Author archive: Benjamin Todd
Benjamin is the president and cofounder of 80,000 Hours. He managed the organisation while it grew from a lecture, to a student society, to the organisation it is today. He also helped to get effective altruism started in Oxford in 2011.
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2023
December
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May- Advanced series: our most important and novel research on what makes for a high-impact career (First published)ArticleArticleAprilMarch
- ArticleArticleWhat is social impact? A definition (Updated)ArticleArticleArticleWhy and how to earn to give (Updated)ArticleFebruary
- Article
2022
September- In which career can you make the biggest contribution? (First published)Article
June- The case for reducing existential risks (Updated)Article
March- Article
2021
November- Applying an unusual skill to a needed niche (First published)ArticleArticleArticleOctober
- What is social impact? A definition (First published)Article
September- ArticleArticleArticleArticleArticleArticleArticleArticleArticleCareer exploration: when should you settle? (First published)ArticleArticleArticleThe best solutions are far more effective than others (First published)ArticleJulyMay
- ArticleArticleArticleArticleArticleArticleArticleArticleMarch
- Advanced series: our most important and novel research on what makes for a high-impact career (Updated)ArticleArticleArticle
2020
December- Career planning and decision making — all our best resources (First published)ArticleNovemberMay
- How to make tough career decisions (Updated)Article
April- Evaluations (Updated)Article
March- Article
2019
November- ArticleOctober
2018
November- Our credibility (Updated)Article
October- Ways people trying to do good accidentally make things worse, and how to avoid them (First published)ArticleSeptember
- ArticleDoing good together: how to coordinate effectively and avoid single-player thinking (First published)ArticleAugustMarch
- Operations management in high-impact organisations (First published)Article
2017
October- August
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- June
- Is it ever OK to take a harmful job in order to do more good? An in-depth analysis (First published)Article
MayApril- College advice (First published)ArticleArticleArticle4 biases to avoid in career decisions (Updated)ArticleShould you wait to make a difference? (Updated)Article
2016
December- Where’s the best place to volunteer? (First published)Article
July- Article
June- May
2015
August- How to make tough career decisions (First published)Article
July- What should you look for in a job? Introducing our framework. (First published)ArticleBest existing resources (First published)ArticleThe highest-impact career paths our research has identified so far (First published)ArticleJune
- Article
March- Studies of career change (Updated)Article
2014
December- ArticleSome causes are better than others (First published)ArticleNovember
- Best existing resources (Updated)ArticleOctober
- Article4 biases to avoid in career decisions (First published)ArticleShould you wait to make a difference? (First published)ArticleArticleDon’t go with your gut (but check with it) (First published)ArticleArticleSeptember
- The entrepreneur (First published)ArticleThe effective worker (First published)ArticleWhy and how to earn to give (First published)ArticleHow to do high impact research (First published)ArticleThe experimenter (First published)ArticleSelf-developer (First published)ArticleFramework worksheet (First published)ArticleAugust
- The entrepreneur (Updated)ArticleThe effective worker (Updated)ArticleThe experimenter (Updated)ArticleSelf-developer (Updated)ArticleArticleEvaluations (First published)ArticleOur credibility (First published)ArticleStudies of career change (First published)ArticleImproving decision making (First published)ArticlePromoting effective altruism (First published)Article