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Nine: Benjamin Todd on the key ideas of 80,000 Hours

Effective Altruism: An Introduction – 80,000 Hours

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How Good Is My Back Up Option if This Doesn't Work Out?

It seems just like society is tolerant o people switching jobs a lot early, because it's kind of expected. One consideration we haven't talked about is that sometimes it's not only a question of onow having a big upside verses no upside. And if if you're in an area we can tenly do a lot of harm. An just like taking massive risks is not necessarily such a winner. So i think with exploration, what you actually want to explore and test out is the things that might be best for you long term. We won't talk much about ways that people can accidentally do yo harm here, but we have a whole article, i think it's nine ways you can accidentally

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