Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg How to have a positive impact with your career (with Benjamin Hilton)
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Mar 13, 2024 
Benjamin Hilton, a research analyst at 80,000 Hours with advanced degrees in economics and physics, dives into the art of crafting a career that maximizes positive impact. He discusses the balance between passion and practicalities, stressing that effective careers often align with both personal fit and leverage. Hilton emphasizes the importance of transferable skills and finding high-impact areas to work in, while also cautioning against the overconfidence that can come from using simplistic models to gauge career effectiveness. A thought-provoking exploration of making your work matter!
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Problem Choice
- Your choice of problem significantly impacts your career's impact.
- The difference in impact between problems can be orders of magnitude.
Solution Spread
- Within a cause area, different solutions have varying effectiveness.
- The best interventions can be significantly more cost-effective than the median.
Explore and Build Skills
- Explore various career options to assess your personal fit and skills.
- Build career capital by learning and trying different things to see what you excel at.