#42 – Habiba Islam on Planning a High-Impact Career and Ambitious Altruism
Habiba Islam is a member of the 80,000 Hours career advising team.
Hear This Idea · Fin Moorhouse and Luca Righetti
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Show Notes
Habiba Islam is a member of the 80,000 Hours career advising team.
First, the two most important links:
- Apply to receive free career coaching: 80000hours.org/hti
- Apply to join the 80k career advising team here
In this conversation, we talk about —
- How to begin planning a high-impact career
- What one-on-one calls with 80k are like (and why you might consider applying)
- Different motivations and framings for longtermism
- The case for being ambitious if you want to do good in your career
- Concrete next steps for beginning the process of career planning
You can read more about the topics we cover in this episode's write-up: hearthisidea.com/episodes/habiba.
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