ideas
EA Global
24 Oct 2020 19:56 UTC
11
points
0
comments
14
min read
EA
link
(www.youtube.com)
Experimenting with microsolidarity crews
Jarred Filmer
6 Feb 2022 11:42 UTC
24
points
2
comments
4
min read
EA
link
Effective Altruism Coaching 2020 Annual Review
lynettebye
26 Jan 2021 22:52 UTC
41
points
6
comments
9
min read
EA
link
Retrospective on thinking about my career for a year
careersthrowaway
18 Jul 2020 13:24 UTC
62
points
4
comments
7
min read
EA
link
Impostor syndrome: how I cured it with spreadsheets and meditation
Kat Woods
10 Feb 2023 15:05 UTC
59
points
13
comments
19
min read
EA
link
Levelling Up in AI Safety Research Engineering
GabeM
2 Sep 2022 4:59 UTC
165
points
21
comments
17
min read
EA
link
Iron deficiencies are very bad and you should treat them
Elizabeth
13 Jan 2023 21:49 UTC
89
points
4
comments
1
min read
EA
link
Announcing Introductions for Collaborative Truth Seeking Tools
brook
23 Jan 2023 16:04 UTC
82
points
7
comments
2
min read
EA
link
Questions I ask myself when making decisions (or communicating)
Catherine Low🔸
23 Jan 2023 16:21 UTC
169
points
6
comments
4
min read
EA
link
Guesstimate: Why and How to Use It
brook
23 Jan 2023 19:37 UTC
5
points
0
comments
1
min read
EA
link
Guesstimate: Why and how to use it
brook
24 Jan 2023 14:16 UTC
28
points
4
comments
3
min read
EA
link
Qualities that alignment mentors value in junior researchers
Akash
14 Feb 2023 23:27 UTC
31
points
1
comment
1
min read
EA
link
Make a Slack watercooler: a space for your team to share half-baked ideas
peterhartree
25 Sep 2023 6:19 UTC
23
points
2
comments
1
min read
EA
link
EA London Quarterly Review Day
Gemma 🔸
21 Mar 2023 16:53 UTC
3
points
0
comments
1
min read
EA
link
Valuism—an approach to life for you to consider
spencerg
19 Jul 2023 15:23 UTC
33
points
7
comments
1
min read
EA
link
Anki with Uncertainty: Turn any flashcard deck into a calibration training tool
Sage
22 Mar 2023 17:26 UTC
57
points
3
comments
1
min read
EA
link
(www.quantifiedintuitions.org)
Free coaching sessions
Monica Diaz
21 Mar 2023 22:31 UTC
43
points
1
comment
1
min read
EA
link
If You Have A Short Attention Span But Need To Read A Lot This Might Be What You’re Looking For
yanni kyriacos
4 Apr 2023 6:26 UTC
9
points
3
comments
1
min read
EA
link
Exercise: Things we got wrong
Adam Binksmith
7 Apr 2023 18:30 UTC
37
points
12
comments
1
min read
EA
link
People Skills for Animal People—Leadership Program | Scarlet Spark
Sharleen
17 Apr 2023 18:02 UTC
3
points
0
comments
1
min read
EA
link
Failing with abandon
So8res
13 Apr 2015 6:31 UTC
42
points
2
comments
1
min read
EA
link
(mindingourway.com)
Grounded Agency: Achieve your goals while staying rooted in reality
Rasool
9 May 2023 21:49 UTC
8
points
0
comments
1
min read
EA
link
From fear to excitement
richard_ngo
15 May 2023 6:23 UTC
62
points
1
comment
1
min read
EA
link
Advice for newly busy people
Severin
12 May 2023 23:47 UTC
27
points
0
comments
1
min read
EA
link
Conflicts between emotional schemas often involve internal coercion
richard_ngo
17 May 2023 10:08 UTC
34
points
0
comments
1
min read
EA
link
Resolving internal conflicts requires listening to what parts want
richard_ngo
19 May 2023 0:04 UTC
23
points
0
comments
1
min read
EA
link
Practice English
J.A.M.
1 Jun 2023 16:18 UTC
4
points
0
comments
1
min read
EA
link
Does EA bring out the best in me?
Lorenzo Buonanno🔸
27 Aug 2023 22:33 UTC
128
points
3
comments
1
min read
EA
link
(bestjelly.substack.com)
Why we’re bad at predicting what will make us happy—Workshop
Milli🔸
29 Sep 2023 21:17 UTC
10
points
1
comment
1
min read
EA
link
Practice public speaking in a friendly & supportive group
Simon Newstead
19 Sep 2023 23:31 UTC
23
points
3
comments
1
min read
EA
link
How to Read
Peter Wildeford
20 Dec 2014 23:54 UTC
14
points
4
comments
3
min read
EA
link
Marginal Revolution University’s courses and series
Vasco Grilo🔸
1 Mar 2024 18:25 UTC
26
points
2
comments
3
min read
EA
link
(mru.org)
35 Interactive Learning Modules Relevant to EAs / Effective Altruism (that are all free)
spencerg
23 Jun 2024 17:57 UTC
72
points
3
comments
3
min read
EA
link
Altruism sharpens altruism
Joey🔸
26 Dec 2023 13:37 UTC
273
points
21
comments
3
min read
EA
link
Demo Video: Sneak-Peek Into the Wellbeing Support Program for Ambitious Altruists
Inga
17 Apr 2024 13:41 UTC
20
points
0
comments
1
min read
EA
link
reflections on smileys and how to make society’s interpretive priors more charitable
Emrik
16 May 2024 3:27 UTC
18
points
2
comments
1
min read
EA
link
When Does Altruism Strengthen Altruism?
Jeff Kaufman 🔸
21 Jan 2024 19:10 UTC
105
points
2
comments
1
min read
EA
link
Brian Tomasik on personal effectiveness
Vasco Grilo🔸
5 Apr 2024 17:07 UTC
34
points
0
comments
5
min read
EA
link
(reducing-suffering.org)
What are you getting paid in?
Austin
17 Jul 2024 19:23 UTC
89
points
3
comments
1
min read
EA
link
(www.approachwithalacrity.com)
A bunch of reasons why you might have low energy (or other vague health problems) and what to do about it
alexlintz
8 Jun 2021 18:58 UTC
93
points
18
comments
14
min read
EA
link
On Becoming World-Class
Aaron Gertler 🔸
19 Oct 2018 1:35 UTC
22
points
7
comments
6
min read
EA
link
[Question]
Exploring an EA Equivalent to Job Simulation Websites for Skills and Aptitude Development & Seeking Insights on EA-Aligned Organizations
Aaron Graifman
15 Feb 2024 4:36 UTC
7
points
2
comments
1
min read
EA
link
[Question]
Should effective altruists learn a wide range of subjects?
jackchang110
16 Feb 2024 2:29 UTC
4
points
3
comments
1
min read
EA
link
Transitioning from school to work is hard! Some advice on managing the self
Akshay Narayanan
19 Dec 2024 16:27 UTC
12
points
5
comments
5
min read
EA
link
Why aren’t we talking about personal development?
DirectedEvolution
29 Feb 2020 20:23 UTC
37
points
3
comments
4
min read
EA
link
[Question]
Should I go to college
metachirality
25 Feb 2024 19:16 UTC
3
points
1
comment
1
min read
EA
link
Why every EA should work with a coach
Dave Cortright 🔸
3 Dec 2022 1:22 UTC
14
points
2
comments
2
min read
EA
link
Effective Peer Support Network in FTX crisis (Update)
Emily
14 Nov 2022 12:09 UTC
133
points
2
comments
1
min read
EA
link
[Question]
Do people who ask for anonymous feedback via admonymous.co actually get good feedback?
yanni kyriacos
14 Mar 2024 0:04 UTC
23
points
13
comments
1
min read
EA
link
Something to make myself fascinated with computing science and AI.
Eduardo
7 Dec 2022 2:12 UTC
3
points
5
comments
1
min read
EA
link
Achieving Pareto Productivity. Simple Task Management and Productivity Rules that Go a Long Way
Vasco Grilo🔸
21 Oct 2024 16:04 UTC
16
points
0
comments
12
min read
EA
link
(www.charityentrepreneurship.com)
Effective language-learning for effective altruists
Tao
19 Mar 2024 0:42 UTC
43
points
6
comments
10
min read
EA
link
Announcing an Empirical AI Safety Program
Joshc
13 Sep 2022 21:39 UTC
64
points
7
comments
2
min read
EA
link
Anonymous EA comments
RobBensinger
7 Feb 2017 21:42 UTC
42
points
91
comments
2
min read
EA
link
Sustained effort, potential, and obligation
AronM
10 Jan 2022 21:39 UTC
51
points
4
comments
10
min read
EA
link
Three Tiers of Information Gathering
Christian Pearson
6 Jul 2022 20:59 UTC
4
points
4
comments
5
min read
EA
link
100+ Youtube videos with important practical knowledge you probably should know
Stenemo
29 Nov 2022 14:36 UTC
4
points
3
comments
1
min read
EA
link
Prioritizing Mental Health: A Call to Action for the Effective Altruism Community
MichaelRipa
26 Jul 2024 12:43 UTC
16
points
0
comments
9
min read
EA
link
Most effective ways to be happy?
anonymousdude
21 Jul 2022 0:41 UTC
18
points
2
comments
1
min read
EA
link
Announcing the Cambridge Boston Alignment Initiative [Hiring!]
kuhanj
2 Dec 2022 1:07 UTC
83
points
0
comments
1
min read
EA
link
What is Confidence, in Game Theory and Life?
Non-zero-sum James
10 Dec 2024 23:11 UTC
2
points
0
comments
2
min read
EA
link
Funding opportunity for personal/professional development for those working in AI safety (deadline March 29)
atury
25 Mar 2024 19:19 UTC
18
points
0
comments
1
min read
EA
link
A Few Strategies for Increasing Productivity
Sarah Eustis-Guthrie
31 Dec 2021 18:37 UTC
38
points
2
comments
3
min read
EA
link
How I failed to form views on AI safety
Ada-Maaria Hyvärinen
17 Apr 2022 11:05 UTC
213
points
72
comments
40
min read
EA
link
[Link] Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
arikr
5 Jun 2019 1:25 UTC
22
points
3
comments
1
min read
EA
link
More undergraduate or just-graduated students should consider getting jobs as research techs in academic labs
jvb
1 Sep 2021 9:02 UTC
41
points
10
comments
12
min read
EA
link
Free Health Coaching this New Year
Rickey-Fukazawa
24 Dec 2023 1:23 UTC
6
points
0
comments
1
min read
EA
link
The “Progressive Pledge”
Philip Popien
21 Dec 2024 17:50 UTC
17
points
4
comments
3
min read
EA
link
(www.givingwhatwecan.org)
How much parenting harms productivity and how you can reduce it
Nic Kruus🔸
25 Feb 2024 14:13 UTC
84
points
25
comments
3
min read
EA
link
Kick-off meeting: Doing Things Better—A course in the art of applied rationality
Severin
11 Jan 2023 13:58 UTC
11
points
4
comments
1
min read
EA
link
January Online Events & Resources to Plan Your Year and Career
Alex Rahl-Kaplan 🔸
1 Jan 2023 19:59 UTC
19
points
0
comments
2
min read
EA
link
LW4EA: Elastic Productivity Tools
Jeremy
3 Jan 2023 3:18 UTC
−1
points
5
comments
1
min read
EA
link
(www.lesswrong.com)
An approach for getting better at practicing any skill
jacquesthibs
3 Jan 2023 17:47 UTC
9
points
0
comments
1
min read
EA
link
Metaculus Beginner Tournament for New Forecasters
Anastasia
6 Jan 2023 2:35 UTC
33
points
5
comments
1
min read
EA
link
Treat future you like a different person—invest in your motivation
Alex Dial
14 Dec 2024 15:28 UTC
85
points
4
comments
8
min read
EA
link
Learning as much Deep Learning math as I could in 24 hours
Phosphorous
8 Jan 2023 2:19 UTC
58
points
6
comments
7
min read
EA
link
New version of Mental Health Navigator website
Emily
8 Jan 2023 21:37 UTC
22
points
8
comments
1
min read
EA
link
Mental Health Providers and Resources Listed on the Mental Health Navigator Website
Emily
9 Jan 2023 20:47 UTC
43
points
9
comments
1
min read
EA
link
My Experience Donating Blood Stem Cells, or: Why You Should Join a Bone Marrow Registry
Silas Strawn
3 Jan 2024 1:07 UTC
81
points
14
comments
6
min read
EA
link
My experience building mathematical ML skills with a course from UIUC
Naoya Okamoto
9 Jun 2024 11:41 UTC
2
points
0
comments
10
min read
EA
link
Announcing aisafety.training
JJ Hepburn
17 Jan 2023 1:55 UTC
110
points
4
comments
1
min read
EA
link
You are not too “irrational” to know your preferences.
Daystar Eld
26 Nov 2024 15:01 UTC
73
points
1
comment
1
min read
EA
link
Multiple Working Hypotheses: A Reminder from My Kids
Amy Labenz
23 Sep 2024 20:33 UTC
92
points
18
comments
2
min read
EA
link
“Status” can be corrosive; here’s how I handle it
Akash
24 Jan 2023 1:25 UTC
22
points
5
comments
1
min read
EA
link
Book fund? HTML book rights?
Larissa Schiavo
2 Jun 2022 2:16 UTC
5
points
1
comment
2
min read
EA
link
The Weight of Small Altruistic Actions
Siya Sawhney
1 Jul 2024 14:07 UTC
2
points
1
comment
2
min read
EA
link
(forum.effectivealtruism.org)
The Power Of Small Experiments
Alvin Ånestrand
27 Jan 2023 17:30 UTC
9
points
2
comments
7
min read
EA
link
Tell Culture (EA Shenanigans) - please RSVP
Milli🔸
27 Jan 2023 22:06 UTC
7
points
2
comments
1
min read
EA
link
Advice I found helpful in 2022
Akash
28 Jan 2023 19:48 UTC
40
points
1
comment
1
min read
EA
link
Talk to me about your summer/career plans
Akash
31 Jan 2023 18:29 UTC
31
points
0
comments
1
min read
EA
link
“My Model Of EA Burnout” (Logan Strohl)
Will Aldred
3 Feb 2023 0:23 UTC
97
points
2
comments
6
min read
EA
link
(www.lesswrong.com)
Apply to the Cambridge ML for Alignment Bootcamp (CaMLAB) [26 March − 8 April]
hannah
9 Feb 2023 16:32 UTC
62
points
1
comment
5
min read
EA
link
To the Bat Mobile!! My Mid-Career Transition into AI Safety
Moneer
7 Nov 2024 15:59 UTC
11
points
0
comments
3
min read
EA
link
Obsidian for research & learning—quick guide
alexanderklarge
23 Nov 2021 11:06 UTC
12
points
0
comments
1
min read
EA
link
EA’s in IT (Information Technology)
EAlly
18 Feb 2023 20:17 UTC
5
points
1
comment
2
min read
EA
link
High Impact Leadership Coaching Program – Applications Open
High Impact Leadership Coaching
5 Sep 2023 21:34 UTC
31
points
3
comments
6
min read
EA
link
Why I took the 10% Pledge before earning an income
Luke Moore 🔸
16 Dec 2024 8:54 UTC
66
points
3
comments
3
min read
EA
link
(www.givingwhatwecan.org)
Heroic—a free resouce of personal development and practical wisdom
SebastianSchmidt
13 Nov 2022 18:02 UTC
−26
points
2
comments
4
min read
EA
link
How to give advice
SebastianSchmidt
31 Oct 2020 13:56 UTC
12
points
4
comments
4
min read
EA
link
From Layoff to Co-founding in a Breathtaking Two Months
Harry Luk
26 Sep 2023 7:35 UTC
44
points
3
comments
17
min read
EA
link
Digital Networking for Dummies
random_tips
8 Jul 2022 8:13 UTC
18
points
6
comments
4
min read
EA
link
How to Get More Important Things Done with the Eisenhower [Effort] Matrix
Harry Luk
6 Oct 2023 1:00 UTC
15
points
4
comments
11
min read
EA
link
How I moved from a 3% Trial Pledge to a 10% Pledge
GraceAdams🔸
16 Dec 2024 7:52 UTC
63
points
1
comment
2
min read
EA
link
(www.givingwhatwecan.org)
How to start a blog in 5 seconds for $0
peterhartree
4 Jul 2022 8:28 UTC
35
points
11
comments
2
min read
EA
link
(notes.pjh.is)
Podcast and Transcript: Allan Saldanha on earning to give.
Toby Tremlett🔹
12 Dec 2024 8:45 UTC
42
points
2
comments
10
min read
EA
link
My EA Journey
Eli Kaufman
20 Aug 2023 9:37 UTC
57
points
1
comment
2
min read
EA
link
My experience with the Community Health team at CEA
frances_lorenz
16 Dec 2024 13:26 UTC
169
points
6
comments
5
min read
EA
link
Things I tell myself to be more agentic
DMMF
28 Apr 2024 14:44 UTC
14
points
0
comments
3
min read
EA
link
(danfrank.ca)
How I use Anki: expanding the scope of SRS
TheMcDouglas
12 Apr 2022 8:40 UTC
17
points
2
comments
19
min read
EA
link
One EA’s Perspective on Depression
Dave Cortright 🔸
1 Apr 2023 5:18 UTC
19
points
4
comments
3
min read
EA
link
Personal AI Planning
Jeff Kaufman 🔸
10 Nov 2024 14:10 UTC
43
points
5
comments
1
min read
EA
link
How to get technological knowledge on AI/ML (for non-tech people)
FangFang
30 Jun 2021 7:53 UTC
62
points
7
comments
5
min read
EA
link
Looking Back, Moving Forward: a cozy evening of reflection and planning [please RSVP]
Severin
4 Dec 2022 16:17 UTC
7
points
2
comments
1
min read
EA
link
🔰Metaculus Launches New Beginner Forecasting Tournament🔰
christian
5 Apr 2023 20:08 UTC
21
points
0
comments
1
min read
EA
link
(www.metaculus.com)
Coaching: Reduce Struggle and Develop Talent
SebastianSchmidt
1 Oct 2021 15:16 UTC
55
points
14
comments
11
min read
EA
link
Annual Reviews Aren’t Just for Organizations
kyle_fish
16 Dec 2021 13:05 UTC
19
points
4
comments
2
min read
EA
link
You’re an experienced data scientist or programmer? Help to improve wellbeing at scale.
Inga
11 Apr 2023 13:12 UTC
32
points
2
comments
2
min read
EA
link
Stuff I buy and use: a listicle to boost your consumer surplus and productivity
Aaron Bergman
1 Jun 2022 0:09 UTC
106
points
34
comments
12
min read
EA
link
How altruistic perfectionism is self-defeating (Tim LeBon on The 80,000 Hours Podcast)
80000_Hours
12 Apr 2023 19:21 UTC
59
points
1
comment
15
min read
EA
link
The Cost Of Wasted Motion
lynettebye
8 Sep 2020 2:55 UTC
9
points
3
comments
3
min read
EA
link
Grow your Mental Resilience to Grow your Impact HERE—Introducing Effective Peer Support
Inga
8 Oct 2022 7:53 UTC
144
points
14
comments
2
min read
EA
link
James Norris from Upgradable on “What is Beyond Living a Principled Life”—OpenPrinciples Speaker Session
Ti Guo
15 Oct 2022 3:22 UTC
2
points
0
comments
1
min read
EA
link
Professional development resources for fundraisers: a few links
Cameron Meyer Shorb 🔸
22 May 2021 1:33 UTC
13
points
2
comments
1
min read
EA
link
[Question]
What small change in your self talk would make the world a better place if others adopted it too?
Said Bouziane
22 Nov 2024 22:57 UTC
4
points
5
comments
1
min read
EA
link
Designing Artificial Wisdom: GitWise and AlphaWise
Jordan Arel
13 Jul 2024 0:04 UTC
6
points
1
comment
7
min read
EA
link
AI Alignment Research Engineer Accelerator (ARENA): call for applicants
TheMcDouglas
17 Apr 2023 20:30 UTC
41
points
2
comments
1
min read
EA
link
[Question]
AI vs Ops—How should early-career Operations people develop their skill set over the next 5 years?
Dim Sum
24 Apr 2023 21:50 UTC
6
points
1
comment
1
min read
EA
link
CFAR Workshop in Hindsight
markov_user
13 Dec 2020 16:18 UTC
45
points
3
comments
11
min read
EA
link
New GPT3 Impressive Capabilities—InstructGPT3 [1/2]
simeon_c
13 Mar 2022 10:45 UTC
49
points
4
comments
7
min read
EA
link
[Question]
What good are you doing today?
Prof.Weird
20 Nov 2020 14:39 UTC
4
points
0
comments
1
min read
EA
link
LW4EA: Humans are not automatically strategic
Jeremy
28 Feb 2022 18:39 UTC
14
points
2
comments
1
min read
EA
link
(www.lesswrong.com)
How to Become a World Historical Figure (Péladan’s Dream)
rogersbacon1
7 Jul 2022 22:41 UTC
−4
points
2
comments
30
min read
EA
link
Seven ways to become unstoppably agentic
Evie
18 Jun 2022 9:30 UTC
136
points
28
comments
9
min read
EA
link
Cheap tests and expensive signals to develop professionally
eirine🔸
24 Aug 2024 7:55 UTC
5
points
5
comments
3
min read
EA
link
(saidtwice.substack.com)
Be more effective by learning important practical knowledge using flashcards
Stenemo
31 Aug 2022 12:40 UTC
8
points
0
comments
1
min read
EA
link
What if you’re working on the wrong cause? Preliminary thoughts on how long to spend exploring vs exploiting.
Kat Woods
6 Feb 2017 22:13 UTC
33
points
4
comments
21
min read
EA
link
What’s coaching like? Rapid-fire takes on receiving & providing coaching from a training program
Tee
27 May 2024 9:33 UTC
12
points
0
comments
18
min read
EA
link
Replaceability v. ‘Contextualized Worthiness’
Tee
27 Jul 2022 16:48 UTC
9
points
0
comments
3
min read
EA
link
[Question]
Have You Been Maintaining Your Healthy Core Four?
Prof.Weird
22 Nov 2020 11:37 UTC
13
points
0
comments
3
min read
EA
link
How to write better blog posts
mariushobbhahn
25 Jan 2022 12:29 UTC
79
points
5
comments
6
min read
EA
link
Cost, Not Sacrifice
Joe Rogero
20 Nov 2024 21:32 UTC
6
points
2
comments
4
min read
EA
link
(subatomicarticles.com)
On Sleep Procrastination: Going To Bed At A Reasonable Hour
emily.fan
16 Apr 2021 23:31 UTC
47
points
9
comments
8
min read
EA
link
Vipassana and Effective Altruism: How meditation empowered me as an activist
Ronen Bar
18 Sep 2024 6:37 UTC
17
points
4
comments
7
min read
EA
link
What Should be Taught in Workshops for Community Builders?
Akash
15 Nov 2021 18:41 UTC
15
points
1
comment
2
min read
EA
link
[Question]
Has your “EA worldview” changed over time? How and why?
Ben Kuhn
23 Feb 2019 14:22 UTC
28
points
13
comments
1
min read
EA
link
A template for doing annual reviews
PeterSlattery
19 Dec 2022 3:08 UTC
27
points
1
comment
1
min read
EA
link
Should we invest more in supporting altruists to be at their best? (Mental health + productivity)
SebastianSchmidt
13 Oct 2023 8:42 UTC
29
points
4
comments
16
min read
EA
link
Give and Get Mental Health Support During These Hard Times
Emily
11 Nov 2022 14:31 UTC
45
points
4
comments
5
min read
EA
link
Introducing WorkStream EA: Providing support, training, and consulting for EA organizational development
Deena Englander
7 Dec 2022 0:01 UTC
38
points
4
comments
4
min read
EA
link
Embarking on a Journey of Reflection: Seeking Insights and Feedback
Ole Johan Bondahl
3 Oct 2024 9:58 UTC
−1
points
0
comments
1
min read
EA
link
Trust develops gradually via making bids and setting boundaries
richard_ngo
19 May 2023 22:16 UTC
25
points
0
comments
1
min read
EA
link
[Question]
To donate or not to donate [a lobe of my liver]?
Kyle J. Lucchese
25 Aug 2023 16:26 UTC
44
points
9
comments
1
min read
EA
link
Coaching: An under-appreciated strategy among effective altruists
acristia
5 Dec 2020 11:04 UTC
41
points
12
comments
9
min read
EA
link
Crafting Our Mission Statement: Weighted Factor Models, Shallow Research, and Lessons Learned for Clarity and Impact
Harry Luk
13 Oct 2023 16:43 UTC
9
points
4
comments
6
min read
EA
link
[Question]
Best units for comparing personal interventions?
Ozzie Gooen
13 Jan 2020 8:53 UTC
18
points
1
comment
1
min read
EA
link
One’s Future Behavior as a Domain of Calibration
markov_user
31 Dec 2020 15:48 UTC
17
points
8
comments
10
min read
EA
link
Coercion is an adaptation to scarcity; trust is an adaptation to abundance
richard_ngo
23 May 2023 18:14 UTC
38
points
5
comments
1
min read
EA
link
Why I’m Not (Yet) A Full-Time Technical Alignment Researcher
Nicholas / Heather Kross
25 May 2023 1:26 UTC
11
points
1
comment
1
min read
EA
link
Things I recommend you buy and use.
🔸✨BSman ✨🔸
24 Jan 2021 0:21 UTC
39
points
23
comments
17
min read
EA
link
Five books to make you super effective
John_Maxwell
2 Apr 2015 2:31 UTC
7
points
7
comments
3
min read
EA
link
Theory Of Change As A Hypothesis: Choosing A High-Impact Path When You’re Uncertain
lynettebye
28 Nov 2020 4:36 UTC
33
points
5
comments
3
min read
EA
link
Sound resources for Self-improvement?
trailblazer
21 Jan 2024 6:35 UTC
0
points
1
comment
1
min read
EA
link
Anonymous contributors answer: How honest and candid should high-profile people be?
Aaron Gertler 🔸
12 Feb 2020 0:14 UTC
22
points
0
comments
8
min read
EA
link
(80000hours.org)
[Question]
How should I use my professional development budget?
JulianHazell
30 Mar 2022 13:43 UTC
22
points
2
comments
1
min read
EA
link
Getting Excited about Efficiency
lynettebye
21 Sep 2020 23:04 UTC
17
points
1
comment
2
min read
EA
link
[Question]
What are some skills useful for EA that one could learn in ~6 months?
Jordan Pieters 🔸
28 Jun 2021 17:43 UTC
20
points
13
comments
1
min read
EA
link
[Question]
Ways of improving one’s empathy and emotional intelligence?
MikeC
19 Jan 2022 10:27 UTC
3
points
3
comments
1
min read
EA
link
My setup for reading, highlighting and annotation
peterhartree
3 Jul 2022 10:52 UTC
12
points
0
comments
2
min read
EA
link
(notes.pjh.is)
[Question]
How should altruistic blogs be different?
Julia_Wise🔸
26 Feb 2022 2:49 UTC
25
points
9
comments
1
min read
EA
link
AI Safety Fundamentals: An Informal Cohort Starting Soon! (cross-posted to lesswrong.com)
Tiago
4 Jun 2023 18:21 UTC
6
points
0
comments
1
min read
EA
link
(www.lesswrong.com)
Cultivate an obsession with the object level
richard_ngo
7 Jun 2023 1:39 UTC
24
points
0
comments
1
min read
EA
link
[Question]
Seeking Math + Programming Accelerated Learning Advice
Phosphorous
14 Jan 2022 7:37 UTC
15
points
8
comments
1
min read
EA
link
End-of-Year Effectiveness Check-In: A Tool for Personal Reflection
emwalz
21 Dec 2022 21:16 UTC
11
points
2
comments
2
min read
EA
link
80,000 Hours: Bad habits among people trying to improve the world
Aaron Gertler 🔸
12 Dec 2019 21:04 UTC
27
points
2
comments
12
min read
EA
link
(80000hours.org)
The Broad Value of Copyediting as a Skill
Ben Williamson
3 Dec 2024 3:49 UTC
17
points
1
comment
4
min read
EA
link
Pro bono core-skills training opportunity- Applications open!
OskarK
4 Dec 2024 14:24 UTC
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
EA
link
Crowdsourcing Anki Decks
Earthling
16 Aug 2022 1:30 UTC
10
points
13
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Preliminary Impressions from Digital Declutter at CEEALAR
Kurt Brown
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How to Choose the Optimal Meditation Practice
oliverbramford
18 Mar 2022 17:11 UTC
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Help with an ordinary career
Hank_B
18 Oct 2024 2:45 UTC
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Have you noticed costs of being anticipatory?
Jack R
14 Feb 2022 19:16 UTC
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Reading list on altruism through self-risking
James_Banks
17 Oct 2023 3:22 UTC
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What are good sofware tools? What about general productivity/wellbeing tips?
Nathan Young
15 Jun 2020 11:47 UTC
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