80000 hours for picking your career

I watched Peter Singer's talk: The why and how of effective altruism today.

It somehow reminded me Steve Jobs. I have heard that Steve serious studied zen for a few years in his 20s. It is impressive. Steve must have resolved in those couple of years.

Peter Singer mentioned this website: 80,000 hours. They have some great advice if you are wondering question: where you can have the biggest possible positive impact

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