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Us­ing the “ex­ec­u­tive sum­mary” style: writ­ing that re­spects your reader’s time

deepJul 22, 2022, 12:17 AM
204 points
12 comments8 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

Your first posts will be cringe. It’s fine.

CoafosAug 16, 2022, 2:20 AM
46 points
1 comment1 min readEA link
(www.facebook.com)

Why fun writ­ing can save lives: the case for it be­ing high im­pact to make EA writ­ing entertaining

Kat WoodsNov 11, 2021, 10:17 PM
126 points
68 comments10 min readEA link

EA should taboo “EA should”

LizkaMar 29, 2022, 9:07 AM
210 points
9 comments4 min readEA link

Epistemic Legibility

ElizabethMar 21, 2022, 7:18 PM
75 points
1 comment20 min readEA link

Edit­ing Ad­vice for EA Fo­rum Users

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

Please tag your posts!

EmrikAug 19, 2022, 10:05 AM
37 points
0 comments2 min readEA link

Get­ting Bet­ter at Writ­ing: Why and How

bgarfinkelMar 17, 2023, 3:31 PM
97 points
6 comments3 min readEA link

How to Write Read­able Posts

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

[SEE NEW EDITS] No, *You* Need to Write Clearer

Nicholas / Heather KrossApr 29, 2023, 5:04 AM
71 points
8 comments1 min readEA link
(www.thinkingmuchbetter.com)

The value of con­tent density

Joey🔸Jul 20, 2022, 3:34 PM
207 points
10 comments2 min readEA link

Why defen­sive writ­ing is bad for com­mu­nity epistemics

EmrikOct 8, 2022, 11:38 PM
76 points
28 comments8 min readEA link

Pro­duc­tive crit­i­cism: what could help?

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

No­body Wants to Read Your Sh*t: my fa­vorite book of writ­ing ad­vice, con­densed for your convenience

jvbFeb 15, 2023, 11:28 PM
92 points
11 comments2 min readEA link

Epistemic sta­tus: an ex­plainer and some thoughts

LizkaAug 31, 2022, 1:59 PM
59 points
2 comments6 min readEA link

The Broad Value of Copy­edit­ing as a Skill

Ben WilliamsonDec 3, 2024, 3:49 AM
17 points
1 comment4 min readEA link

A Fo­rum post can be short

LizkaMar 22, 2022, 11:13 AM
189 points
27 comments1 min readEA link

The writ­ing style here is bad

Michał ZabłockiJan 15, 2023, 7:45 AM
91 points
28 comments1 min readEA link

Niche vs. broad-ap­peal posts (& how this re­lates to use­ful­ness/​karma) (a sketch)

LizkaDec 17, 2022, 6:11 PM
34 points
1 comment2 min readEA link

Re­source for crit­i­cisms and red teaming

LizkaJun 1, 2022, 6:58 PM
61 points
3 comments8 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

Spread­ing mes­sages to help with the most im­por­tant century

Holden KarnofskyJan 25, 2023, 8:35 PM
128 points
21 comments18 min readEA link
(www.cold-takes.com)

Win­ners of the EA Crit­i­cism and Red Team­ing Contest

LizkaOct 1, 2022, 1:50 AM
226 points
41 comments19 min readEA link

Draft Amnesty Day: an event we might run on the Forum

LizkaOct 31, 2022, 4:48 PM
82 points
20 comments2 min readEA link

“EA” is too vague: let’s be more specific

Vaidehi Agarwalla 🔸Apr 14, 2023, 3:43 PM
40 points
2 comments1 min readEA link

Re­quest: feed­back on blog ar­ti­cle about body shaming

Ariel PontesJul 30, 2022, 2:08 PM
2 points
0 comments1 min readEA link

[Question] Are EAs in­ter­ested in us­ing or con­sum­ing more di­a­grams or data vi­su­al­i­sa­tions?

Joseph BloomAug 25, 2022, 2:05 AM
17 points
1 comment1 min readEA link

Writ­ing can save lives and get you an EA job: a list of rea­sons to write more EA content

Kat WoodsDec 17, 2022, 7:07 PM
17 points
3 comments6 min readEA link

An­nounc­ing the Distil­la­tion for Align­ment Practicum (DAP)

Jonas HallgrenAug 18, 2022, 10:31 PM
20 points
2 comments3 min readEA link

Frank Feed­back Given To Very Ju­nior Researchers

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

Offer­ing: Edit­ing/​feed­back on writ­ten pieces

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

Toward a more ap­proach­able and ac­cessible EA Forum

davidhartsoughOct 21, 2022, 7:22 AM
11 points
6 comments7 min readEA link

Ab­stracts, pa­pers and the per­ils of research

SofiiaFJan 1, 2025, 11:21 PM
4 points
0 comments2 min readEA link
(www.blogger.com)

Not giv­ing up: early ca­reer papers

SofiiaFJan 1, 2025, 11:21 PM
1 point
0 comments7 min readEA link
(sofiiabioblog.blogspot.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

Quick PSA: Edit­ing and Re­view peer group for fo­rum posts

ArepoFeb 8, 2024, 4:24 AM
40 points
7 comments1 min readEA link

Red Team: Write More.

WeaverAug 31, 2022, 5:57 PM
11 points
1 comment2 min readEA link

Be More Succinct

RedTeamPseudonymAug 30, 2022, 10:58 PM
23 points
3 comments1 min readEA link

Con­sider pay­ing for liter­a­ture or book re­views us­ing boun­ties and dom­i­nant as­surance contracts

Arjun PanicksseryJan 15, 2023, 4:50 AM
40 points
0 comments2 min readEA link

LW4EA: Epistemic Legibility

JeremyAug 16, 2022, 3:55 PM
5 points
2 comments3 min readEA link
(www.lesswrong.com)

How to Do a PhD (in AI Safety)

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

Ter­minol­ogy sug­ges­tion: stan­dard­ize terms for prob­a­bil­ity ranges

Egg SyntaxAug 30, 2024, 4:05 PM
2 points
0 comments1 min readEA link

Growth and the case against ran­domista development

Hauke HillebrandtJan 16, 2020, 10:11 AM
434 points
197 comments31 min readEA link

Job Post Template

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

[Question] Seek­ing Tan­gible Ex­am­ples of AI Catastrophes

clifford.banesNov 25, 2024, 7:55 AM
9 points
2 comments1 min readEA link

Some com­ments on re­cent FTX-re­lated events

Holden KarnofskyNov 10, 2022, 10:23 PM
644 points
79 comments4 min readEA link

How to Pub­lish a Pro-An­i­mal Op-Ed—Talk Highlights

Noa WeissAug 28, 2024, 10:41 PM
10 points
2 comments3 min readEA link

Up­date on Book Re­view Dom­i­nant As­surance Contract

Arjun PanicksseryFeb 3, 2023, 11:16 PM
8 points
3 comments2 min readEA link
(arjunpanickssery.substack.com)
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