The Different Mindsets of a Philosopher

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I used to spend all my time doing philosophy. Now I mostly don't. Every once in a while, I do actually do some philosophy at 80,000 hours because a lot of what we do depends on tough philosophical questions and philosophical questions do come up. So there are a lot of ways in which the sort of way that my life feels and what I do in a day to day are just really different. There's more emphasis on like doing it really, really well than on picking the right thing.

What is 80,000 Hours? What sorts of people should become entrepreneurs? How can you run cheap experiments on yourself? What are some beneficial modes of philosophical thinking?

Arden Koehler is a researcher and writer at 80,000 Hours, a nonprofit whose mission is to help people use their careers to help solve the world's most pressing problems, and an active member of the effective altruism community. Arden has a PhD in philosophy from New York University, with a specialisation in ethics and attitudes toward time, and a B.A. in philosophy from University of California, Berkeley. You can check out her work at 80,000 Hours, and you can email her at arden@80000hours.org.

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