{"product_id":"9781529995060-80000-hours","title":"80,000 Hours","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow to Have a Fulfilling Career That Does Good\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE INSTANT \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf you're worried about wasting your life, read this book.’ Rutger Bregman, author of \u003ci\u003eHumankind\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA ridiculously in-depth guide to finding a fulfilling and impactful career in an age of AI.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou have about 80,000 hours in your career: 40 hours a week, 50 weeks a year, for 40 years. This means your choice of career is the most important decision you’ll ever make.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChoose well, and you can have a more rewarding, interesting life, and also help solve some of the world’s most pressing problems. Choose poorly, and you could waste decades.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo what should you do? Most advice is based on no research, instead offering (misleading) platitudes like ‘follow your passion’. It’s surprisingly out of date, focusing on traditional paths rather than those most likely to thrive in an age of AI.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd if you want to help others, the advice is even more simplistic: telling you to choose careers like nurse or doctor, when there are paths in which almost anyone can save more lives. In fact, some careers have hundreds of times more impact than others, but most of us have no idea which ones.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBenjamin Todd is the founder of 80,000 Hours, a non-profit that’s spent over ten years researching how to have a meaningful and impactful career. Here he introduces a tried-and-tested framework that has already led thousands of people to change their path. It covers:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWhat really makes for a dream job,\u003c\/b\u003e and why finding it probably doesn’t involve ‘following your passion’.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHow to identify which global problems are most pressing,\u003c\/b\u003e and why they might involve AI as much as climate change.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWhich roles are likely to be automated,\u003c\/b\u003e and how to ensure yours isn’t among them.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt’s also full of practical tips and tools. You’ll come away with a plan to use your 80,000 hours in a way that’s rewarding and fulfils your potential to make a difference.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘This career guide is among the most thoughtful and grounded I’ve seen.' Cal Newport, author of \u003ci\u003eDeep Work\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A remarkably rigorous guide about how to find that perfect career for you.' Ali Abdaal, author of \u003ci\u003eFeel-Good Productivity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Based on evidence and good sense, not platitudes.’ Steven Pinker, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Better Angels of our Nature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘The most informative book you can read if you’re stuck trying to make one of life’s most important decisions.’\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eHannah Ritchie\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eauthor of \u003ci\u003eNot the End of the World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57126043910518,"sku":"9781529995060","price":20.92,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_40927805_fd93f9ef-4e0c-4faf-a4b7-bc3776612131.jpg?v=1776908761","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529995060-80000-hours","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}