The 80000 Hours Career Guide — Find a fulfilling career that does good

By: Benjamin Todd & the 80 000 Hours team
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  • Summary

  • Coming September 4: an audio version of the 2023 80,000 Hours Career Guide also available on Amazon, Audible, and free on our website (https://80000hours.org/career-guide/). It contains 11 chapters, from 'What makes for a dream job?' to 'Which jobs help people the most?' to 'What’s the best way to gain connections?' It also has 9 appendices on a range of topics like 'All the evidence-based advice we found on how to be more successful in any job' and 'is it ever OK to take a harmful job in order to do more good?'
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Episodes
  • Introduction: Why read this guide?

    Introduction: Why read this guide?
    Sep 3 2023

    You have 80,000 hours in your career. That’s a long time. Spend one or two of those hours on this guide, to help you work out how to use the rest. We believe you might be able to find a career that is both more satisfying and has a greater positive impact.
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    5 mins
  • Part 1: What makes for a dream job?

    Part 1: What makes for a dream job?
    Sep 3 2023

    Answer: Research shows that to have a fulfilling career, you should do something you’re good at that makes the world a better place. Don’t aim for a highly paid, easy job, or expect to discover your “passion” in a flash of insight. Find out the six key ingredients of fulfilling work.
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    24 mins
  • Part 2: Can one person make a difference? What the evidence says.

    Part 2: Can one person make a difference? What the evidence says.
    Sep 3 2023

    Answer: Many common ways to do good, such as becoming a doctor, have less impact than you might first think. Other, more unconventional options, have allowed certain people to achieve an extraordinary impact (including one particular Lieutenant Colonel in the Soviet military).
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    11 mins

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