https://tube.grossholtz.net/videos/watch/a5963630-9966-44ad-8c16-fc9271dafe4c To have a big impact, you’ll want to work on the most pressing problems. This sounds obvious, but people usually fail to put this idea into practice. Instead, they work on problems that are really hard to solve, already have a lot of attention, or just not as big as others. This means they fail to have anywhere near as much impact as they could. In this talk, we’ll explain how to avoid these mistakes. This series of talks will help you find a fulfilling career that makes the world a better place. It's based on five years of research we did alongside academics at Oxford, and is part of our career guide: https://80000hours.org/career-guide/ See the full article this talk is based on: https://80000hours.org/career-guide/most-pressing-problems/ What problem should you focus on? Try out quiz: https://80000hours.org/problem-quiz/ The talk was recorded at the University of Cambridge in January 2016. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 03:32:23 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tube.grossholtz.net https://tube.grossholtz.net/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://tube.grossholtz.net/videos/watch/a5963630-9966-44ad-8c16-fc9271dafe4c All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tube.grossholtz.net/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.