“Being a young person in EA: my journey into the EA community” by ScientificS

Summary. I came across a program for curious young people called Leaf through an online course tailored about how to save and help lives, then attended a residential where I further explored these ideas. Going from being told there is a right or wrong way in my school system, I explored EA through the lens of learning techniques which I may or may not use to try to get closer to my goals- of helping others and saving lives. Through the adjacent opportunities such as books, talks, the 80k podcast, the network of people and the further online events, I have continued exploring the cause areas and have now changed my career progression plans. IMPORTANT: this article was written based on my personal views, and with the motivation of documenting my personal journey but without any aim in terms of future involvement. Of course, please comment or contact [...] ---Outline:(02:06) How it started: a chance encounter with Leaf(04:36) How to save 10 lives by age 20(11:14) MY CAREER SHIFT: medicine to biomedical science(16:48) The residential: Leaf 2023 Changemaker Fellowship(17:54) EA, my thoughts(19:58) So what did I take from Leaf(21:44) NEGATIVES(24:35) What next--- First published: May 25th, 2024 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/nmY6Xecrzsdv5WREK/being-a-young-person-in-ea-my-journey-into-the-ea-community --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.