Effective Altruism: An Introduction – 80,000 Hours Nine: Benjamin Todd on the key ideas of 80,000 Hours
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80,000 Hours Founding Story
- Ben Todd's journey with 80,000 Hours began with a Toby Ord talk.
- This led him to co-found 80,000 Hours with Will MacAskill after a successful career talk.
Earning to Give vs. Other Paths
- Initially, 80,000 Hours focused on earning to give but expanded.
- They realized that other career paths could have even greater impact.
Focus for Small Organizations
- Early on, 80,000 Hours tried doing too many things at once.
- Focus on a few core activities to maximize impact as a small organization.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
The Kadeas Page Podcast
01:56 • 3min
How Did You Start an Organization?
05:18 • 2min
Earning to Give
07:48 • 2min
Career Capital - The Key Ideas Series
09:54 • 3min
Comparative Advantage
13:13 • 3min
How to Have a High Impacd Career?
15:47 • 2min
The Kideas Alligal Kand Key Ideas Series
18:10 • 2min
The Impartiality of Welfare
19:53 • 3min
The Most Important Moral Consequences of Our Actions
22:31 • 2min
People Affecting Views
24:55 • 3min
Long Term Ism
27:37 • 2min
Long Termism
29:53 • 2min
The Future Is Amazing, Like, Isn't It?
31:56 • 3min
The Third Aspect of Moral Uncertainty
34:47 • 3min
Is There a Moral Incertincy Argument?
37:24 • 2min
Is Morality a Good Thing to Do?
39:13 • 2min
The Importance of Long Term Risks
41:37 • 2min
Global Praetes Research
43:55 • 4min
Is It About Hedging Bets or Risk Aversion?
48:11 • 2min
How Big Are the Differences in Effectiveness of an Extra Million Dollars?
50:20 • 2min
Is Your Choice of Issue the Most Important Question?
52:11 • 2min
Is There a Difference in the Long Tome Future?
54:18 • 2min
Is It a Ten Thousand Times Harder to Make Progress on Ai Safety Than on Climate Change?
56:06 • 2min
Youagus, I'm a Little Bit More Sceptical About It.
58:18 • 3min
The Long Term Impact of Openfill and Givwell
01:00:57 • 2min
Is There a Cap in the Difference in Effectiveness?
01:02:44 • 2min
Is the Market Neglected?
01:04:41 • 2min
Is There a Difference Between the Long Ttem Fund and the E a Global Health Fund?
01:06:12 • 3min
The World's Most Pressing Problems
01:09:30 • 2min
How to Brainstorm Careers That Can Help With Global Paritis
01:11:04 • 3min
Is Machine Learning Relevant to a I Safety?
01:13:54 • 4min
The Fourth Path - Applying Skills to a Problem
01:17:43 • 4min
Why You Shouldn't Compound Human Capital
01:21:51 • 2min
Are You Focused on Global Health?
01:23:55 • 2min
Is There a Mass Moral Advocacy?
01:25:46 • 3min
Is There a Need for Unprofered Unch Priner Ship?
01:28:59 • 3min
Is There a Parity Path?
01:31:38 • 3min
Is There a Way to Make a Difference in the Community?
01:34:11 • 2min
What's the Key Bottleneck?
01:36:11 • 2min
What Is Creer Capital?
01:37:42 • 3min
Cro Capital
01:40:30 • 2min
What Are the Best Options for Cre Capital?
01:42:12 • 2min
Do You Think That a Management Consulting Career Is the Best Option?
01:44:35 • 2min
Graduate School
01:46:08 • 2min
Texs Tartups
01:48:06 • 2min
Is There a Job for You in an Artificial Intelligence Related Organization?
01:49:45 • 2min
The Trade-Off Between Cre Capital and Specialization
01:51:17 • 2min
The Risk of Switching Paths Into Priory Paths
01:53:04 • 2min
Options
01:54:56 • 4min
The Importance of Personal Fit in Qcrea Strategy
01:58:51 • 2min
Why Personal Fit Matters More Than Common Sense Advice
02:00:27 • 3min
Are You a Better Personal Fit for a Job?
02:03:02 • 2min
Predicting Personal Fit Is One of the Most Important Considerations
02:05:05 • 2min
Early Career - Exploration
02:06:59 • 2min
Are You in That Taile?
02:08:38 • 3min
Is There a Limit to How Long You Can Experiment?
02:11:14 • 2min
Are You Taking Career Risks When You're 30?
02:13:04 • 2min
How Good Is My Back Up Option if This Doesn't Work Out?
02:14:41 • 3min
Exploration
02:17:42 • 2min
Creer Capital, Personal Fit, Exploration, and Risk Management
02:19:36 • 2min
Career Plan Schemers - The 4th Schemer
02:21:14 • 2min
How Do You Make Your Career Fit Into Your Life?
02:23:01 • 3min
Making a Difference Impartially
02:26:12 • 2min
Is It Better to Be Unhappy Than to Be Happy?
02:28:22 • 2min
Is It Good for You to Make a Sacrifice?
02:30:21 • 2min
Is There a Difference Between Working Together and Individually?
02:32:14 • 5min
Is Your Personal Fit Your Strength?
02:37:26 • 3min
Working With People Who Share Your Values
02:40:36 • 2min
The Decision Making Process
02:42:43 • 5min
Applying for Jobs
02:47:46 • 2min
How Random Is the Job Application Process?
02:49:40 • 3min
How to Apply for Jobs in a Tight Job Market?
02:52:34 • 2min
Is There a Career Path That Can Increase Your Impact?
02:54:49 • 2min
The 80,000 Hours Podcast is about “the world’s most pressing problems and how you can use your career to solve them”, and in this episode we tackle that question in the most direct way possible.
In 2019 we published a summary of all our key ideas, which links to many of our other articles, and which we are aiming to keep updated as our opinions shift.
All of us added something to it, but the single biggest contributor was our CEO and today's guest, Ben Todd, who founded 80,000 Hours along with Will MacAskill back in 2012.
In this conversation from 2020, Ben talks about some common misunderstandings of our advice, our key moral positions, and a high level overview of what 80,000 Hours generally recommends.
This episode first broadcast on the regular 80,000 Hours Podcast feed on March 3, 2020. Some related episodes include:
• #75 – Michelle Hutchinson on what people most often ask 80,000 Hours
• Benjamin Todd on varieties of longtermism and things 80,000 Hours might be getting wrong (80k team chat #2)
• Benjamin Todd on what the effective altruism community most needs (80k team chat #4)
Series produced by Keiran Harris.