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Oct 30, 2014 7 min

[Article] “Why and how to keep your options open” by Benjamin Todd

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Some of the steps you could take in your career open up a greater range of career options than others. The more paths a steps opens up, and the better these paths are in terms of impact, the more it "keeps your options open". For example, an undergraduate degree opens up a wide range of jobs: it is essential for around 25% of jobs, and an advantage in a huge number of others. By contrast, many vocational qualifications only prepare you for a single career and are of little use elsewhere. Narrated by AI. --- Outline: (01:02) Why should I keep my options open? (02:59) How can I keep my options open? (03:32) Build flexible career capital (04:13) Build a public platform (04:36) Earn and save money (05:10) Design flexible organisations (05:31) Think tactically (06:05) Appendix – An illustration of the importance of keeping your options open The original text contained 4 footnotes which were omitted from this narration. --- First published: October 26th, 2014 Last updated: October 30th, 2014 Source: https://80000hours.org/articles/keeping-options-open --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

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