Sounded ID: 9798823489645
ISBN: 9798823489645
Publication Date: September 19, 2023
Publisher: 80,000 Hours
Language: English
Author Name: Benjamin Todd
Narrator Name: Perrin Walker
Find a fulfilling career that tackles the world's most pressing problems, using this guide based on over ten years of research alongside academics at Oxford.
You have about 80,000 hours in your career: 40 hours a week, 50 weeks a year, for 40 years. This means your choice of career is one of the most important decisions you’ll ever make.
Make the right choices, and you can help solve some of the world’s most pressing problems, as well as have a more rewarding, interesting life.
For such an important decision, however, there’s surprisingly little good advice out there. Most caree...
Find a fulfilling career that tackles the world's most pressing problems, using this guide based on over ten years of research alongside academics at Oxford.
You have about 80,000 hours in your career: 40 hours a week, 50 weeks a year, for 40 years. This means your choice of career is one of the most important decisions you’ll ever make.
Make the right choices, and you can help solve some of the world’s most pressing problems, as well as have a more rewarding, interesting life.
For such an important decision, however, there’s surprisingly little good advice out there. Most career advice focuses on things like how to write a CV, and much of the rest is just (misleading) platitudes like “follow your passion”. Most people we speak to don’t even use career advice–they just speak to friends and try to figure it out for themselves.
When it comes to helping others with your career the advice usually assumes you need to work as a teacher, doctor, charity worker, and so on, even though these paths might not be a good fit for you, and were not what the highest-impact people in history did.
This guide is based on over ten years of research conducted alongside academics at the University of Oxford. It aims to help you find a career you enjoy, you’re good at, and that tackles the world’s most pressing problems.
It covers topics like:
* What makes for a dream job, and why “follow your passion” can be misleading.
* Why the most effective ways to make a difference aren’t always the obvious ones like working at a charity, or becoming a doctor.
* How to compare global problems, like climate change and poverty, in terms of their scale and urgency.
* How to discover and develop your strengths.
It’s also full of practical tips and tools. You’ll come away with a plan to use your 80,000 hours in a way that’s fulfilling and high impact.
# | Title | Duration |
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1. | Book Title |
0 mins 10 secs |
2. | Introduction |
5 mins 33 secs |
3. | Chapter 1: What Makes for a Dream Job? |
27 mins 29 secs |
4. | Chapter 2: Can One Person Make a Difference? What the Evidence Says. |
12 mins 04 secs |
5. | Chapter 3: Three Ways Anyone Can Make a Difference, No Matter Their Job |
17 mins 33 secs |
6. | Chapter 4: Want to Do Good? Here's How to Choose an Area to Focus on |
15 mins 11 secs |
7. | Chapter 5: The World's Biggest Problems and Why They're Not What First Comes to Mind |
34 mins 43 secs |
8. | Chapter 6: Which Jobs Help People the Most? |
42 mins 29 secs |
9. | Chapter 7: Which Jobs Put You in the Best Long-Term Position? |
46 mins 16 secs |
10. | Chapter 8: How to Find the Right Career for You |
38 mins 03 secs |
11. | Chapter 9: How to Make Your Career Plan |
26 mins 31 secs |
12. | Chapter 10: All the Best Advice We Could Find on How to Get a Job |
33 mins 04 secs |
13. | Chapter 11: One of the Most Powerful Ways to Improve Your Career - Join a Community |
13 mins 11 secs |
14. | The End: The Entire Guide, in One Minute |
4 mins 47 secs |
15. | Appendix 1: The Meaning of Making a Difference |
6 mins 15 secs |
16. | Appendix 2: All the Evidence-Based Advice We Found on How to Be More Successful in Any Job |
1 hr 07 mins |
17. | Appendix 3: Four Biases to Avoid in Career Decisions |
7 mins 17 secs |
18. | Appendix 4: How to Make Tough Career Decisions |
21 mins 26 secs |
19. | Appendix 5: Is It Ever OK to Take a Harmful Job in Order to Do More Good? An In-Depth Analysis |
40 mins 09 secs |
20. | Appendix 6: College Advice |
18 mins 50 secs |
21. | Appendix 7: Additional Resources |
7 mins 00 secs |
22. | Appendix 8: Career Review Summaries (Part 1) |
53 mins 43 secs |
23. | Appendix 8: Career Review Summaries (Part 2) |
42 mins 27 secs |
24. | Appendix 9: Problem Profile Summaries |
46 mins 10 secs |
25. | End Credits |
0 mins 16 secs |
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