“Planning a high-impact career: a summary of everything you need to know in 7 points” by Benjamin Todd

We took 10 years of research and what we’ve learned from advising 1,000+ people on how to build high-impact careers, compressed that into an eight-week course to create your career plan, and then compressed that into this three-page summary of the main points.(It’s especially aimed at people who want a career that’s both satisfying and has a significant positive impact, but much of the advice applies to all career decisions.) ---Outline:(00:36) #1. Use these three factors to clarify what a successful career looks like.(02:45) #2. Think hard about which global problems you work on — it might be the most important choice you make.(03:46) #3. You can’t predict where you’ll end up, but you should have some hypotheses about the best longer-term career paths.(05:36) #4. Career strategy has three basic steps: explore, take bets on paths that build your strengths, and then use your strengths to solve pressing problems.(06:47) #5. Work both backwards and forwards to find your next career move.(08:06) #6. Have a plan B and a plan Z.(10:01) What’s next? --- First published: May 5th, 2021 Source: https://80000hours.org/career-planning/summary