{"id":10191,"date":"2024-09-20T09:44:43","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T09:44:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.effektivaltruism.org\/course\/summary\/"},"modified":"2024-09-20T09:44:43","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T09:44:43","slug":"summary","status":"publish","type":"tva_lesson","link":"https:\/\/www.effektivaltruism.org\/en\/course\/summary\/","title":{"rendered":"Summary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">There are fantastic opportunities to improve the world through one\u2019s career. If you think strategically about which problem and which role to choose, you can make a big difference. At the same time, we know that making a career choice that helps others is complex. There is a lot to think about and the ambition to find the option that makes the biggest difference can feel overwhelming. Furthermore, it can be difficult to know how to balance the desire to do good with other goals that are important to one. We recommend viewing your career choice as an ongoing process. You probably won\u2019t find the right one right away, but you can use your hypotheses to pinpoint a direction and adjust your path as you gain new information.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In summary, you should think about the following if you want to do as much good as possible with your career.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"\">Selecting problem<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Choose a problem that is<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Large in scale<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Solvable<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Neglected<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"\">Chose an impactful profession<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Identify what is impeding progress on the problem today and what roles effectively can address those bottlenecks. The categories below can be a good starting point:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Research<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Communicating ideas<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Building organizations<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Government and policy<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Earning to give&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"\">Your personal fit<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Being good at what you do means both that you can make a bigger difference and enjoy your job better. Reflect on what professions in which you could excel the most.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"\">A job that you enjoy<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The following factors are important for you to enjoy your job:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Engaging tasks<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">You help others<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">You are good at what you do<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Supportive colleagues<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Absence of major negative factors<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The work fits with the rest of your life<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"\">Create hypotheses &amp; test them&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s hard to just think of which roles you would be suitable for and thrive most in. Therefore, create hypotheses about which alternatives seem promising in the long term and test them as \u201ccheaply\u201d as possible to get more information.<\/p>\n<p><span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"10192\" width=\"800\" data-init-width=\"2560\" height=\"450\" data-init-height=\"1440\" title=\"Taking action - Summary\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.effektivaltruism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Taking-action-Summary.webp\" data-width=\"800\" data-height=\"450\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 2560 \/ 1440;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"\">Read more<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-planning\/article\/\" style=\"outline: none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to plan your career<\/a> \u2013 article by 80,000 Hours<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-10191","tva_lesson","type-tva_lesson","status-publish","hentry","tva_courses-career-guide"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Effektiv Altruism<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.effektivaltruism.org\/course\/summary\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Summary - Effektiv Altruism\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"There are fantastic opportunities to improve the world through one\u2019s career.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.effektivaltruism.org\/course\/summary\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Effektiv Altruism\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.effektivaltruism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Asset-1@13x.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2258\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1179\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/><meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.effektivaltruism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Taking-action-Summary.webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.effektivaltruism.org\\\/course\\\/summary\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.effektivaltruism.org\\\/course\\\/summary\\\/\",\"name\":\"Summary - Effektiv Altruism\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.effektivaltruism.org\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.effektivaltruism.org\\\/course\\\/summary\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.effektivaltruism.org\\\/course\\\/summary\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.effektivaltruism.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Taking-action-Summary.webp\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-09-20T09:44:43+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.effektivaltruism.org\\\/course\\\/summary\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.effektivaltruism.org\\\/course\\\/summary\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.effektivaltruism.org\\\/course\\\/summary\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.effektivaltruism.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Taking-action-Summary.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.effektivaltruism.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Taking-action-Summary.webp\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.effektivaltruism.org\\\/course\\\/summary\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.effektivaltruism.org\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"6. 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