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Practical collects posts that offer practical advice, tips, recommendations, or are otherwise meant to be practically useful.

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An­nounc­ing In­tro­duc­tions for Col­lab­o­ra­tive Truth Seek­ing Tools

brookJan 23, 2023, 4:04 PM
82 points
7 comments2 min readEA link

Pro­duc­tive crit­i­cism: run­ning a draft past the peo­ple you’re criticizing

LizkaJun 15, 2023, 3:57 PM
38 points
7 comments7 min readEA link

When Real­iz­ing Cap­i­tal Gains Re­duces Tax

ABlankJan 5, 2024, 12:18 AM
8 points
0 comments3 min readEA link

Pro­duc­tive crit­i­cism: what could help?

LizkaJun 13, 2023, 2:56 PM
38 points
2 comments4 min readEA link

Strate­gies for man­ag­ing jet lag and recom­men­da­tion for Timeshifter app

Alexander SaeriOct 7, 2023, 2:03 AM
29 points
2 comments6 min readEA link

Feed­back I’ve been giv­ing to ju­nior x-risk researchers

Will AldredAug 15, 2022, 8:46 PM
145 points
2 comments5 min readEA link

Helping loved ones with their fi­nances: the why and how of an un­usu­ally im­pact­ful op­por­tu­nity

Sam AnschellMay 21, 2024, 5:34 PM
31 points
6 comments14 min readEA link

How to in­crease your odds of start­ing a ca­reer in char­ity entrepreneurship

Kat WoodsDec 3, 2019, 5:40 PM
45 points
2 comments6 min readEA link

Want to work in the US? Con­sider ap­ply­ing to the ‘Green Card’ lot­tery by 7 Novem­ber 2023. It’s free and re­ally easy to do.

Tyrone-Jay BarughOct 19, 2023, 7:49 AM
64 points
4 comments3 min readEA link

Listen to more EA con­tent with The Non­lin­ear Library

Kat WoodsOct 19, 2021, 12:24 PM
187 points
94 comments8 min readEA link

How to have high im­pact conversations

Michelle_HutchinsonAug 14, 2024, 12:38 PM
73 points
10 comments3 min readEA link

Cash and FX man­age­ment for EA organizations

JueYanOct 14, 2023, 12:19 AM
280 points
16 comments6 min readEA link

How to make ca­reer de­ci­sions and have impact

lynettebyeJul 29, 2024, 10:56 AM
32 points
2 comments20 min readEA link

Lower-suffer­ing egg brands available in the SF Bay Area

mayleafJan 31, 2024, 5:45 AM
117 points
17 comments7 min readEA link

UK Per­sonal Fi­nance Tips & Info

RasoolJan 19, 2023, 2:45 PM
59 points
17 comments12 min readEA link

Med­i­ta­tion course claims 65% en­light­en­ment rate: my review

Kat WoodsAug 1, 2022, 11:26 AM
69 points
18 comments15 min readEA link

The most ba­sic ra­tio­nal­ity tech­niques are of­ten neglected

Vasco Grilo🔸Aug 26, 2024, 3:45 PM
50 points
4 comments2 min readEA link
(stefanschubert.substack.com)

In­group Deference

trammellMay 26, 2023, 4:44 PM
120 points
24 comments17 min readEA link

Per­haps the high­est lev­er­age meta-skill: an EA guide to hiring

Kat WoodsAug 22, 2022, 10:18 AM
65 points
9 comments10 min readEA link

Net­work­ing for Nerds [linkpost]

EvieJul 6, 2022, 1:34 PM
47 points
2 comments6 min readEA link
(benjaminreinhardt.com)

How and why to turn ev­ery­thing into audio

Kat WoodsAug 11, 2022, 8:49 AM
55 points
7 comments5 min readEA link

Con­sider Fi­nan­cial In­de­pen­dence First

RiverDec 27, 2022, 2:04 AM
51 points
9 comments5 min readEA link

How much par­ent­ing harms pro­duc­tivity and how you can re­duce it

Noah Varley🔸Feb 25, 2024, 2:13 PM
84 points
25 comments3 min readEA link

Three com­mon mis­takes when nam­ing an org or project

Kat WoodsJul 23, 2022, 1:22 PM
61 points
8 comments2 min readEA link

How to have cost-effec­tive fun

Kat WoodsJun 30, 2018, 9:23 PM
53 points
22 comments7 min readEA link

Things I Learned by Spend­ing Five Thou­sand Hours In Non-EA Charities

jennJun 2, 2023, 9:37 AM
401 points
22 comments8 min readEA link
(jenn.site)

In favour of ‘per­sonal poli­cies’

Michelle_HutchinsonNov 13, 2022, 10:15 AM
93 points
8 comments8 min readEA link

Edit­ing Ad­vice for EA Fo­rum Users

JustisApr 22, 2022, 2:45 AM
106 points
7 comments6 min readEA link

[Question] Books — what do you recom­mend? What are you look­ing for?

LizkaMay 8, 2023, 4:29 PM
25 points
16 comments1 min readEA link

The 8-Week Mar­ket­ing Plan—A Real­is­tic and Prac­ti­cal Roadmap For EAs

Igor ScaldiniDec 1, 2023, 4:23 PM
39 points
1 comment16 min readEA link

Tran­si­tion­ing to Sig­nal (Tips & Tricks)

Peter S. ParkJul 23, 2022, 6:57 PM
9 points
7 comments2 min readEA link

Ad­vice for an Undergrad

ZacharyRudolphJul 2, 2019, 4:36 PM
9 points
11 comments2 min readEA link

Ad­vice to a new EA org employee

Julia_Wise🔸Mar 30, 2022, 10:10 PM
94 points
4 comments1 min readEA link

Les­sons learned from offer­ing in-office nu­tri­tional testing

ElizabethMay 19, 2023, 10:36 PM
38 points
2 comments1 min readEA link

Tips for ask­ing peo­ple for things

Ben KuhnApr 5, 2022, 8:30 PM
135 points
4 comments6 min readEA link

Re­search on de­vel­op­ing man­age­ment and lead­er­ship expertise

Jamie_HarrisMar 5, 2020, 4:57 PM
45 points
9 comments1 min readEA link

Tips for Vol­un­teer Management

Naomi NJul 14, 2020, 9:08 AM
41 points
6 comments5 min readEA link

10 things I bought and recom­mend (2020)

Michelle_HutchinsonDec 30, 2020, 2:47 PM
50 points
7 comments3 min readEA link

Buy your­self a combo CO₂/​air qual­ity monitor

Aaron BergmanDec 18, 2022, 12:00 AM
28 points
14 comments6 min readEA link

AISafety.info “How can I help?” FAQ

StevenKaasJun 5, 2023, 10:09 PM
48 points
1 comment1 min readEA link

How and when should we in­cen­tivize peo­ple to leave EA bub­bles and ex­plore?

Owen Cotton-BarrattAug 17, 2022, 8:34 PM
165 points
20 comments2 min readEA link

Write More; Edit Less

Vilfredo's GhostJul 9, 2022, 7:15 AM
5 points
3 comments2 min readEA link

Notes on how I want to han­dle criticism

LizkaJun 8, 2023, 11:47 AM
63 points
3 comments4 min readEA link

Im­pact­ful Bud­get Tips + Bud­get Sam­ple from EASE (EA org ser­vice providers)

Deena EnglanderOct 15, 2023, 11:27 PM
7 points
0 comments1 min readEA link

In­gre­di­ents for cre­at­ing dis­rup­tive re­search teams

stefan.torgesMay 16, 2019, 4:23 PM
159 points
17 comments54 min readEA link

How to Search Mul­ti­ple Web­sites Quickly

Nicholas / Heather KrossJun 22, 2023, 12:42 AM
3 points
0 comments1 min readEA link

Ad­vice on peo­ple man­age­ment from EA Global

Michelle_HutchinsonApr 17, 2022, 3:26 PM
38 points
3 comments1 min readEA link

12 re­search apho­risms no­body asked for and yet

MirNov 7, 2023, 9:50 PM
1 point
0 comments3 min readEA link

Com­ple­men­tary notes on Alvea [un­offi­cial]

mxschonsNov 2, 2023, 9:21 AM
70 points
2 comments5 min readEA link

Em­brac­ing Min­i­mal­ism in the Workplace

Deena EnglanderNov 21, 2023, 1:03 AM
12 points
0 comments3 min readEA link

Shap­ley val­ues: Bet­ter than counterfactuals

NunoSempereOct 10, 2019, 10:26 AM
157 points
57 comments15 min readEA link

Tips for con­duct­ing wor­ld­view investigations

lukeprogApr 12, 2022, 7:28 PM
88 points
4 comments2 min readEA link

Sugges­tions for how to talk about preg­nancy losses

Michelle_HutchinsonSep 8, 2022, 5:57 PM
87 points
3 comments4 min readEA link

Re­source on whistle­blow­ing and other ways of es­ca­lat­ing concerns

Julia_Wise🔸Nov 9, 2023, 7:01 PM
24 points
1 comment4 min readEA link

Things for grant ap­pli­cants to re­mem­ber about liv­ing expenses

Julia_Wise🔸Oct 7, 2022, 3:37 PM
78 points
6 comments1 min readEA link

Prac­ti­cal poli­ti­cal ac­tion on global health

Julia_Wise🔸Feb 27, 2017, 3:01 PM
24 points
4 comments5 min readEA link

Things to check about a job or internship

Julia_Wise🔸Feb 12, 2024, 8:20 PM
201 points
12 comments8 min readEA link

Acronyms & abbreviations

Hillary GrillsMar 18, 2024, 5:08 AM
21 points
2 comments9 min readEA link

Some heuris­tics I use for de­cid­ing how much I trust sci­en­tific results

Nathan_BarnardJan 18, 2024, 2:50 AM
74 points
6 comments5 min readEA link

[Question] Are AGI timelines ig­nored in EA work on other cause ar­eas?

freedomandutilityAug 18, 2022, 12:13 PM
20 points
6 comments1 min readEA link

The Im­por­tance of Time Capping

Joey🔸Dec 28, 2018, 5:02 PM
72 points
4 comments3 min readEA link

[Question] Ad­vice on giv­ing to scholarships

AlphaOmegaFeb 2, 2021, 11:14 PM
9 points
1 comment1 min readEA link

Day Re­treat Am­s­ter­dam: Re­solv­ing In­ter­nal Conflict

Raymond KoopmanschapMar 29, 2024, 8:49 AM
2 points
0 comments5 min readEA link

Idea for Uni Groups: Guid­ing Other Clubs Towards High-Im­pact Giving

Juliana EberschlagSep 13, 2024, 9:18 PM
9 points
1 comment3 min readEA link

Why you might be get­ting re­jected from (ju­nior) op­er­a­tions jobs

Eli_NathanApr 7, 2024, 10:53 AM
89 points
12 comments3 min readEA link

I’m offer­ing cheap coaching

Amber DawnApr 8, 2024, 7:07 PM
20 points
0 comments1 min readEA link

Achiev­ing Pareto Pro­duc­tivity. Sim­ple Task Man­age­ment and Pro­duc­tivity Rules that Go a Long Way

Vasco Grilo🔸Oct 21, 2024, 4:04 PM
16 points
0 comments12 min readEA link
(www.charityentrepreneurship.com)

Tips for over­com­ing low back pain

Magnus VindingMar 24, 2020, 4:41 PM
71 points
10 comments6 min readEA link

Pro­ce­du­ral Ex­ec­u­tive Func­tion, Part 3

Daystar EldMay 22, 2024, 11:58 AM
8 points
3 comments23 min readEA link

Mili­tary Ser­vice as an Op­tion to Build Ca­reer Capital

MollyAug 9, 2022, 8:22 PM
178 points
33 comments17 min readEA link

Sorry, I’m Busy: The Math Be­hind Who Should Do What.

No longer EA-affiliatedJan 8, 2024, 5:16 AM
−11 points
4 comments6 min readEA link

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

De­liber­ate Perfor­mance in Peo­ple Management

Ben_West🔸Nov 25, 2017, 2:41 PM
45 points
4 comments7 min readEA link

Public Speak­ers: Use mics bet­ter please

TheMatAllenDec 21, 2022, 12:42 AM
35 points
0 comments2 min readEA link

How to Do a PhD (in AI Safety)

Lewis HammondJan 5, 2025, 4:57 PM
22 points
2 comments18 min readEA link
(lewishammond.com)

Ex­pected value of re­ject­ing a job offer when there are other on­go­ing applications

Vasco Grilo🔸Feb 23, 2025, 9:43 AM
12 points
7 comments7 min readEA link

Frank Feed­back Given To Very Ju­nior Researchers

NunoSempereSep 1, 2021, 10:55 AM
158 points
23 comments5 min readEA link

[Question] How do peo­ple do re­mote re­search col­lab­o­ra­tions effec­tively?

KriegerNov 16, 2022, 11:52 AM
9 points
0 comments1 min readEA link

An easy win for hard de­ci­sions.

alex lawsenMay 4, 2022, 6:13 PM
200 points
13 comments3 min readEA link

Non­profit Boards are Weird

Holden KarnofskyJun 28, 2022, 10:17 AM
111 points
7 comments20 min readEA link
(www.cold-takes.com)

Things I recom­mend you buy and use.

🔸✨BSman ✨🔸Jan 24, 2021, 12:21 AM
39 points
23 comments17 min readEA link

Ad­vice I’ve Found Helpful as I Ap­ply to EA Jobs

AkashJan 23, 2022, 6:53 PM
90 points
5 comments5 min readEA link

Ex­am­ple of a per­sonal ethics, val­ues and causes review

weeatquinceDec 16, 2022, 9:54 PM
31 points
0 comments8 min readEA link

Be more effec­tive by learn­ing im­por­tant prac­ti­cal knowl­edge us­ing flashcards

StenemoAug 31, 2022, 12:40 PM
8 points
0 comments1 min readEA link

Ad­vice on how to get a re­mote per­sonal/​ex­ec­u­tive assistant

jamesMay 15, 2022, 7:21 PM
73 points
13 comments2 min readEA link

Stuff I buy and use: a lis­ti­cle to boost your con­sumer sur­plus and productivity

Aaron BergmanJun 1, 2022, 12:09 AM
106 points
34 comments12 min readEA link

In­ter­ested in EA/​longter­mist re­search ca­reers? Here are my top recom­mended resources

MichaelA🔸Jun 26, 2022, 5:13 PM
112 points
3 comments4 min readEA link

Tips for Choos­ing En­ter­prise Software

Vaidehi Agarwalla 🔸Apr 9, 2021, 1:37 PM
42 points
0 comments12 min readEA link

Big list of ice­breaker questions

JakubKJan 9, 2023, 4:46 AM
28 points
1 comment1 min readEA link
(docs.google.com)

How to start a blog in 5 sec­onds for $0

peterhartreeJul 4, 2022, 8:28 AM
35 points
11 comments2 min readEA link
(notes.pjh.is)

Notes on “Manag­ing to Change the World”

Peter WildefordOct 9, 2021, 2:17 AM
196 points
27 comments26 min readEA link

[Question] How do you achieve a good “work-EA bal­ance” (time­wise)?

kgcDec 5, 2022, 4:27 PM
5 points
4 comments1 min readEA link

The Onion Test for Per­sonal and In­sti­tu­tional Honesty

ChanaMessingerSep 27, 2022, 3:26 PM
65 points
7 comments1 min readEA link

Iron defi­cien­cies are very bad and you should treat them

ElizabethJan 13, 2023, 9:49 PM
89 points
4 comments1 min readEA link

The Power Of Small Experiments

Alvin ÅnestrandJan 27, 2023, 5:30 PM
9 points
2 comments7 min readEA link

Tips for En­gag­ing Prospec­tive First-Year Students

kuhanjApr 5, 2021, 3:43 PM
20 points
0 comments4 min readEA link

Five tools that make our re­search lives easier

Ren RybaFeb 20, 2023, 12:50 AM
50 points
6 comments3 min readEA link

A list of EA-rele­vant busi­ness books I’ve read

Drew SpartzFeb 21, 2023, 8:48 PM
66 points
13 comments6 min readEA link

The (Allegedly) Best Busi­ness Books

JosephSep 12, 2022, 12:38 AM
40 points
3 comments14 min readEA link

Make a Slack wa­ter­cooler: a space for your team to share half-baked ideas

peterhartreeSep 25, 2023, 6:19 AM
23 points
2 comments1 min readEA link

[Question] How have you be­come more hard-work­ing?

ChiSep 25, 2023, 12:37 PM
102 points
30 comments1 min readEA link

Let’s ad­ver­tise in­fras­truc­ture projects

ArepoSep 23, 2022, 2:01 PM
109 points
24 comments3 min readEA link

The M Team: How savvy fa­cil­i­ta­tors can del­e­gate tasks

Joe RogeroJul 10, 2023, 10:53 PM
5 points
0 comments4 min readEA link

[Question] Should I in­vest my run­way?

David KingJul 9, 2022, 10:22 AM
8 points
9 comments1 min readEA link

How to quickly set up Claude as a chat bot for on­line fel­low­ships and courses

Jamie_HarrisJul 22, 2023, 7:53 AM
38 points
10 comments4 min readEA link

[Question] Is There a Pro­ject Track­ing Sys­tem in EA?

Aaron GraifmanNov 26, 2023, 5:34 PM
12 points
4 comments1 min readEA link

Cus­tom iPhone Wid­get to En­courage EA Fo­rum Use

Will PayneJun 27, 2022, 11:26 AM
47 points
1 comment2 min readEA link

How to pub­lish re­search in peer-re­viewed journals

Ren RybaNov 23, 2023, 6:51 AM
86 points
9 comments25 min readEA link

[Question] Light­ing and its effects

KaleemJul 22, 2022, 3:36 PM
17 points
4 comments1 min readEA link

Be­ing at peace with Doom

Johannes C. MayerApr 9, 2023, 3:01 PM
15 points
7 comments4 min readEA link
(www.lesswrong.com)

If You Have A Short At­ten­tion Span But Need To Read A Lot This Might Be What You’re Look­ing For

yanni kyriacosApr 4, 2023, 6:26 AM
9 points
3 comments1 min readEA link

Notes on im­pos­tor syndrome

LizkaJun 6, 2022, 10:56 AM
90 points
9 comments15 min readEA link

EA & “The cor­rect re­sponse to un­cer­tainty is *not* half-speed”

LizkaApr 9, 2023, 4:39 PM
83 points
9 comments5 min readEA link

[Question] Ad­vice for get­ting the most out of one-on-ones

MarisaMar 21, 2020, 2:20 AM
25 points
8 comments1 min readEA link

Pri­ori­ti­sa­tion: A Begin­ner’s Guide

Emily GrundyDec 12, 2023, 11:02 PM
19 points
4 comments24 min readEA link
(osf.io)

[Question] Are there ro­bustly good and dis­putable lead­er­ship prac­tices?

Ben_West🔸Mar 19, 2020, 1:46 AM
36 points
6 comments1 min readEA link

An Ex­er­cise in Speed-Read­ing: The Na­tional Se­cu­rity Com­mis­sion on AI (NSCAI) Fi­nal Report

abiolveraAug 17, 2022, 4:55 PM
47 points
4 comments12 min readEA link

Effec­tive Giv­ing: Best Prac­tices, Key Con­sid­er­a­tions, and Resources

Pete RowlettNov 28, 2023, 12:36 AM
27 points
1 comment40 min readEA link

Jobs that can help with the most im­por­tant century

Holden KarnofskyFeb 12, 2023, 6:19 PM
57 points
2 comments32 min readEA link
(www.cold-takes.com)

Re­source: read­ings to learn more about HR/​peo­ple op­er­a­tions work

JosephApr 29, 2023, 2:05 PM
12 points
1 comment1 min readEA link

Prevent­ing atheroscle­ro­sis, the eas­iest way to im­prove your life ex­pec­tancy?

Eli_Nov 30, 2022, 6:31 AM
18 points
7 comments15 min readEA link

Ad­vice for in­ter­act­ing with busy people

SeverinMay 4, 2023, 1:31 PM
70 points
12 comments1 min readEA link

Ad­vice I Give to Peo­ple Who Don’t Cur­rently Have an EA Job and are think­ing of transitioning

ChanaMessingerSep 16, 2022, 4:58 PM
23 points
0 comments7 min readEA link

8 Counter-In­tu­itive Con­sid­er­a­tions for Psy­chother­apy Interventions

John SalterNov 11, 2024, 10:53 AM
75 points
7 comments5 min readEA link

De­liber­ate prac­tice for re­search?

Alex_AltairOct 8, 2022, 3:45 AM
19 points
4 comments1 min readEA link

Best Eco­nomics Course for A Re­search In­tern­ship in In­ter­na­tional Eco­nomics?

Jeff ASep 12, 2022, 2:12 AM
7 points
3 comments1 min readEA link

Oper­a­tions: Les­sons Learned III Pre Mortem

WeaverJul 11, 2022, 3:26 PM
3 points
0 comments2 min readEA link

[Question] Ex­er­cise for ‘Put­ting it into Prac­tice’

EA HandbookJul 27, 2022, 4:41 AM
11 points
6 comments1 min readEA link

Post EAG(x): Mak­ing the most out of your connections

Simon27Aug 4, 2022, 1:08 AM
7 points
0 comments4 min readEA link

Offer­ing FAANG-style mock interviews

dan.pandoriSep 28, 2022, 3:09 AM
43 points
10 comments1 min readEA link

Rea­sons Not to Trade Money for Time

smountjoyAug 7, 2022, 5:09 PM
34 points
1 comment3 min readEA link

Small im­prove­ments for uni­ver­sity group organizers

JakubKSep 30, 2022, 8:09 PM
7 points
0 comments1 min readEA link

Get or­ganised for EAG: use Google Cal­en­dar for meetings

SofiaBaldersonJul 26, 2022, 6:54 PM
17 points
2 comments2 min readEA link

[Question] Can you ap­ply for fund­ing to get ther­apy?

Ulys1Aug 8, 2022, 2:09 PM
6 points
1 comment1 min readEA link

[Question] What are some high im­pact short-term ac­tions for peo­ple who don’t want to make long com­mit­ments?

Isaac KingNov 15, 2022, 12:21 AM
25 points
1 comment1 min readEA link

In­tern­ship Les­sons at the Hap­pier Lives Institute

Madhav MalhotraSep 1, 2022, 9:03 PM
20 points
2 comments7 min readEA link

100+ Youtube videos with im­por­tant prac­ti­cal knowl­edge you prob­a­bly should know

StenemoNov 29, 2022, 2:36 PM
4 points
3 comments1 min readEA link

A tem­plate for do­ing an­nual reviews

PeterSlatteryDec 19, 2022, 3:08 AM
27 points
1 comment1 min readEA link

PSA: Corsi-Rosen­thal Air Filters Are a Cheap and Effec­tive Way to Im­prove In­door Air Quality

Lauren ReidJul 20, 2022, 11:45 PM
16 points
3 comments1 min readEA link

Creative EA job hunt­ing: things you can do in ad­di­tion to filling out job applications

SofiaBaldersonOct 27, 2022, 8:27 PM
49 points
4 comments22 min readEA link

Our Bor­ing Ad­vice For Teens

ChanaMessingerOct 7, 2022, 11:13 AM
20 points
15 comments1 min readEA link
(docs.google.com)

Which AI Safety Org to Join?

Yonatan CaleOct 11, 2022, 7:42 PM
17 points
21 comments1 min readEA link

[Question] What are VISAs available for non-profit/​char­ity founders in the U.S?

effectiveutilsSep 5, 2022, 10:41 AM
9 points
0 comments1 min readEA link

Ra­tion­al­ity Policies

Elliot TempleNov 17, 2022, 5:39 PM
10 points
0 comments16 min readEA link
(criticalfallibilism.com)

The EA fo­rum post-writ­ing al­gorithm (95% > 100 karma, n> 100)

One-time padJul 22, 2022, 4:42 PM
29 points
15 comments6 min readEA link

[Question] EA Recom­mended Note Tak­ing Sys­tems?

ColemanAug 23, 2022, 3:52 PM
6 points
2 comments1 min readEA link

Seven ways to be­come un­stop­pably agentic

EvieJun 18, 2022, 9:30 AM
139 points
28 comments9 min readEA link

How to be a more effec­tive pod­cast guest

Stan PinsentDec 1, 2022, 6:54 PM
7 points
1 comment5 min readEA link

Tips + Re­sources for Get­ting Long-Term Value from Re­treats/​Con­fer­ences (and in gen­eral)

kuhanjJul 24, 2022, 3:41 PM
38 points
0 comments14 min readEA link

Hiring? Avoid the Can­di­date By­s­tan­der Effect

Yonatan CaleJul 21, 2022, 10:57 AM
42 points
3 comments1 min readEA link

Job Post Template

Yonatan CaleDec 18, 2022, 6:11 PM
39 points
5 comments9 min readEA link

[Question] Where in the USA should an EA live?

JosephOct 26, 2022, 9:03 AM
5 points
7 comments1 min readEA link

What Skills Have You Put De­liber­ate Prac­tice Into?

lynettebyeAug 15, 2022, 2:02 PM
28 points
0 comments11 min readEA link

Pop­u­lar Per­sonal Fi­nan­cial Ad­vice ver­sus the Pro­fes­sors (James Choi, NBER)

Eevee🔹Oct 16, 2022, 10:21 PM
41 points
6 comments1 min readEA link

Offer­ing: Edit­ing/​feed­back on writ­ten pieces

Holly KJul 29, 2022, 9:09 PM
38 points
4 comments1 min readEA link

More to ex­plore on ‘Put­ting it into Prac­tice’

EA HandbookJun 12, 2022, 11:00 PM
12 points
0 comments1 min readEA link

Things I did in my job search I recommend

ChanaMessingerOct 4, 2022, 1:12 PM
38 points
5 comments1 min readEA link

The gap be­tween pres­tige and impact

Adam BinksmithAug 4, 2022, 9:38 PM
11 points
1 comment1 min readEA link

EA Global Meet­ings Can Be Short

Yonatan CaleJul 31, 2022, 7:26 PM
92 points
9 comments1 min readEA link

What Does Self-Care Look Like For You?

lynettebyeJul 26, 2022, 10:42 AM
14 points
0 comments11 min readEA link

[Question] Should I buy a Fair­phone or a re­fur­bished iPhone?

Eli_Dec 16, 2022, 9:49 AM
1 point
0 comments1 min readEA link

Cal­ibrate—New Chrome Ex­ten­sion for hid­ing num­bers so you can guess

ChanaMessingerOct 7, 2022, 11:21 AM
26 points
4 comments1 min readEA link

[Question] What are some tech­niques to save time in the EA ca­reer search pro­cess?

Evan_GaensbauerJul 14, 2022, 10:14 PM
15 points
1 comment1 min readEA link

Be­ing Open to Bribes for your time (for char­i­ties); or Char­i­ta­ble Bribes as Solv­ing a Sig­nal­ing Problem

Brad West🔸Aug 4, 2022, 4:41 AM
16 points
2 comments3 min readEA link

How do you pri­ori­tize?

lynettebyeJul 13, 2022, 10:14 AM
19 points
1 comment12 min readEA link

EAs should use Sig­nal in­stead of Face­book Messenger

Peter S. ParkJul 21, 2022, 12:38 AM
38 points
40 comments5 min readEA link

Re­view of Ex­am­ine.com’s vi­tamin write-ups

ElizabethSep 28, 2022, 7:48 AM
15 points
0 comments1 min readEA link

How to deal with con­flict in EA?

Ariel PontesNov 17, 2022, 8:49 AM
26 points
5 comments5 min readEA link

4 Ways to Give Feed­back to Job or Grant Applicants

KirstenAug 5, 2022, 3:38 PM
64 points
4 comments3 min readEA link

Con­crete Ad­vice for Form­ing In­side Views on AI Safety

Neel NandaAug 17, 2022, 11:26 PM
58 points
4 comments10 min readEA link
(www.alignmentforum.org)

Con­sider en­ter­ing the 2024 US di­ver­sity visa lot­tery by Novem­ber 8 2022 - it’s free and fast to do

Tyrone-Jay BarughOct 7, 2022, 8:33 PM
82 points
4 comments18 min readEA link

[xpost] An Effec­tive Grab Bag

StavrosDec 21, 2022, 11:15 AM
21 points
0 comments7 min readEA link
(www.lesswrong.com)

Vir­tual how to live a good life read­ing groups

rosehadsharAug 8, 2022, 11:57 AM
39 points
3 comments4 min readEA link

Re­la­tion­ship Ad­vice Repository

RubyJun 20, 2022, 3:38 PM
25 points
6 comments36 min readEA link
(www.lesswrong.com)

How to Write Read­able Posts

davidhartsoughOct 20, 2022, 7:48 AM
24 points
6 comments7 min readEA link
(davidhartsough.com)

[Question] What are the best ex­am­ples of “how to work with me” doc­u­ments?

JosephOct 12, 2022, 7:08 AM
15 points
3 comments1 min readEA link

If you’re un­happy, con­sider leaving

JustisJul 20, 2022, 3:49 PM
140 points
13 comments5 min readEA link

Spam­mers, Scam­mers and (Fake) Hack­ers Scrap­ing Email Ad­dresses from EA Fo­rum?

DAOMaximalistNov 14, 2022, 10:22 PM
5 points
2 comments1 min readEA link

Ve­gan Nutri­tion Test­ing Pro­ject: In­terim Report

ElizabethJan 21, 2023, 8:08 PM
43 points
11 comments1 min readEA link

Vi­su­al­i­sa­tion of Prob­a­bil­ity Mass

brookJan 25, 2023, 3:09 PM
25 points
6 comments2 min readEA link

Ques­tions I ask my­self when mak­ing de­ci­sions (or com­mu­ni­cat­ing)

Catherine Low🔸Jan 23, 2023, 4:21 PM
169 points
6 comments4 min readEA link

Loom: Why and How to use it

brookJan 26, 2023, 2:34 PM
21 points
6 comments2 min readEA link

Ex­cal­i­draw: Why and How to Use it

brookJan 28, 2023, 11:09 AM
29 points
14 comments2 min readEA link

Ad­vice I found helpful in 2022

AkashJan 28, 2023, 7:48 PM
40 points
1 comment1 min readEA link

Com­mu­nity build­ing: Les­sons from ten years of fa­cil­i­ta­tion experience

SeverinFeb 8, 2023, 4:26 PM
57 points
2 comments21 min readEA link

Con­sider split­ting your fel­low­ships into two parts to in­crease sign-ups

gergoNov 9, 2023, 1:34 PM
25 points
0 comments7 min readEA link

Pro­mot­ing Safety in EA: Prac­ti­cal Steps to Prevent Sex­ual Harass­ment & Code of Con­duct for Your Use

Michal GreidingerSep 5, 2023, 2:13 PM
40 points
4 comments4 min readEA link

The Pro­duc­tivity Fallacy

Deena EnglanderJul 24, 2023, 5:34 PM
88 points
7 comments3 min readEA link

2 Other tips on how to get things done

No longer EA-affiliatedNov 27, 2023, 4:47 AM
−8 points
0 comments1 min readEA link

[Question] Can in­de­pen­dent re­searchers get a spon­sored visa for the US or UK?

jacquesthibsMar 25, 2023, 3:05 AM
20 points
2 comments1 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

Ten­ta­tive prac­ti­cal tips for us­ing chat­bots in research

Erich_Grunewald 🔸Mar 29, 2023, 3:01 PM
48 points
7 comments5 min readEA link

Pro­ce­du­ral Ex­ec­u­tive Func­tion, Part 2

Daystar EldMay 16, 2023, 4:26 PM
12 points
0 comments18 min readEA link
(daystareld.com)

Eser­cizio per “Dalla teo­ria alla prat­ica”

EA ItalyJan 18, 2023, 11:54 AM
1 point
0 comments1 min readEA link

[Opz­ionale] Per ap­profondire “Dalla teo­ria alla prat­ica”

EA ItalyJan 18, 2023, 11:56 AM
1 point
0 comments2 min readEA link

We learn long-last­ing strate­gies to pro­tect our­selves from dan­ger and rejection

richard_ngoMay 16, 2023, 4:36 PM
43 points
0 comments1 min readEA link

[Question] What are work prac­tices that you’ve adopted that you now think are un­der­rated?

LizkaApr 27, 2023, 7:18 PM
81 points
30 comments1 min readEA link

[Question] What’s your stan­dard for good work perfor­mance?

ChiSep 27, 2023, 4:58 PM
25 points
0 comments1 min readEA link

Com­mon­sense Good, Creative Good

Jeff Kaufman 🔸Sep 27, 2023, 7:57 PM
108 points
4 comments3 min readEA link

Most peo­ple should prob­a­bly feel safe most of the time

Kaj_SotalaMay 9, 2023, 9:41 AM
26 points
1 comment1 min readEA link

Why you should pub­lish your re­search in aca­demic fashion

Hans Waschke-WischedagNov 6, 2023, 4:55 PM
76 points
19 comments2 min readEA link

Les­sons on pro­ject man­age­ment from “How Big Things Get Done”

Cristina Schmidt IbáñezMay 17, 2023, 7:15 PM
35 points
3 comments9 min readEA link

List of how peo­ple have be­come more hard-working

ChiSep 29, 2023, 11:30 AM
91 points
0 comments3 min readEA link

Tips for peo­ple con­sid­er­ing start­ing new incubators

Joey🔸May 19, 2023, 12:52 PM
232 points
20 comments9 min readEA link

Co­er­cion is an adap­ta­tion to scarcity; trust is an adap­ta­tion to abundance

richard_ngoMay 23, 2023, 6:14 PM
38 points
5 comments1 min readEA link

Ad­vice for new al­ign­ment peo­ple: Info Max

Jonas HallgrenMay 30, 2023, 3:42 PM
9 points
0 comments1 min readEA link

Prob­a­bly tell your friends when they make big mistakes

ChiJun 1, 2023, 2:30 PM
98 points
6 comments7 min readEA link

[Question] Look­ing for some­one deal­ing with the FTX “claw­backs” etc.

Daniel HnykSep 19, 2023, 9:00 PM
18 points
6 comments1 min readEA link

Ex­pert trap: What is it? (Part 1 of 3) – how hind­sight, hi­er­ar­chy, and con­fir­ma­tion bi­ases break con­duc­tivity and ac­cu­racy of knowledge

Pawel SysiakJun 6, 2023, 3:05 PM
3 points
0 comments8 min readEA link

The Three M’s: Mea­sure­ment, Mul­ti­pli­ca­tion, Maximization

quinnJun 7, 2023, 3:50 PM
23 points
3 comments1 min readEA link

How to listen to PDFs & Google Docs

peterhartreeAug 29, 2023, 10:56 AM
25 points
8 comments2 min readEA link
(blog.type3.audio)

A Strange ACH Corner Case

Jeff Kaufman 🔸Feb 10, 2024, 3:10 AM
17 points
2 comments1 min readEA link

Maybe let the non-EA world train you

ElliotTepJun 14, 2024, 2:45 PM
409 points
30 comments8 min readEA link

Set up an AIS newslet­ter for your group in 10 min­utes per month (June edi­tion)

gergoJun 18, 2024, 6:31 AM
34 points
0 comments1 min readEA link

Startup Stock Op­tions: the Short­est Com­plete Guide for Employees

Boris TJun 5, 2024, 3:52 PM
1 point
0 comments1 min readEA link
(borisagain.substack.com)

[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

A model of re­search skill

L Rudolf LJan 8, 2024, 12:13 AM
14 points
2 comments1 min readEA link
(www.strataoftheworld.com)

Things I tell my­self to be more agentic

DMMFApr 28, 2024, 2:44 PM
14 points
0 comments3 min readEA link
(danfrank.ca)

Us­ing a Spread­sheet to Make Good De­ci­sions: Five Examples

Peter WildefordNov 26, 2016, 2:21 AM
82 points
6 comments8 min readEA link

What are you get­ting paid in?

AustinJul 17, 2024, 7:23 PM
89 points
3 comments1 min readEA link
(www.approachwithalacrity.com)

Nav­i­gat­ing men­tal health challenges in global catas­trophic risk fields

Ewelina_TurOct 15, 2024, 2:46 PM
40 points
1 comment17 min readEA link

[UK] Claiming tax back on dona­tions as a higher rate tax payer with a nor­mal job

Will Howard🔹Dec 31, 2024, 6:01 PM
56 points
3 comments1 min readEA link

[Question] New Year’s Thread: What do you want to achieve this year?

Toby Tremlett🔹Jan 1, 2025, 4:07 AM
30 points
13 comments1 min readEA link

Scat­tered Takes and Un­so­lic­ited Ad­vice (new ones added to the top)

ChanaMessingerSep 30, 2022, 3:10 PM
21 points
0 comments2 min readEA link
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