“How to generate ideas for longer-term paths” by Benjamin Todd, Arden Koehler

Find the full career planning series here. The most important sections in each article are marked with ★'s. Why to make longer-term plans People that we speak to in our one-on-one career advising often try to either make overly specific longer-term plans, or make none at all. Both are mistakes. Narrated by AI. ---Outline:(00:18) The goal(02:55) Why to make longer-term plans(05:35) What should a longer-term plan look like?(07:58) ★Why to aim high, think broadly, and not rule out potential paths too early(11:21) Luisa Rodriguez(12:41) ★Aim at top problems(17:42) ★Develop transferable career capital(22:59) ★Roles we think are unusually promising given our views on global problems(23:25) ★Capitalise on your strengths(25:10) Julia Wise(27:49) Coordinate with others in a community(32:30) Yet more ways to generate options(33:46) If you don’t have any ideas you’re excited about(34:38) ★Narrow down longer-term paths to a shortlist(35:16) Steps for doing an in-depth comparison(36:40) Key factors for comparing longer-term paths(38:33) How to assess paths based on your factors (i.e. how to do step 3)(40:50) How to assess your long-term fit(43:31) ★Make your shortlist and write down key uncertainties(44:15) Recap(45:18) Clarify your strategic focus The original text contained 8 footnotes which were omitted from this narration. --- First published: May 16th, 2021 Source: https://80000hours.org/career-planning/process/longer-term-paths --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.