#35 – Ben Todd on Choosing a Career and Defining Longtermism
Ben Todd is the CEO & founder of 80,000 Hours, and helped to start the effective altruism movement.
80,000 Hours is a non-profit that provides free research and support to help people find careers that effectively tackle the world’s most pressing problems.
In our interview, we discuss:
Note that if you don't need to hear an introduction to the key ideas of 80,000 Hours, you can skip to about the 34-minute mark.
You can read more about the topics we cover this episode's write-up: hearthisidea.com/episodes/ben.
Key links mentioned in the interview:
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