How Effective Altruism Can Help You Make a Difference
by William MacAskill
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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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Finance, and Philosophy.
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Liv Boeree
“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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Consider The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy. Recommended by 8 sources.
“Soft-spoken, heavily illustrated fable built from short dialogues and watercolor sketches. Each spread pairs a spare line of text with a loose drawing, so the pleasure is visual and aphoristic rather than narrative; readers collect felt-true sentences more than plot. Most useful when you want quick consolations, a prompt for conversation with a child, or a pause during a rough day. Limiting if you want sustained argument, concrete advice, or tightly plotted storytelling: the repetition of gentleness can feel sentimental or thin after a while.”
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