Benjamin Todd

When are you going to do each of these?

Many studies have shown that writing down when you'll do a task makes it much more likely you'll actually do it.

It's called an implementation intention.

The bottom line.

How to find a job.

Getting a job is a sales process.

Think of it from the employer's point of view and do what the employer will find most convincing.

Get lots of leads, especially by asking for introductions.

Prove you can do the work by actually doing it.

Do a project before the interview.

Explain exactly how you can solve their problems or seek a related position first.

Once you get an offer, actually negotiate.

And do whatever it takes to keep yourself motivated, such as make a public commitment to apply for one position per day or find a job search partner.

Chapter 11.

One of the most powerful ways to improve your career.

Join a community.

Not many students are in a position to start a successful, cost-effective charity straight out of a philosophy degree.

But when Thomas attended an effective altruism conference in London in 2018, he discovered an opportunity to start a non-profit that could have a major impact on factory-farmed animals.

Through the community, he received advice and funding, and ended up in an incubation program.

Today, Thomas' charity, the Fish Welfare Initiative, has reduced the suffering of around one million factory-farmed fish, and has an annual budget of over half a million dollars.