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“Celebrating wins — discussion thread” by Eli Svoboda🔸


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Perhaps my favorite part of my job is that I’m often exposed to mind-boggling accomplishments achieved by people within and around the EA community. Stories of impact remind us why our principles are valuable, inspire an openness to ambitious bets, and motivate altruism. Yet we can’t expect to hear about positive outcomes by default — the problems we solve are neglected, and beneficiaries are frequently voiceless (literally).

That's why @Toby Tremlett🔹 and I would like to invite you to add stories of impact that have inspired you to the banner on the frontpage. They’ll be displayed all week, and the text will appear in the comments under this post. We endorse an expansive definition here: for example, feel free to celebrate your own work or that of your friends, and both smaller-scale and older wins are appreciated!

You could consider:

  • What accomplishments seem important or underappreciated to you?
  • What stories make you smile?
  • What changed your mind about what's possible?
  • What work are you grateful for?

I’ll kick off the discussion by listing a few wins from 2025 that stood out to me, but don’t feel like you have to follow my approach. Our community is vast, and [...]

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First published:

January 19th, 2026

Source:

https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/KN7BTMJHAQkLb6Bac/celebrating-wins-discussion-thread

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