Effective Altruism is a growing social and intellectual movement that promotes the use of evidence and reasoning to find the best opportunities to make the world a better place.

The Effective Altruism community consists of a diverse group of people who are committed to doing good, who continually question what that means, and who take action on these ideas.

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Introduction to Effective Altruism

This introduction to effective altruism found on effectivealtruism.org is a great primer for what we mean when we talk about effective altruism. It outlines the frame work of decision making within the community and then talks a bit about what cause areas they think this leads to.

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The Effective Altruism Handbook

The EA handbook is an introduction to some of the core concepts in effective altruism. If you’re new to effective altruism, it should give you an overview of the key ideas and problems that have been found so far. If you have already engaged with effective altruism, there should be some new insights amongst the familiar ideas. The pieces are a mix of essays and adaptations of conference talks.

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80,000 Hours Key Ideas

This is a guide to help you pick the most impactful career: You have 80,000 hours in your career - spending 1 or 2 of your hours reading this guide will help you work out how to spend the rest of them in a fulfilling career that does good.

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