somervta comments on Common sense as a prior - Less Wrong

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Comment author: somervta 15 August 2013 09:19:54AM 3 points [-]

I would similarly advise Effective Altruists who are not literally broke to be donating $10 every three months to something while they are trying to increase their incomes and invest in human capital; furthermore, they should not donate to the same thing two seasons in a row, so that they are also practicing the skill of repeatedly assessing which charity is most important.

This is excellent advice. I have put a note in my calendar thee months hence to reevaluate my small monthly donation.