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How Ben Developed Writing Habit
- Ben Kuhn developed his writing habit by blogging weekly, inspired by friends like Jeff Kaufman.
- Early feedback and traction on Hacker News motivated him to continue writing regularly.
Effective Altruism and Scope Neglect
- Ben values the effective altruism focus on avoiding scope neglect to rigorously compare ways to do good.
- Quantifying impact helps identify interventions that can be orders of magnitude more effective than others.
From Earn-to-Give to Direct Impact
- Initially, Ben planned to use programming skills to do good by earning to give, donating substantial income to charities like Against Malaria Foundation.
- Later he joined Wave, working directly on a money transfer app with broad impact in developing countries, improving many lives more tangibly.