Open Philanthropy's criteria for choosing important problems
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We’ve sought focus areas that are strong on some combination of the following criteria:
- Importance: How many individuals does this issue affect, and how deeply?
- Neglectedness: All else equal, we prefer causes that receive less attention from other actors, particularly other major philanthropists.
- Tractability: We look for clear ways in which a funder could contribute to progress.
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This is essentially a peak impact optimization for one’s life. I began thinking this way about my own life before I found Open Philanthropy’s criteria for choosing important problems, but I have re-contextualized my thinking in relation to those criteria. I believe they are thorough and are a useful framework for thinking about any type of optimization:
This is essentially a peak impact optimization for one’s life. I began thinking this way about my own life before I found Open Philanthropy’s criteria for choosing important problems, but I have re-contextualized my thinking in relation to those criteria. I believe they are thorough and are a useful framework for thinking about any type of optimization: