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A Simple Theory of Goal Refinement | Quinn Dougherty | EAGxBoston 22

Dec 26, 2022
42:19

Suitable for people who believe stuff and value stuff but have not found particular directions yet, this minimally interactive workshop aims to amplify your reasoning about what your goals are. Questioning what the mark you would like to put on the world looks like can be thought of as probing a daunting search space, and Quinn Dougherty hopes to provide some heuristics to make you search more effectively. In Scope: How to convert beliefs and values, once you have them, into goals.

View the original talk and video here.

Effective Altruism is a social movement dedicated to finding ways to do the most good possible, whether through charitable donations, career choices, or volunteer projects. EA Global conferences are gatherings for EAs to meet. 

 

Effective Altruism is a social movement dedicated to finding ways to do the most good possible, whether through charitable donations, career choices, or volunteer projects. EA Global conferences are gatherings for EAs to meet. You can also listen to this talk along with its accompanying video on YouTube.

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