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Hidden Brain

Most people think about doing good in the world in terms of the causes they care about — animal welfare, climate change, poverty. But the choice of cause is only one factor in maximizing your impact. An equally important factor is your choice of career, because this determines how much you can contribute to any cause you care about.
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1w ago

Hidden Brain

How to Make a Difference: Part 1

If you want to make a difference, the best thing you can do is to give to the most effective charities, not the ones that make you feel the best. The difference in impact between the most effective charities and average charities isn't 10% or 50% — it's often 100 times or more.

2w ago

Hidden Brain

How to Make a Difference: Part 1

If you want to help others, you might assume the best approach is to focus on problems that affect the most people. But our guest says that's not quite right. She argues that what matters most isn't how many people are affected by a problem, but how many people are already working on it.

2w ago

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