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Collection of personal stories about how people found EA, why they find it meaningful and how they have changed their life because of the ideas.

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I want to read more stories by and about the people of Effective Altruism
Gemma Paterson
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What drew me to EA: Reflections on EA as relief, growth, and community
Vaidehi Agarwalla
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Small and Vulnerable
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Get In The Van
ThomasW
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Life in a Day: The film that opened my heart to effective altruism
Aaron Gertler
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A Manifesto
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Why are you here? An origin stories thread.
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EA Origin Story Round-Up
Kirsten
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Dorothea Brooke: an alternative origin story for Effective Altruism
Bernadette_Young
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EA is the best choice I've ever made
Peter Wildeford
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Little (& effective) altruism
Parmest Roy
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Why I Give
Michelle_Hutchinson
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Why I Took the Giving What We Can Pledge
Peter Wildeford
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Why I Became an Effective Altruist
HaseebQ
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Saving the World, and Healing the Sick
Gregory Lewis
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