Thanks, Toby.

Good evening. I have just signed up for this forum. I have been interested in effective altruism, on and off, for about ten years. If you're wondering why I have not been more focused in my long-term attention, I keep getting distracted in whether I really believe in socialism or Quakerism or whatever. I like the philosophy behind things. When I lived in London, I attended events fairly regularly. When I moved back to the Leeds area, I let this drop.

I am a middle-ranking civil service in Britain. I have come to the conclusion that I've not done as well as I could have done with my career, which is probably because I spend too much time reading and thinking, and not enough time doing.

I am hoping that engagement with this forum will give me a sense of community and spur me on to do more good work in the real world.