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[Article] “Some further resources on high-impact careers” by The 80,000 Hours team

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Below is a list of books, essays and resources which we have found helpful in drawing up our career guide, and which we hope will help if you'd like to go into more detail. Enjoying your job and altruism Stumbling Upon Happiness, by Prof. Dan Gilbert, outlines the science of measuring happiness, and explains why we're so bad at judging what will make us happy. Flourish, by Prof. Narrated by AI. ---Outline:(00:19) Enjoying your job and altruism(01:42) Decision making(02:18) Choosing which problem to focus on(02:22) Other resources about comparing global problems(02:43) Resources that make the case for a specific problem(04:02) Resources about big picture questions that influence your choice of problem(05:57) Resources about specific career paths(06:06) Career planning and success(06:59) Getting a job(07:29) Donating and investing for altruists(07:50) Resources for researching your career The original text contained 2 footnotes which were omitted from this narration. --- First published: March 12th, 2017 Source: https://80000hours.org/articles/further-reading --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

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