How a Line Manager Can Help You Improve Your Life

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I only put a 20% chance on getting any value out of this experiment. Well, I'm hoping in 100 days I'll have enough to get a sense. But if the effects are small, you're right. It could just be impossible. If the effects are large, then hopefully, you know, I also get three measurements a day of how I'm feeling. So it's, yeah, we'll see. Also, I've just noticed for myself and for others that having a weekly meeting with someone who has a sense of what you're working on is incredibly helpful. People can just avoid thinking about those things until they become even worse problems and then they don't want to think

What are the best strategies for improving ourselves? How are line managers useful? Why does Rob prefer long-form content for the 80,000 Hours podcast? What are the sorts of things humans value and why? In what ways do research ethics considerations fail to achieve their stated objectives? Why are prediction markets useful?

Rob Wiblin is the Head of Research at 80,000 Hours where he investigates how people can do more good in the course of their career and produces a long-form interview show called the 80,000 Hours Podcast. He studied genetics and economics in Australia before moving to the UK to help develop the emerging field of effective altruism. You can learn more about Rob at robwiblin.com, learn more about his research work at 80000hours.org, and follow him on social media at @robertwiblin.

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