Tag: effective altruism
3 posts tagged "effective altruism".
A movement and philosophy that uses evidence and careful reasoning to do the most good possible with limited resources — asking not just whether to help, but how to help most effectively. It grows out of consequentialist ethics and a commitment to rationality, and prizes calibrated predictions about which interventions actually work. On this blog it connects to debates aired by Scott Alexander and others in the rationalist community, and to the broader theme of directing resources toward genuine progress rather than feel-good gestures.
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Meditations on Momentum
First, work your butt off to get some momentum behind you. Keep a watchful eye out for entropy. Then, focus your efforts on helping other people up.
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Quake Books That Shake Up Your Brain
Gray matter lurches and heaves, while my few remaining brain cells huddle under the kitchen table. When the tremors finally stop, nothing looks the same.
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The Best of the Best Books I Read in 2016
I knocked 65 books off my reading list this year. Most of them were great, but I've picked out the absolute crème de la crème to recommend to you.
