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The Value of Experimentation in Choosing a Career Path
1:23:55 - 1:31:22 (07:27)
People's preferences and passions change massively over time, so it's important to try different things and evaluate what is meaningful, provides variety and autonomy, and contributes to the wider world. Investing in a degree from a good university is important for the long-term, as most working hours come after the age of 30.
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Investing in education from a good university has a long term impact that can greatly benefit an individual's career in terms of skills, network, and credentials.
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Investing in education from a good university has a long term impact that can greatly benefit an individual's career in terms of skills, network, and credentials. It is important for people to invest in their long term career success, especially since most hours spent working will be after the age of 30.
ChapterThe Value of Experimentation in Choosing a Career Path
Episode#120: Will MacAskill on Effective Altruism, Y Combinator, and Artificial Intelligence
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The Founders Pledge encourages people to legally bind themselves to giving at least 2% of their income or profits made when exiting their company to charitable causes, allowing them to focus on building their business with the intention to give back later on.
1:26:12 - 1:28:15 (02:03)
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The Founders Pledge encourages people to legally bind themselves to giving at least 2% of their income or profits made when exiting their company to charitable causes, allowing them to focus on building their business with the intention to give back later on.
ChapterThe Value of Experimentation in Choosing a Career Path
Episode#120: Will MacAskill on Effective Altruism, Y Combinator, and Artificial Intelligence
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The biggest predictor of job satisfaction is mentally engaging work and the idea that everyone has a work-related passion is a misconception.
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The biggest predictor of job satisfaction is mentally engaging work and the idea that everyone has a work-related passion is a misconception. In reality, finding a satisfying career is about having a job that provides variety, good feedback, autonomy, contributes to the wider world, and allows one to exercise a skill they have developed.
ChapterThe Value of Experimentation in Choosing a Career Path
Episode#120: Will MacAskill on Effective Altruism, Y Combinator, and Artificial Intelligence
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
When starting out after university, it's best to think like an experimental scientist or investigative journalist and test out different skills and passions in the workforce, instead of getting stuck in one particular career path.
1:30:15 - 1:31:22 (01:06)
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When starting out after university, it's best to think like an experimental scientist or investigative journalist and test out different skills and passions in the workforce, instead of getting stuck in one particular career path.