“Building EA Projects With an Unrelated Full-Time Job” by Brad West🔸
Epistemic Status: These observations come from my personal experience trying to advance a specific idea (Profit for Good) while working full-time as a lawyer on unrelated work. I'm sharing my impressions and frustrations, which may or may not generalize to others developing EA-aligned projects outside traditional pathways—whether that's creating new theories, developing interventions, researching neglected areas, organizing communities, or working on any high-impact initiative while maintaining an unrelated career. I have deep uncertainty about how much of what I've experienced reflects systemic issues versus my particular circumstances, idea, or approach. Others pursuing impact work part-time may have very different experiences, and there may be support systems I've failed to find or utilize effectively. I share this not as a definitive critique but as one data point that might resonate with others in similar situations. — Since late 2021, I've been developing a framework that could redirect $100 billion [...] ---Outline:(01:43) The Visibility Gap(02:46) What Ive Built Despite the Constraints(05:12) The Real Cost(08:17) Lessons from Five Years in the Trenches(10:04) Moving Forward--- First published: July 23rd, 2025 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/cmYoAuiCSyxry6HoF/building-ea-projects-with-an-unrelated-full-time-job --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.