80,000 Hours - Narrations

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October 22, 2021 [Career review] “Manager of a long-term philanthropic fund” by Arden Koehler
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In a nutshell: Because some of the best opportunities for having an impact may lie centuries or millennia in the future, investing resources now — in order to have many more resources available at that future time — might be extremely valuable. Given that we currently have no way of (effectively and securely) investing resources over long time periods, figuring out how to set up and manage long-term philanthropic funds might be very valuable.
Sometimes recommended — under-researched
This career is potentially high-impact, but we haven't yet researched it enough to recommend it confidently.
Review status
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(00:36) Sometimes recommended -- under-researched
(00:48) Review status
(00:53) Why might creating a long-term philanthropic fund be high impact?
(02:04) Want one-on-one advice on pursuing this path?
(02:25) Learn more
(02:51) Learn about other high-impact careers

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October 22nd, 2021

Source:
https://80000hours.org/career-reviews/managing-philanthropic-funds

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October 22, 2021 [Career review] “Investigate a potentially pressing but unexplored global issue” by Arden Koehler
In a nutshell: Working on neglected global problems that could be even more pressing than those we currently prioritise could be very high impact. If you identify such a problem, resources could be directed to address it much earlier than might have been done otherwise. On the other hand, if your research indicates a potential problem shouldn’t be prioritised, then you can write up your findings for others, saving them time.
This path isn’t exactly competitive per se, but it seems very difficult to succeed, so we group it with highly competitive paths like becoming a public intellectual.
Sometimes recommended — highly competitive
This career is potentially high-impact, but is exceptionally competitive.
Review status
Based on a shallow investigation

Why might exploring a potentially pressing problem be high impact?
There are many neglected global problems that could turn out to be as or even more pressing than those we currently prioritise most highly. We’d be keen to see more people explore them by acquiring relevant training and a network of mentors, and getting to know the relevant fields.
If the problem area still seems potentially promising once you’ve built up a background, you could take on [...]

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(00:46) Sometimes recommended -- highly competitive
(00:57) Review status
(01:02) Why might exploring a potentially pressing problem be high impact?
(02:56) Want one-on-one advice on pursuing this path?
(03:16) Learn more
(03:34) Learn about other high-impact careers

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First published:
October 22nd, 2021

Source:
https://80000hours.org/career-reviews/explore-a-potentially-pressing-global-issue

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October 22, 2021 [Career review] “Organise an effective altruism local group” by Benjamin Todd
In a nutshell: The effective altruism community seeks to support people trying to have a large positive impact. Organising an effective altruism local or student group can be unusually high impact, because it's often possible to get several other people involved in working on pressing problems or supporting effective charities.
Sometimes recommended — personal fit dependent
This career will be some people's highest-impact option if their personal fit is especially good.
Review status
Based on a shallow investigation

Why might organising an effective altruism [...]

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(00:29) Sometimes recommended -- personal fit dependent
(00:41) Review status
(00:46) Why might organising an effective altruism local group be high impact?
(03:49) How to enter
(04:17) Example of someone pursuing this path
(04:23) Kuhan Jeyapragasan
(04:53) Want one-on-one advice on pursuing this path?
(05:13) Learn more
(05:42) Learn about other high-impact careers

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First published:
October 22nd, 2021

Source:
https://80000hours.org/career-reviews/organise-an-effective-altruism-group

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October 22, 2021 [Career review] “Research & advocacy promoting impactful climate solutions” by Arden Koehler
In a nutshell: We suspect that different ways of tackling climate change vary significantly in their impact. This means focusing on the most effective methods is likely much higher impact — especially if you focus on the most extreme risks from climate change.
Sometimes recommended — personal fit dependent
This career will be some people's highest-impact option if their personal fit is especially good.
Review status
Based on a shallow investigation

Why might taking an effective altruist approach to mitigating climate change be high impact?
If the effectiveness of different approaches to mitigating climate change vary greatly, taking an effective altruist approach to climate change — and focusing on the most effective ways of working on the problem — could make a big difference.
We don’t have well-developed career advice in this area. But here are some rules of thumb for choosing approaches we think can help maximise your impact:
1. Focus on the most [...]

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(00:26) Sometimes recommended — personal fit dependent
(00:37) Review status
(00:42) Why might taking an effective altruist approach to mitigating climate change be high impact?
(03:42) Examples of potential career paths
(05:09) Want one-on-one advice on pursuing this path?
(05:29) Learn more
(06:11) Learn about other high-impact careers
(06:23) Plus, join our newsletter and we’ll mail you a free book

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First published:
October 22nd, 2021

Source:
https://80000hours.org/career-reviews/effective-altruist-approach-to-climate-change

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October 21, 2021 [Career review] “Public thought leadership” by Arden Koehler
This is a high risk but potentially very high impact path. Public intellectuals can do a lot of good by spreading important ideas -- when they succeed.

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(00:40) Sometimes recommended -- highly competitive
(00:51) Review status
(00:56) Why might becoming a public intellectual be high impact?
(03:26) Learn more
(04:10) Want one-on-one advice on pursuing this path?

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First published:
October 21st, 2021

Source:
https://80000hours.org/career-reviews/public-thought-leadership

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October 21, 2021 [Career review] “Historian of large societal trends, inflection points, progress, or collapse” by Arden Koehler
Find out how to become a historian to help understand how technology and social change could affect the future.

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(00:28) Sometimes recommended -- highly competitive
(00:39) Review status
(00:44) Why might becoming a historian of large social trends be high impact?
(03:09) Example of someone pursuing this path
(03:14) Tom Moynihan
(04:09) Want one-on-one advice on pursuing this path?
(04:29) Learn more
(05:31) Learn about other high-impact careers

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First published:
October 21st, 2021

Source:
https://80000hours.org/career-reviews/historian-of-societal-trends

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October 21, 2021 [Career review] “Expert on formal verification” by Arden Koehler
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(00:36) Sometimes recommended -- under-researched
(00:48) Review status
(00:53) Why might becoming an expert in formal verification be high impact?
(02:12) Want one-on-one advice on pursuing this path?
(02:33) Learn more
(02:48) Learn about other high-impact careers

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October 21st, 2021

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https://80000hours.org/career-reviews/formal-verification-expert

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October 21, 2021 [Career review] “Specialist in emerging global powers” by Arden Koehler
In a nutshell: India and Russia seem likely to become increasingly important over the next few decades — politically, militarily, economically, and technologically. Because of this, we expect that helping Western institutions better cooperate with Russian and Indian actors might be highly impactful, especially if you’re early in your career (and therefore able to spend the next decade developing relevant expertise and advancing your career).
Sometimes recommended — under-researched
This career is potentially high-impact, but we haven't yet researched it enough to recommend it confidently.
Review status
Based on a shallow investigation

Why might becoming a Russia or India specialist be high impact?
We’ve argued that because of China's political, military, economic, and technological importance on the world stage, helping Western organisations better understand and cooperate with Chinese actors might be highly impactful.
We think working with China represents a particularly promising path to impact. But a similar argument could be made for gaining expertise in other powerful nations, for example Russia or India. If you’re at the beginning of your career, it may even be valuable to think about which countries are most likely to be particularly influential in a few decades, and focus on [...]

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(00:36) Sometimes recommended -- under-researched
(00:48) Review status
(00:53) Why might becoming a Russia or India specialist be high impact?
(02:36) Want one-on-one advice on pursuing this path?
(02:57) Learn more about becoming a Russia or India specialist
(03:20) Learn about other high-impact careers

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First published:
October 21st, 2021

Source:
https://80000hours.org/career-reviews/emerging-global-power-specialist

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October 21, 2021 [Career review] “Policy careers focused on other pressing global issues” by Arden Koehler
In a nutshell: There are many options for making progress on policy: you can research which policy proposals make the most sense for the long-term future, advocate for specific proposals, or do implementation. We expect that many policy careers focused on longtermism could be as impactful as our highest-priority career paths, but we haven’t learned enough about them to be confident about which are the most promising options or the best routes to entry. We do think that work on policy directly related to our current list of the most pressing problems will have a particularly high impact.
Sometimes recommended — under-researched
This career is potentially high-impact, but we haven't yet researched it enough to recommend it confidently.
Review status
Based on a shallow investigation

Why might longtermist-oriented policy careers be high impact?
There is likely a lot of policy work with the potential to positively [...]

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(00:44) Sometimes recommended -- under-researched
(00:56) Review status
(01:01) Why might longtermist-oriented policy careers be high impact?
(03:00) Example of someone pursuing this path
(03:06) Helen Toner
(03:37) Want one-on-one advice on pursuing this path?
(03:58) Learn more
(05:07) Learn about other high-impact careers

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First published:
October 21st, 2021

Source:
https://80000hours.org/career-reviews/policy-careers-focused-on-other-pressing-global-issues

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October 21, 2021 [Career review] “Become an executive assistant for someone doing especially high-impact work” by Arden Koehler
In a nutshell: A good executive assistant can dramatically increase someone's impact. If you work for someone doing high-impact work, you might be able to boost their daily productivity by about 10%, just by freeing up time they would otherwise spend on tasks that don’t take full advantage of their skills. That's equivalent to having one tenth (or more) as much impact as they have — which could be a lot.
Sometimes recommended — personal fit dependent
This career will be some people's highest-impact option if their personal fit is especially good.
Review status
Based on a shallow investigation

Why might being an executive assistant for an impactful person be high impact?
Some people may be extraordinarily productive compared to the average. (Read about this phenomenon in research careers.) But these people often have to use much of their time on work that doesn’t take the best advantage of their skills, such as [...]

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(00:35) Sometimes recommended — personal fit dependent
(00:46) Review status
(00:51) Why might being an executive assistant for an impactful person be high impact?
(02:08) Want one-on-one advice on pursuing this path?
(02:27) Learn more
(02:54) Learn about other high-impact careers
(03:06) Plus, join our newsletter and we’ll mail you a free book

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First published:
October 21st, 2021

Source:
https://80000hours.org/career-reviews/executive-assistant-for-an-impactful-person

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