Category: Effective Altruism
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Three Weeks at the EA Hotel, Blackpool
In January I spent three weeks at the EA Hotel in Blackpool. It was a really good experience overall. Blackpool itself was nicer than its reputation suggests. I enjoyed walking around during the day and it has a pretty nice city center with lots of cafes, shops and restaurants. Living with twenty other people turned…
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Changing Career – Preparation
I recently left my job with the intention to change career at the ripe age of 36. I’ve been an iOS developer for 12 years and a professional poker player for the 6 years before that. iOS development gave me almost everything I wanted. A career I enjoyed, was good at, paid well, could work…