[Article] “Career exploration: when should you settle?” by Benjamin Todd

How much career exploration should you do? We draw on research from computer science, psychology and elsewhere to provide a practical answer.

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Outline:

(01:30) Career exploration in a nutshell

(02:47) The information value of exploration

(05:11) Amanda Askell

(05:29) Which jobs should you take to explore?

(06:34) Tradeoffs of career exploration

(08:10) Career exploration strategies

(08:52) 1. Pursue ‘upside options’: a rational reason to aim high

(11:44) 2. Plan to try out several paths through careful ordering

(14:12) Jess – a case study in trying several paths

(15:46) Consider including a wildcard

(16:56) 3. Explore within your job

(17:25) Be more willing to quit

(18:52) How much should you explore at different stages in your career?

(20:29) Conclusion: exploring step-by-step towards your best career

(20:58) Learn more

(21:55) Read next

(22:05) Learn how to get involved in our community.

The original text contained 3 footnotes which were omitted from this narration.

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First published:
September 9th, 2021

Last updated:
November 19th, 2021

Source:
https://80000hours.org/articles/career-exploration

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