“The EA Forum Is the New LinkedIn: A Guide to Personal Branding” by Anna Pitner

I'm humbled (and slightly Bayesianly uncertain) to announce that after years of carefully optimizing my personal brand on LinkedIn, I've decided to pivot to a higher-impact platform: the EA Forum. LinkedIn let me share updates about clients, networking events, and my "journey." The EA Forum offers something better: 3,000-word posts, detailed cost-effectiveness analyses, and occasional updates about my shifting credences on shrimp welfare. (Quick tip: always add shrimp. They inflate every number.) Why bother? Let's be honest. We all know it's basically impossible to get a job through the 80,000 Hours job board. Sure, they say they hire the most talented candidates. But you can go through a three-month hiring process, complete several work tests, write thoughtful answers, speak with half the organization, and they'll hire someone they already knew. While still saying they ran a careful, meritocratic process and did their due diligence. So the real question: why not be that someone? A visible presence on the EA Forum means that when an opportunity appears, you're not just another applicant. You're someone whose posts people have read. Maybe even upvoted. Step 1: Announce your belief updates On LinkedIn, people post about promotions. On the EA Forum, you post [...] --- First published: April 1st, 2026 Source: --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO .