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A review by bella613
80,000 Hours: Find a fulfilling career that does good by Benjamin Todd
medium-paced
2.75
For a book that references a lot of research, this was rather short sighted. It definitely holds certain careers in higher esteem than others because of some undefined bias, and portrays a pretty blatant white savior complex. A huge portion of the book is about the philosophy of choosing a job that statistically will improve the world in the most quantifiable way. And it argues extremely heavily toward going to college, even if you're not sure what you want to do yet.
The beginning of the book was pretty good, and while it wasn't quite what I wanted when I checked the book out, it was interesting enough. But I don't think it's actually helpful for people thinking about selecting or changing careers. It's very theoretical and not at all practical.
This intended audience for this book is definitely rich American teens that are already planning to go to college but haven't thought about career possibilities yet.
Let me just say to anyone who might need to hear it:
You make the world a better place by being in it and you don't need to put that expectation on the job you choose.
And you should definitely not invest in a university just because it's the thing everyone else is doing, or start college classes if you don't know what you're interested in. If you want to go to college, definitely do it. If you aren't sure, wait until you are.
The beginning of the book was pretty good, and while it wasn't quite what I wanted when I checked the book out, it was interesting enough. But I don't think it's actually helpful for people thinking about selecting or changing careers. It's very theoretical and not at all practical.
This intended audience for this book is definitely rich American teens that are already planning to go to college but haven't thought about career possibilities yet.
Let me just say to anyone who might need to hear it:
You make the world a better place by being in it and you don't need to put that expectation on the job you choose.
And you should definitely not invest in a university just because it's the thing everyone else is doing, or start college classes if you don't know what you're interested in. If you want to go to college, definitely do it. If you aren't sure, wait until you are.