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[Article] “Career exploration: when should you settle?” by Benjamin Todd
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How much career exploration should you do? We draw on research from computer science, psychology and elsewhere to provide a practical answer. Narrated by AI. --- Outline: (01:30) Career exploration in a nutshell (02:47) The information value of exploration (05:11) Amanda Askell (05:29) Which jobs should you take to explore? (06:34) Tradeoffs of career exploration (08:10) Career exploration strategies (08:52) 1. Pursue ‘upside options’: a rational reason to aim high (11:44) 2. Plan to try out several paths through careful ordering (14:12) Jess – a case study in trying several paths (15:46) Consider including a wildcard (16:56) 3. Explore within your job (17:25) Be more willing to quit (18:52) How much should you explore at different stages in your career? (20:29) Conclusion: exploring step-by-step towards your best career (20:58) Learn more (21:55) Read next (22:05) Learn how to get involved in our community. The original text contained 3 footnotes which were omitted from this narration. --- First published: September 9th, 2021 Last updated: November 19th, 2021 Source: https://80000hours.org/articles/career-exploration --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.
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