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Doing Good Better
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Doing Good Better

How Effective Altruism Can Help You Make a Difference

by William MacAskill

Recommended by Liv Boeree

Recommended by Liv Boeree

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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Finance, and Philosophy.

Most of us want to make a difference. We donate our time and money to charities and causes we deem worthy, choose careers we consider meaningful, and patronize businesses and buy products we believe make the world a better place. Unfortunately, we often base these decisions on assumptions and emotions rather than facts. As a result, even our best i...

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This book is essential reading if you wanna figure out how to do good stuff for the world, I highly recommend:

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