A ridiculously in-depth guide to finding a fulfilling career that does good.
The most comprehensive book on how not to waste your 80,000 hours.
Released May 2026 worldwide.
Preorder now
A ridiculously in-depth guide to finding a fulfilling career that does good.
The most comprehensive book on how not to waste your 80,000 hours.
Released May 2026 worldwide.
A ridiculously in-depth guide to finding a fulfilling career that does good.
The most comprehensive book on how not to waste your 80,000 hours.
Released May 2026 worldwide.
Preorder now
If you're worried about wasting your life, read this book.
Rutger Bregmanauthor of Humankind
If this had been published a decade earlier, it'd have saved me many restless nights.
Hannah Ritchieauthor of Not the End of the World
Every college grad should read this.
Tim Urbancreator of Wait But Why
You have 80,000 hours in your career
That’s 40 hours a week, 50 weeks a year, for 40 years. This means your choice of career is the most important decision you’ll ever make.
Choose well, and you can have a more rewarding, interesting life, and also help solve some of the world’s most pressing problems. Choose poorly, and you could waste decades.
Most advice is based on no research, instead offering (misleading) platitudes like ‘follow your passion’. It’s surprisingly out of date, focusing on traditional paths rather than those most likely to thrive in an age of AI.
And if you want to help others, the advice is even more simplistic: telling you to choose careers like nurse or doctor, when there are paths in which almost anyone can save more lives.
So what should you do?
Our book introduces a tried-and-tested toolkit that has already led thousands of people to change their path. It covers:
What makes for a dream job?
And why it probably doesn’t involve “following your passion”
What are the world’s most pressing problems?
And why they might involve unregulated AI as much as climate change.
Which jobs will be automated?
And how you can take steps to ensure yours isn’t among them.
Which jobs are highest-impact?
And how you can save more lives than a doctor.
What’s new?
Our career guide draws on more than 15 years of research into finding fulfilling work that does good. It’s been fully revised and updated, including:
- Updates for the age of AI, with new chapters on the most valuable skills for an AI future and the most pressing AI risks
- Expanded practical advice on career planning, guidance on career decisions, and more useful material for people further into their careers
- All new design and layout, with fresh data visualisations and cartoons
Why preorder?
Preordering ensures you get your copy as soon as possible after the book launches. It also helps us reach more people, because it increases the chance we’ll hit the bestseller lists and get even more coverage of the book.
We want everyone to be able to access our advice, so it’ll be possible to view the guide online and we plan to give out some free copies later. But if you’re excited to help us help more people find impactful careers, preordering is a great way to support us. We’re deeply grateful for any help!
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About the author
About the organisation
80,000 Hours provides research and support to help talented people move into careers tackling the world’s most pressing problems, via online advice, free one-on-one consultations, a job board, YouTube channels, and podcasts.
Our advice has led thousands to change career path, including people who have helped launch the field of AI safety, taken key roles preventing the next pandemic, and (collectively) donated hundreds of millions of dollars to high impact charities.
Get your copy
Preorder now and get help finding work that’s rewarding, pays the bills, and makes a major impact, even as the job market changes faster than ever.
Released May 2026 worldwide.
Get your copy
Preorder now and get help finding work that’s rewarding, pays the bills, and makes a major impact, even as the job market changes faster than ever.
Released May 2026 worldwide.