“What does a fulfilling, high-impact career look like for you?” by Benjamin Todd

You might be able to use your career to greatly help hundreds of people, reduce the chance of global disasters, or have a big positive impact in another way -- while doing work that's also personally fulfilling. But working out how to do this is tricky, not least because it's hard to agree on what the terms 'help people', 'positive impact', and 'personally fulfilling' actually mean -- let alone craft goals that will help you achieve these things. We'll help you clarify these terms to get a sense of what you're aiming for. Find the full career planning series here.

Narrated by AI.

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Outline:

(00:41) The goal

(01:10) What is ‘positive impact’?

(03:38) What to look for in a high-impact career

(06:38) What does a personally fulfilling career look like for you?

(09:11) Optional: further prompts about what a satisfying job could look like

(10:20) Other moral considerations

(11:45) Recap

(12:26) Clarify your views of which global problems are most pressing

The original text contained 4 footnotes which were omitted from this narration.

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First published:
May 16th, 2021

Source:
https://80000hours.org/career-planning/process/what-does-a-fulfilling-high-impact-career-look-like

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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.