80,000 Hours - Narrations

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Narrations of articles from 80000hours.org.

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September 24, 2014 [Article] “The experimenter” by Benjamin Todd
Finding a career that’s the right fit for you is important, but it’s also difficult to do just by thinking about it. It can therefore be a good strategy to try out a number of different areas in order to learn more about your own interests and skills.

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Outline:
(00:40) What's our evidence this strategy is promising?
(01:17) Which options are best within this strategy?

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First published:
September 24th, 2014

Source:
https://80000hours.org/articles/the-experimenter

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August 29, 2014 [Article] “A checklist for making rational career decisions” by Benjamin Todd
A list of the best advice we've found on how to assess your career options in the face of high uncertainty.

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Outline:
(00:37) Before you start
(00:55) When assessing each criterion
(02:04) When combining the factors
(02:54) When making your final assessment

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First published:
August 17th, 2014

Last updated:
August 29th, 2014

Source:
https://80000hours.org/articles/making-an-assessment

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August 28, 2014 [Career review] “Trading in quantitative hedge funds (for earning to give)” by Benjamin Todd
For someone with strong quantitative skills, we think this represents one of the best career opportunities available. The pay is exceptionally good enabling earning to give, you can develop technical skills valued in academia or technology, and the work is satisfying.

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Outline:
(00:10) Summary
(00:47) Pros
(01:03) Cons
(01:15) Key facts on fit
(01:21) Next steps
(01:52) Recommended
(02:01) Review status
(02:06) What is this career path?
(02:30) Immediate impact
(02:33) Earnings potential
(03:26) Direct impact of the work
(07:27) Advocacy potential
(07:44) Building your long-run potential
(07:48) Career capital
(08:17) How difficult is it to enter?
(09:04) Job satisfaction
(09:30) Want to work in quant trading and donate a large fraction of your income in order to do as much good as possible?

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First published:
August 28th, 2014

Source:
https://80000hours.org/career-reviews/trading-in-quantitative-hedge-funds

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August 28, 2014 [Article] “Job satisfaction research” by Roman Duda
The full results of our literature survey into how to predict job satisfaction.

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Outline:
(00:21) Research process
(01:11) How robust are these findings?
(01:42) Predictors of job satisfaction
(03:21) 1. Engaging work
(07:16) 2. Work that helps others
(10:12) 3. Work you're good at
(11:10) 4. Work with people you like
(12:35) 5. Meets your basic needs
(15:27) Other factors we considered but that are poor predictors of job satisfaction
(15:33) Income
(15:44) Low demands
(15:57) Interests match
(16:32) Signature strengths match
(17:02) Occupational status
(17:42) Directions for future research

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First published:
August 21st, 2014

Last updated:
August 28th, 2014

Source:
https://80000hours.org/articles/job-satisfaction-research

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August 28, 2014 [Article] “Global priorities research” by Benjamin Todd
Since publishing this profile, there has been further research on this cause. See our newer profile of the area. What is this cause? Global priorities research is activity aimed at working out which causes, interventions, organisations, policies, etc.

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Outline:
(00:17) What is this cause?
(01:13) Why do we think it's high-priority?

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First published:
August 28th, 2014

Source:
https://80000hours.org/articles/global-priorities-research

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August 28, 2014 [Article] “Improving decision making” by Benjamin Todd
This page has been replaced with our profile on Improving institutional decision-making.

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First published:
August 28th, 2014

Source:
https://80000hours.org/articles/improving-decision-making

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August 28, 2014 [Article] “Promoting effective altruism” by Benjamin Todd
Note that this page has been superseded by our problem profile about promoting effective altruism. What is this cause? Promoting effective altruism means activities which expand the capabilities of those trying to do good in a cause-neutral, evidence-based and outcome-orientated way. Interventions within this area include advocacy of key ideas in effective altruism and network-building.

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Outline:
(00:16) What is this cause?
(00:59) How is it different from global priorities research?
(01:20) Why do we think it's high-priority?

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First published:
August 28th, 2014

Source:
https://80000hours.org/articles/promoting-effective-altruism

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August 27, 2014 [Article] “7 strategies for having an impact with your career” by Benjamin Todd
A list of career strategies for making a difference.

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Outline:
(00:46) Strategies for the start of your career
(01:14) Strategies for impact
(03:27) Appendix: Our reasoning
(03:31) What other strategies are there?
(04:22) How confident are we in these strategies?

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First published:
August 10th, 2014

Last updated:
August 27th, 2014

Source:
https://80000hours.org/articles/strategies

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August 21, 2014 [Career review] “Program manager in international organisations” by Benjamin Todd
The influence of international organizations suggests working within them is an opportunity for substantial impact if you have good personal fit for the role and are strongly motivated by social impact. However, we don’t yet have a good understanding of this area.

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Outline:
(00:10) Summary
(00:29) Key facts on fit
(00:35) Next steps
(00:52) Sometimes recommended
(01:02) Review status
(01:07) What is this career path?
(01:54) Potential for immediate impact
(01:58) Potential for direct impact
(02:38) Potential for advocacy
(02:58) Personal fit
(03:22) Further reading

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First published:
August 21st, 2014

Source:
https://80000hours.org/career-reviews/program-manager-in-international-organisations

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August 21, 2014 [Career review] “Party politics” by Benjamin Todd
This is a very high-potential, though very competitive and high-risk path that can enable you to make a big difference through improving the operation of government and promoting important ideas. If you’re highly able, could tolerate being in the public eye and think you could develop a strong interest in politics, then we recommend learning more about this career to test your suitability.

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Outline:
(00:09) Summary
(00:33) Pros
(00:43) Cons
(01:12) Key facts on fit
(01:21) Next steps
(01:31) Recommended
(01:40) Review status
(01:46) Notes
(01:51) What is this career?
(02:41) Potential for immediate impact
(02:46) Direct impact potential
(03:15) Advocacy potential
(04:00) Earnings potential
(04:14) Potential for long-run impact
(04:18) Career capital
(04:41) Exploration value
(05:04) Culture
(05:20) Personal fit
(05:24) Entry requirements
(05:43) What does it take to progress?
(06:28) Job satisfaction
(06:53) Learn more

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First published:
August 21st, 2014

Source:
https://80000hours.org/career-reviews/party-politics-uk

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The podcast currently has 263 episodes available.