780 Help Others and Yourself with Will MacAskill

Published: April 5, 2019, 4:37 a.m.

b'DO GOOD ALL THE TIME.\\nSome people have an idea of giving that is not sustainable.\\nYou can\\u2019t self-sacrifice endlessly to help others. You also have to take care of yourself.\\nGiving can be a win/win situation.\\nIn fact, it should be.\\nHelping the world is only worth it if you are also helping yourself.\\nFor this Five Minute Friday, I revisited a conversation I had with Will Macaskill where he shared this idea as one of his principles of effective altruism.\\nWilliam MacAskill is a philosopher, ethicist, and one of the originators of the effective altruism movement. He is an Associate Professor in Philosophy and Research Fellow at the Global Priorities Institute, University of Oxford. He is also the co-founder and president of 80,000 Hours, the co-founder and vice-president of Giving What We Can, and the co-founder of the Centre for Effective Altruism.\\nLearn how to help others in the most meaningful way in Episode 780.\\nIn This Episode You Will Learn:\\nOne of the core principles of effective altruism (2:00)\\nHow to create a win/win while making an impact (3:00)\\nWhy additional income doesn\\u2019t make you happier (4:00)\\nHow to give without sacrificing a lot (5:00)\\nFollow me on:\\ninstagram: @lewishowes\\ntwitter: @lewishowes'