Part 9: How to make your career plan
The 80,000 Hours Career Guide — Find a fulfilling career that does good
September 3, 202323m 4s
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Show Notes
Answer: Rather than try to pinpoint the single best option, accept that your plan is likely to change. But don’t try to “keep your options open”. Instead, think about your career in three stages: exploring, building career capital, and deploying that career capital to have an impact. Then, sketch out a plan A, but also a plan B and plan Z in case it doesn’t work out. Update your plan every couple of years.
Here we explain how to make a flexible A/B/Z career plan.