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Maximizing Your Impact: A Thought Exercise
2:15:16 - 2:18:48 (03:32)
William MacAskill, philosopher, author, and co-founder of the Effective Altruism movement, encourages people to optimize and maximize their impact through careful consideration and planning. By doing so, we can make a significant impact in our chosen fields and causes.
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In this podcast, the speaker talks about how people tend to focus on micro-optimization, such as completing assignments, without putting much thought into how they can optimize their life in the long term, and how spending time on macro-optimization can make a significant difference.
2:15:16 - 2:17:00 (01:43)
self-improvement
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In this podcast, the speaker talks about how people tend to focus on micro-optimization, such as completing assignments, without putting much thought into how they can optimize their life in the long term, and how spending time on macro-optimization can make a significant difference.
ChapterMaximizing Your Impact: A Thought Exercise
Episode#120: Will MacAskill on Effective Altruism, Y Combinator, and Artificial Intelligence
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
Discover how to make a difference in both your direct labor and charitable efforts with 80,000 Hours' three aspects of impact: direct impact, lifelong impact, and personal fit.
2:17:00 - 2:18:48 (01:47)
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Discover how to make a difference in both your direct labor and charitable efforts with 80,000 Hours' three aspects of impact: direct impact, lifelong impact, and personal fit.