“Grit, humility, and courage: Three ingredients for building EA’s enduring impact” by Zachary Robinson🔸

This is a transcript of my opening talk at EA Global: Boston 2024. I discussed how EA can build lasting change by learning from both our successes and setbacks. I outlined three essential elements for creating enduring impact: grit to persist through challenges, humility to learn from setbacks, and courage to share our stories. Key Points: The EA community's role in lead elimination showcases how patient, persistent work can create lasting change through building coalitions and inspiring others to act, culminating in initiatives like USAID's Partnership for a Lead-Free Future. Animal welfare campaigns show the importance of sustained commitment—taking a decade of work before achieving widespread cage-free commitments with an 89% implementation rate. From the FTX crisis to failed projects documented on the EA Forum, the EA community's willingness to examine setbacks transparently helps us to learn from our mistakes and build more resilient institutions. Awareness of EA [...] ---Outline:(01:31) Lead elimination: A case study(07:19) Grit: Cage-free campaigns(11:59) Humility: Learning from setbacks(14:59) Learning from the FTX Crisis(16:33) Institutional Reform(20:04) Courage: Communicating our story(24:18) Looking forwardThe original text contained 2 images which were described by AI. --- First published: December 5th, 2024 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/jjgkziZZijW4Qffki/grit-humility-and-courage-three-ingredients-for-building-ea --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.