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Self-care and wellbe­ing in the effec­tive al­tru­ism community

TagLast edit: Aug 15, 2023, 1:53 PM by Amber Dawn

Use the self-care and wellbeing in the effective altruism community tag for posts about caring for one’s own emotional, mental, or physical health, or for posts about how to foster mental resilience, health or wellbeing within the EA community. For posts about mental health as an EA cause area, use mental health (cause area)˚.

Effective altruism can be intense, difficult, and even overwhelming; fortunately, the Forum contains a lot of good posts on how we can stay healthy and maintain balance as we try to do as much good as we can.

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0 comments9 min readEA link

Day Re­treat Am­s­ter­dam: Re­solv­ing In­ter­nal Conflict

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

[Question] DAE feel morally obli­gated to work hard and ne­glect leisure?

Eevee🔹Sep 29, 2024, 5:31 AM
12 points
7 comments1 min readEA link

I’m offer­ing cheap coaching

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

Appx. E: The In­con­so­la­tion of Philos­o­phy, and Be­ing a Grown Child

Devin KalishApr 15, 2024, 7:52 PM
5 points
1 comment9 min readEA link

More than 50% of EAs prob­a­bly be­lieve En­light­en­ment is real. This is a big deal right?

yanni kyriacosMay 1, 2024, 3:19 AM
25 points
17 comments1 min readEA link

Ap­ply now: Get “un­stuck” with the New IFS Self-Care Fel­low­ship Program

IngaJul 15, 2024, 1:02 PM
44 points
1 comment8 min readEA link

Self-Care: Use Cut­ting Edge Psy­chother­a­peu­tic Meth­ods (CBT, IFS) with a Matched Buddy or Sup­port-Group

IngaMay 22, 2024, 12:44 PM
32 points
8 comments3 min readEA link

Nav­i­gat­ing men­tal health challenges in global catas­trophic risk fields

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

An­nounc­ing VIVID: A new EA or­ga­ni­za­tion as­piring to scale effec­tive self-im­prove­ment & reflection

Gidi KadoshOct 19, 2022, 6:19 PM
88 points
15 comments6 min readEA link

Over­come: Growth and Marginal Cost-Effec­tive­ness Data

John SalterNov 18, 2024, 11:20 AM
45 points
3 comments4 min readEA link

How I Im­proved my Wellbeing

jessica_mccurdy🔸Nov 21, 2024, 1:36 PM
187 points
13 comments4 min readEA link

Ac­tive Hope for EA Burnout

Gordon Seidoh WorleyJan 27, 2023, 11:41 PM
29 points
3 comments2 min readEA link

It’s Sup­posed To Feel Like This: 8 emo­tional challenges of altruism

[deleted]Jun 5, 2018, 10:16 AM
34 points
10 comments9 min readEA link

Do you have im­pos­tor syn­drome?

Vasco Grilo🔸May 8, 2022, 11:23 AM
18 points
2 comments1 min readEA link

The Myth of the ‘Perfect Altru­ist’

JoeJonesJun 30, 2024, 12:57 PM
10 points
1 comment3 min readEA link

Marisa, the Co-Founder of EA Any­where, Has Passed Away

carrickflynnMay 17, 2024, 10:49 PM
518 points
31 comments1 min readEA link

Phys­i­cal Ex­er­cise for EAs – Why and How

severintroeschJan 12, 2020, 3:37 PM
50 points
17 comments7 min readEA link

Re­la­tion­ships & Men­tal Health

EmilyJul 2, 2023, 10:33 PM
6 points
0 comments5 min readEA link

Soli­dar­ity for those Re­jected from EA Global

Wil PerkinsFeb 8, 2023, 3:14 PM
90 points
21 comments1 min readEA link

Dis­satis­fied with the state of EA? You can give me a call.

SeverinFeb 11, 2023, 1:00 AM
40 points
7 comments1 min readEA link

[Question] Have You Been Main­tain­ing Your Healthy Core Four?

Prof.WeirdNov 22, 2020, 11:37 AM
13 points
0 comments3 min readEA link

[Question] What small change in your self talk would make the world a bet­ter place if oth­ers adopted it too?

Said BouzianeNov 22, 2024, 10:57 PM
4 points
5 comments1 min readEA link

Ac­cep­tance and Com­mit­ment Ther­apy (ACT) 101

EvieSep 24, 2022, 7:07 PM
70 points
5 comments8 min readEA link

Fight­ing with­out hope

AkashMar 1, 2023, 6:15 PM
35 points
9 comments1 min readEA link

[Question] Has any­one found an effec­tive way to scrub in­door CO2?

ecaJun 21, 2021, 9:21 PM
11 points
5 comments1 min readEA link

Trade Hero­ism For Grit.

DirectedEvolutionJun 6, 2020, 7:57 PM
31 points
1 comment1 min readEA link

Less of­ten dis­cussed EA emo­tional pat­terns

Ada-Maaria HyvärinenJun 27, 2022, 7:33 PM
24 points
2 comments19 min readEA link

It’s okay to leave

Nathan YoungDec 23, 2022, 6:51 PM
78 points
4 comments4 min readEA link
(nathanpmyoung.substack.com)

Cog­ni­tive-be­hav­ioral ther­apy pi­lot work­shops: Sign up and help us en­hance the men­tal health of the EA com­mu­nity while learn­ing!

SamBJul 4, 2023, 6:22 PM
13 points
3 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

Free So­cial Anx­iety Treat­ment for 50 EAs (Sign-up here)

John SalterJul 12, 2023, 10:11 AM
29 points
1 comment2 min readEA link

LW4EA: How to Be Happy

JeremyMay 31, 2022, 10:42 PM
9 points
0 comments1 min readEA link
(www.lesswrong.com)

[Question] How to dis­cuss top­ics that are emo­tion­ally loaded?

vinFeb 2, 2021, 6:08 PM
17 points
6 comments2 min readEA link

Things EA Group Or­ganisers Need To Hear

Kenneth_DiaoApr 13, 2024, 7:24 PM
118 points
8 comments11 min readEA link
(kennethdiao.substack.com)

Free On­line Coun­sel­ing Slots from DB

Davit JintcharadzeJul 26, 2023, 10:10 PM
7 points
0 comments2 min readEA link

[Question] Most Effec­tive Meth­ods for My Prob­lem Areas

Cole123Jul 29, 2023, 4:42 PM
1 point
0 comments1 min readEA link

2021 EA Men­tal Health Sur­vey Results

EmilyMay 2, 2022, 6:00 PM
49 points
7 comments26 min readEA link

LW4EA: Shoulder Ad­vi­sors 101

JeremyMar 29, 2022, 3:16 AM
5 points
3 comments1 min readEA link
(www.lesswrong.com)

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

Fa­cil­i­tate an Men­tal Re­silience Group – Vol­un­teer Op­por­tu­nity 5h/​week in 2024 to Boost Your Im­pact (10 weeks)

IngaJul 21, 2023, 4:48 PM
36 points
0 comments3 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

Public Cog­ni­tive Dis­so­nance About Ex­is­ten­tial Risk Is Terrifying

Evan_GaensbauerAug 22, 2023, 12:13 AM
20 points
2 comments4 min readEA link

Med­i­ta­tion and Effec­tive Altruism

robm_73@hotmail.comApr 22, 2019, 11:16 PM
31 points
13 comments7 min readEA link

One EA’s Per­spec­tive on Depression

Dave Cortright 🔸Apr 1, 2023, 5:18 AM
19 points
4 comments3 min readEA link

Appx. F: My Turn Against Alcohol

Devin KalishApr 16, 2024, 3:31 AM
15 points
0 comments7 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)

How to Choose the Op­ti­mal Med­i­ta­tion Practice

oliverbramfordMar 18, 2022, 5:11 PM
19 points
1 comment5 min readEA link

Wel­l­ness Coach­ing for Early-Ca­reer EAs

Baxter BullockAug 1, 2024, 5:14 PM
7 points
0 comments1 min readEA link

The Highly Sen­si­tive EA

Philippe RivetApr 29, 2024, 8:00 PM
24 points
7 comments33 min readEA link

Vir­tual how to live a good life read­ing groups

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

Hai più di un obiet­tivo, e non c’è nulla di male

EA ItalyJan 18, 2023, 11:53 AM
1 point
0 comments2 min readEA link

[Question] What good are you do­ing to­day?

Prof.WeirdNov 20, 2020, 2:39 PM
4 points
0 comments1 min readEA link

Ad­vice to my younger self

dotsamJun 24, 2022, 1:07 PM
17 points
0 comments7 min readEA link

A Defense of Normality

EricHerbosoSep 7, 2015, 9:00 PM
32 points
15 comments8 min readEA link

2022 Men­tal Health Nav­i­ga­tor Progress Report

EmilyApr 16, 2022, 2:02 PM
12 points
1 comment7 min readEA link

The 8-week men­tal health pro­gramme for EAs fi­nally pub­lished

tereziekosikNov 9, 2022, 10:45 AM
46 points
7 comments2 min readEA link

Some non-EAs worry about EA’s effect on men­tal health

KaleemAug 4, 2022, 12:12 AM
31 points
4 comments3 min readEA link

The do­ing good and feel­ing good ten­sion.

Glenn_VMay 21, 2022, 11:12 AM
2 points
0 comments4 min readEA link

Fun does not pre­clude burnout (by An­drew Critch)

ricoh_aficioJul 5, 2016, 12:09 AM
16 points
5 comments1 min readEA link

EA Obli­ga­tions ver­sus Fi­nan­cial Security

anon999Mar 20, 2022, 8:35 PM
22 points
8 comments2 min readEA link

On clinging

Joe_CarlsmithJan 24, 2021, 11:25 PM
29 points
2 comments8 min readEA link

Freak­ing out about x-risk doesn’t help; set­tle in for the long war

Holly Elmore ⏸️ 🔸Nov 2, 2024, 12:00 AM
68 points
2 comments2 min readEA link

Off Road: In­ter­views with EA Col­lege Dropouts

Daystar EldApr 5, 2022, 2:53 AM
31 points
5 comments4 min readEA link

What is the moral foun­da­tion for not donat­ing nearly ev­ery­thing?

Davidh96Sep 2, 2022, 10:52 AM
1 point
1 comment1 min readEA link

Sur­vey—Psy­cholog­i­cal Im­pact of Long-Term AI Engagement

Manuela GarcíaSep 17, 2024, 3:58 PM
2 points
0 comments1 min readEA link

“The Science of Well-Be­ing” on­line course from Yale

ellieAug 5, 2022, 10:38 PM
8 points
0 comments2 min readEA link

Im­poster syn­drome is not always irrational

VictorWJan 30, 2025, 1:24 AM
10 points
1 comment1 min readEA link
(open.substack.com)

Most peo­ple should prob­a­bly feel safe most of the time

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

Stop Over­re­act­ing re: FTX /​ SBF

MattBallNov 16, 2022, 11:40 PM
52 points
3 comments2 min readEA link

From Pas­sion to De­pres­sion and Pes­simism: My Jour­ney with Effec­tive Altruism

IReallyWantToBeAnonymousSep 28, 2023, 10:28 AM
66 points
11 comments1 min readEA link

Im­pos­si­ble EA emotions

ClaireZabelDec 21, 2015, 8:06 PM
35 points
11 comments2 min readEA link

Tips for over­com­ing low back pain

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

[Question] Could some­body help soothe my anx­iety about the fu­ture of EA?

OleA36Nov 20, 2022, 5:51 AM
9 points
9 comments1 min readEA link

Most effec­tive ways to be happy?

anonymousdudeJul 21, 2022, 12:41 AM
18 points
2 comments1 min readEA link

[Question] What are some ways to prac­tice self-care in a job hunt?

TrenchFloatNov 27, 2020, 7:57 PM
6 points
3 comments1 min readEA link

Give and Get Men­tal Health Sup­port Dur­ing Th­ese Hard Times

EmilyNov 11, 2022, 2:31 PM
45 points
4 comments5 min readEA link

The most cost-effi­cient way to con­vert money into per­sonal health

Rakefet Cohen Ben-AryeApr 28, 2019, 4:11 PM
18 points
6 comments1 min readEA link

Get free emo­tional sup­port dur­ing the FTX crisis

Sandra SobanskaNov 17, 2022, 2:42 PM
18 points
0 comments2 min readEA link

We’re All Just Do­ing Our Best

semicycleOct 7, 2022, 4:09 PM
5 points
0 comments1 min readEA link

Can a Ve­gan Diet Be Healthy? A Liter­a­ture Review

Erich_Grunewald 🔸Mar 12, 2021, 12:47 PM
65 points
21 comments11 min readEA link
(www.erichgrunewald.com)

[Question] Where are the cool places to live where there is still *no* EA com­mu­nity? Bonus points if there is un­likely to be one in the future

nananana.nananana.heyhey.anonMay 11, 2022, 8:33 AM
10 points
17 comments1 min readEA link

Coun­ter­pro­duc­tive EA men­tal health ad­vice (and what to say in­stead)

Ada-Maaria HyvärinenOct 10, 2022, 4:20 PM
56 points
8 comments6 min readEA link

Sasha Chapin on bad so­cial norms in EA

Charlie Rogers-SmithNov 18, 2021, 12:18 PM
51 points
22 comments5 min readEA link

Pro­duc­tivity through self-loyalty

So8resNov 2, 2014, 7:00 AM
29 points
0 comments7 min readEA link

If you’re un­happy, con­sider leaving

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

Sound re­sources for Self-im­prove­ment?

trailblazerJan 21, 2024, 6:35 AM
0 points
1 comment1 min readEA link

In­tro­duc­ing Effec­tive Self-Help

Ben WilliamsonJan 6, 2022, 1:11 PM
111 points
18 comments21 min readEA link

Mo­ral In­jury, Men­tal Health, and Ob­ses­sion in EA

ECJSep 1, 2022, 5:51 PM
3 points
0 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

Rocks teach you about, like, liv­ing with your­self.

PhosphorousDec 6, 2022, 4:26 AM
25 points
4 comments3 min readEA link

2023 EA Men­tal Health & Pro­duc­tivity Sur­vey Results

EmilyJul 4, 2023, 8:37 PM
64 points
3 comments19 min readEA link

A bunch of rea­sons why you might have low en­ergy (or other vague health prob­lems) and what to do about it

LintzAJun 8, 2021, 6:58 PM
96 points
18 comments14 min readEA link

Prevent­ing low back pain with exercise

Ryan KiddSep 28, 2021, 5:00 AM
15 points
7 comments2 min readEA link

#172 – Why you should stop read­ing the news (Bryan Ca­plan on the 80,000 Hours Pod­cast)

80000_HoursNov 22, 2023, 6:29 PM
20 points
1 comment20 min readEA link

Em­bark­ing on a Jour­ney of Reflec­tion: Seek­ing In­sights and Feedback

Ole Johan BondahlOct 3, 2024, 9:58 AM
−1 points
0 comments1 min readEA link

Half Mon­key, Half God- The Key To Re­plac­ing Guilt : Summary

Maynk02Nov 24, 2022, 10:49 PM
5 points
0 comments4 min readEA link

Stress—effec­tive ways to re­duce it

Ben WilliamsonDec 21, 2021, 2:50 PM
78 points
22 comments11 min readEA link

Equa­nim­ity: a word of hope, for hope.

tzukitchanNov 13, 2022, 6:22 AM
16 points
1 comment1 min readEA link

Med­i­ta­tions on Caring

Max GörlitzNov 29, 2021, 7:12 PM
37 points
6 comments2 min readEA link

Con­sider can­cel­ing your WiFi

Kevin KurucJul 29, 2021, 8:19 PM
62 points
2 comments4 min readEA link

How the CBT Lab Am­plifies Effec­tive Altru­ists’ Impact

carysjNov 13, 2024, 7:31 PM
19 points
1 comment6 min readEA link

Don’t rest too long on progress

JoeJonesSep 30, 2024, 2:29 PM
4 points
0 comments3 min readEA link

LW4EA: Sab­bath hard and go home

JeremyJun 7, 2022, 2:46 AM
10 points
0 comments1 min readEA link
(www.lesswrong.com)

How Many Lives Does X-Risk Work Save From Nonex­is­tence On Aver­age?

Jordan ArelDec 8, 2022, 9:44 PM
34 points
12 comments14 min readEA link

Self-care ses­sions for EA groups

Julia_Wise🔸Sep 6, 2018, 3:55 PM
14 points
0 comments4 min readEA link

Fram­ing Effec­tive Altru­ism as Over­com­ing Indifference

imp4rtial 🔸May 25, 2019, 12:10 PM
87 points
8 comments6 min readEA link

[Question] FIRE and do­ing good

BarthFeb 7, 2025, 11:39 AM
63 points
10 comments2 min readEA link

SBF x LoL

Nicholas / Heather KrossNov 15, 2022, 8:24 PM
−1 points
0 comments4 min readEA link

Th­e­ses on Sleep

guzeyFeb 11, 2022, 6:05 PM
52 points
22 comments34 min readEA link

Effec­tive al­tru­ism in the gar­den of ends

tyleraltermanAug 31, 2022, 8:47 PM
289 points
45 comments23 min readEA link

[Question] Recom­mend Us Use­ful Re­sources on Men­tal Health

tereziekosikJan 14, 2022, 4:06 PM
24 points
0 comments2 min readEA link

Burnout and self-care

Julia_Wise🔸Oct 23, 2015, 1:15 PM
35 points
8 comments2 min readEA link

[Question] How do you ad­dress tem­po­rary slump in work mo­ti­va­tion?

VaipanMar 7, 2024, 9:35 AM
33 points
6 comments1 min readEA link

A Men­tal Health Pod­cast Directory

Ben WilliamsonNov 22, 2021, 8:59 PM
34 points
5 comments16 min readEA link

Re­place­abil­ity v. ‘Con­tex­tu­al­ized Wor­thi­ness’

TeeJul 27, 2022, 4:48 PM
9 points
0 comments3 min readEA link

EA Men­tal Health Care Nav­i­ga­tor Pilot

Danica_WilbanksOct 31, 2019, 4:47 AM
47 points
5 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

Fund­ing op­por­tu­nity for per­sonal/​pro­fes­sional de­vel­op­ment for those work­ing in AI safety (dead­line March 29)

aturyMar 25, 2024, 7:19 PM
18 points
0 comments1 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

On be­ing compromised

technicalitiesJan 5, 2023, 12:56 PM
187 points
46 comments1 min readEA link

Men­tal Health Providers and Re­sources Listed on the Men­tal Health Nav­i­ga­tor Website

EmilyJan 9, 2023, 8:47 PM
43 points
9 comments1 min readEA link

New ver­sion of Men­tal Health Nav­i­ga­tor website

EmilyJan 8, 2023, 9:37 PM
22 points
8 comments1 min readEA link

Free Health Coach­ing this New Year

Rickey-FukazawaDec 24, 2023, 1:23 AM
6 points
0 comments1 min readEA link

Ve­gan Nutri­tion Test­ing Pro­ject: In­terim Report

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

9 (com­par­a­tively) ne­glected prin­ci­ples for men­tal health/​ther­apy?

Heartbreak TunaSep 5, 2024, 4:21 PM
2 points
1 comment7 min readEA link

A quick PSA on not fal­ling down the stairs and other man­age­able life risks.

No longer EA-affiliatedJan 11, 2024, 3:31 AM
−16 points
7 comments2 min readEA link
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