4. Impactful professions

About 4. Impactful professions

Effective altruism (EA) is an ongoing project to find the best ways to do good, and put them into practice.


This series of articles will introduce you to some of the core thinking tools behind effective altruism, share some of the arguments about which global problems are most pressing, and help you to reflect on how you personally can contribute.

september 20, 2024

Once you’ve chosen a problem, the next step is to figure out how you can best contribute to solving it.

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In many cases, it is a lack of knowledge that stands in the way of solving important societal challenges.

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Many of those who have made the biggest difference throughout history are people who have successfully pursued various issues.

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Governments and other powerful institutions,

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There are many organizations — both for-profit and non-profit — focused on pressing problems,

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What would have happened if Bill Gates had become a doctor instead?

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