Seattle Intellectual Book Club

• https://www.ted.com/talks/coleman_hughes_a_case_for_color_blindness (14min video)
• https://www.thefp.com/p/coleman-hughes-on-the-new-racism (10min read)
• Since there is a paywall, you can access a pdf I made of the article here: PDF - TPF - Coleman Hughes

Think I am missing a great article or video on theme? Please suggest it through the event chat or on our discord (linked below).

• The book of the month is "The End Of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America" by Coleman Hughes.

This is the event for you if:

• A book is too much of a commitment, but you still love discussing ideas.
• You just wanted an excuse to hang out with like minded people.
• You were busy and missed the monthly book club.

Come grab a drink, discuss and hang out.

Agenda:
6:30pm - 7:00pm Arrive & please buy drinks/food to support our venue if able
7:00pm - 8:30pm Group Discussion

Please let me know if you have any suggestions for upcoming books for the group to read, venues to meet at or any other constructive feedback on the format.

Here is the link to our Discord (text or voice chat rooms) to discuss anything book club related.
https://discord.gg/dRHj5ssaAy

Like what we are doing and want to chip in? Please consider donating. Donations will help cover the cost of the meet up registration. (about $220/year). Venmo is @Seattle_Intellectual_Bookclub

Welcome to the Seattle Intellectual Book Club! The 23rd book we are reading is called "80,000 Hours: Find A Fulfilling Career That Does Good" by Benjamin Todd And The 80,000 Hours Team.
*Please look for the new 2023 edition of the book if you can.
*Or get the free pdf version of the book on their website.
https://80000hours.org/career-guide/

Come grab a drink, discuss and hang out.

*Please note that it's okay if you don't finish the book but please make an effort to at least start reading the book.
**Outer Planet allows outside food so feel free to bring outside food to the venue as they only sell snacks.

Agenda:
6:30pm - 7:00pm Arrive & please buy drinks to support our venue if able
7:00pm - 8:30pm Group Discussion

Please let me know if you have any suggestions for upcoming books for the group to read, venues to meet at or any other constructive feedback on the format.

Here is the link to our Discord (text or voice chat rooms) to discuss anything book club related.
https://discord.gg/dRHj5ssaAy

Check out the 80,000 Hours Website!
https://80000hours.org/

Like what we are doing and want to chip in? Please consider donating. Donations will help cover the cost of the meet up registration. (about $220/year). Venmo is @Seattle_Intellectual_Bookclub
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Here is the book description from Amazon:

"Find a fulfilling career that tackles the world's most pressing problems, using this guide based on over ten years of research alongside academics at Oxford.

You have about 80,000 hours in your career: 40 hours a week, 50 weeks a year, for 40 years. This means your choice of career is one of the most important decisions you’ll ever make.

Make the right choices, and you can help solve some of the world’s most pressing problems, as well as have a more rewarding, interesting life.

For such an important decision, however, there’s surprisingly little good advice out there. Most career advice focuses on things like how to write a CV, and much of the rest is just (misleading) platitudes like “follow your passion”. Most people we speak to don’t even use career advice – they just speak to friends and try to figure it out for themselves.

When it comes to helping others with your career the advice usually assumes you need to work as a teacher, doctor, charity worker, and so on, even though these paths might not be a good fit for you, and were not what the highest-impact people in history did.

This guide is based on over ten years of research conducted alongside academics at the University of Oxford. It aims to help you find a career you enjoy, you’re good at, and that tackles the world’s most pressing problems.

It covers topics like:
1. What makes for a dream job, and why “follow your passion” can be misleading. 2. Why the most effective ways to make a difference aren’t always the obvious ones like working at a charity, or becoming a doctor. 3. How to compare global problems, like climate change and poverty, in terms of their scale and urgency. 4. How to discover and develop your strengths.
It’s also full of practical tips and tools. You’ll come away with a plan to use your 80,000 hours in a way that’s fulfilling and high impact.

What people are saying

“A ridiculously in-depth guide about how to find that perfect career for you”
- Ali Abdaal, YouTuber, ex-doctor, and productivity entrepreneur.

"This career guide is among the most thoughtful and grounded I've seen"
- Cal Newport, New York Times bestselling author and professor of computer science at Georgetown University.

“This incredible group is helping people have a greater social impact with their careers.”
- Sue Desmond-Hellmann, CEO of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

“Every college grad should read this”
- Tim Urban, creator of Wait But Why.

Read more online
This book is based on the free guide you can find on the 80,000 Hours website, where you can find many more articles and our most up-to-date content. All profits from the book are used to fund 80,000 Hours, expanding our research and enabling us to reach more people.

About the authors
80,000 Hours is an independent non-profit founded in Oxford in 2011. It performs research into career choice, and provides online and in-person advice.

Benjamin Todd is the co-founder and president of 80,000 Hours. He grew the organisation from a student society at Oxford to the organisation it is today. He has a Master’s degree in Physics and Philosophy from Oxford, and speaks Chinese, badly.

Ben is advised by the rest of the 80,000 Hours team."

• To find work you love, don't follow your passion | Benjamin Todd (15min video)
• 80,000 Hours Career Guide (Read as much as you want)

Think I am missing a great article or video on theme? Please suggest it through the event chat or on our discord (linked below).

• The book of the month is "80,000 Hours: Find A Fulfilling Career That Does Good" by Benjamin Todd And The 80,000 Hours Team.

This is the event for you if:

• A book is too much of a commitment, but you still love discussing ideas.
• You just wanted an excuse to hang out with like minded people.
• You were busy and missed the monthly book club.

Come grab a drink, discuss and hang out.

Agenda:
6:30pm - 7:00pm Arrive & please buy drinks/food to support our venue if able
7:00pm - 8:30pm Group Discussion

Please let me know if you have any suggestions for upcoming books for the group to read, venues to meet at or any other constructive feedback on the format.

Here is the link to our Discord (text or voice chat rooms) to discuss anything book club related.
https://discord.gg/dRHj5ssaAy

Like what we are doing and want to chip in? Please consider donating. Donations will help cover the cost of the meet up registration. (about $220/year). Venmo is @Seattle_Intellectual_Bookclub

Here is the link to our Discord (text or voice chat rooms) to discuss anything book club related.
https://discord.gg/dRHj5ssaAy

Like what we are doing and want to chip in? Please consider donating. Donations will help cover the cost of the meet up registration. (about $220/year). Venmo is @Seattle_Intellectual_Bookclub

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Here is the book description from Amazon:

"How will Artificial Intelligence affect crime, war, justice, jobs, society and our very sense of being human? The rise of AI has the potential to transform our future more than any other technology—and there’s nobody better qualified or situated to explore that future than Max Tegmark, an MIT professor who’s helped mainstream research on how to keep AI beneficial.

How can we grow our prosperity through automation without leaving people lacking income or purpose? What career advice should we give today’s kids? How can we make future AI systems more robust, so that they do what we want without crashing, malfunctioning or getting hacked? Should we fear an arms race in lethal autonomous weapons? Will machines eventually outsmart us at all tasks, replacing humans on the job market and perhaps altogether? Will AI help life flourish like never before or give us more power than we can handle?
What sort of future do you want? This book empowers you to join what may be the most important conversation of our time. It doesn’t shy away from the full range of viewpoints or from the most controversial issues—from superintelligence to meaning, consciousness and the ultimate physical limits on life in the cosmos."

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• 2 Ted talks by the author, Max Tegmark.
• How to get empowered, not overpowered, by AI (17min video)
• How to keep AI under control (12min video)

Think I am missing a great article or video on theme? Please suggest it through the event chat or on our discord (linked below).

• The book of the month is "Life 3.0 Being Human In The Age Of Artificial Intelligence" by Max Tegmark.

This is the event for you if:

• A book is too much of a commitment, but you still love discussing ideas.
• You just wanted an excuse to hang out with like minded people.
• You were busy and missed the monthly book club.

Come grab a drink, discuss and hang out.

Agenda:
6:30pm - 7:00pm Arrive & please buy drinks/food to support our venue if able
7:00pm - 8:30pm Group Discussion

Please let me know if you have any suggestions for upcoming books for the group to read, venues to meet at or any other constructive feedback on the format.

Here is the link to our Discord (text or voice chat rooms) to discuss anything book club related.
https://discord.gg/dRHj5ssaAy

Like what we are doing and want to chip in? Please consider donating. Donations will help cover the cost of the meet up registration. (about $220/year). Venmo is @Seattle_Intellectual_Bookclub

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Release of liability:
To the full extent permitted by applicable law, you agree not to hold the organizer/host responsible for anything that happens related to transactions with third parties, member interactions, or in connection with a Meetup group or Meetup event. You also agree not to hold organizers responsible for their negligence in connection with their Content, a Meetup group, or Meetup event.

To the full extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to release the organizer/host from claims, demands, and damages (direct and consequential) (“Claims”), arising out of or in any way connected with any transaction with a third party, your interactions with other members, or in connection with a Meetup group or a Meetup event. You also agree, to the full extent permitted by applicable law, to release organizers from Claims based on an organizer’s negligence arising out of or in any way connected with their Content, a Meetup group, or a Meetup event. The law in some countries and states do not allow the release, so these limits may not apply to you. You waive and relinquish all rights and benefits that you have or may have under Section 1542 of the California Civil Code or any similar provision of statutory or non-statutory law of any other jurisdiction to the fullest extent permitted by law.

You acknowledge that some Meetup events carry inherent dangers, such as the risk of illness, bodily injury, disability, or death. By participating in these events, you understand and agree that you have freely chosen to assume these risks.