Life Choice: Should Someone Highly Interested in AGI Research Jeopardize Their Existing Career to Pursue It?
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Option 1: Continue working the day job and balancing the other pursuits on the side.
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How much time and energy do you really have for research while working? 1hr daily? 2 hours daily? 4 hours daily?
Leaving your job allows for the possibility of consistent high quality research daily.
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Yes, very little time and energy for research while working, a handful of hours a week. The intermittence carries its own cost, I also find.