Cool graphs all over the book: +80 points

Using billionaires as good examples: -80000 points



I don't think the idea of this book is intrinsically bad, and I enjoyed a lot of the advice and the research because of how they made me think. Throughout the reading, I reflected not only about my career but also about other aspects of life, such as learning faster, being more altruistic, and staying motivated.

There are a lot of resources available for people who want to dig deeper into a topic, such as links to the 80000 hours website, links to other websites, community groups, and even other book recommendations.

The writing style is simple and flows quickly, which helps a lot to get through the book without any problems.

However, it was important for my experience to take everything with a grain of salt. A lot of the advice only works if you're a wealthy college student from a wealthy country.

There's a major white savior complex, many claims without sufficient evidence, and a lack of acknowledgment of the efforts already being made in developing countries.

There's also no differentiation between countries outside of the US and the UK. It sounds as if the author views every other country as just a big pool of people in need of help.

Also, many things were repeated several times when they didn't need to be. I would've been able to understand everything just fine without any repetitions, and it would've saved me time.

Last but not least, I can not emphasize enough how billionaires should not be used as a good example of anything other than being unethical and most likely evil.