Benjamin Todd
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4,140 appearances
3 recordings
1 series
first heard Sep 2023
last heard 28 May
Benjamin Todd’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.
Martin Luther King Jr.
But even more so than in the age of these moral leaders, we're going to see that each of us has an enormous opportunity to help others.
Ultimately, this is the real reason to do it.
We can now also see that follow your passion gets it backwards.
Rather than start with our pre-existing passions, hoping that success and fulfillment will follow,
We should start by doing what matters.
By building valuable skills and devoting them to meaningful challenges, passion and a truly fulfilling life will emerge over time.
Hopefully this is a relief.
You don't need to figure out your one true passion right away.
In fact, you have more options for a fulfilling career than you think.
20 years ago, I would never have imagined being passionate about careers advising.
That would have sounded totally dull.
But here I am, reading out this book.
This is the reason we founded 80,000 Hours.
Our mission is to help you find a career that contributes.
It's best for you, and it's best for the world.
The rest of this book will unpack how, starting with a simple question.
Which jobs actually help people?
Putting the ideas from this chapter into practice.
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