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THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER‘If you’re worried about wasting your life, read this book.’ Rutger Bregman, author of Humankind ‘The best book ever written about how to have a fulfilling and impactful career.’ Liv Boeree, world poker champion‘Original and helpful . . . Anyone fretting over how to spend their 80,000 hours might start by investing a few in Mr Todd’s book.’ The EconomistA ridiculously in-depth guide to finding a fulfilling, AI-proof careerYou have about 80,000 hours in your career: 40 hours a week, 50 weeks a year, for 40 years. That makes it the most important decision you’ll ever make.Choose well, and you can have a more rewarding, interesting life, and also help solve some of the world’s most pressing problems. Choose poorly, and you could waste decades.So what should you do? Most advice is based on no research, instead offering misleading platitudes like ‘follow your passion’. And it is surprisingly out-of-date, focusing on traditional paths rather than those most likely to thrive in an age of AI.Benjamin Todd is the founder of 80,000 Hours, a nonprofit that has spent over fifteen years researching how to have a fulfilling and impactful career. Now, he explores how anyone can find one, covering:What really makes for a dream job, and why finding it probably doesn't involve "following your passion"How to have a positive impact in your career, and why doing so might involve focusing on unregulated AI as much as on climate changeWhich roles are likely to be automated, and how to ensure yours isn't among themYou’ll come away with a plan to use your 80,000 hours in a way that’s rewarding, AI-proof and fulfils your potential to make a difference.PRAISE FOR 80,000 HOURS‘This career guide is among the most thoughtful and grounded I’ve seen.' Cal Newport, author of Deep Work‘A remarkably rigorous guide about how to find that perfect career for you.’ Ali Abdaal, author of Feel-Good Productivity‘Based on evidence and good sense, not platitudes.’ Steven Pinker, author of The Better Angels of our Nature‘The most informative book you can read if you’re stuck trying to make one of life’s most important decisions.’ Hannah Ritchie, author of Not the End of the World

The classic word-of-mouth bestseller, completely revised and updated for the age of AIYou have about 80,000 hours in your career- 40 hours a week, 50 weeks a year, for 40 years. If you want a rewarding and interesting life that changes the world, your choice of career is one of the most important decisions you'll ever make. However, there's surprisingly little good advice out there. Most career advice focuses on CVs and offers misleading platitudes like 'follow your passion'. And it insists that if you want to do good you should become a teacher, doctor or a charity worker - even though the evidence suggests that the highest-impact people did nothing of the sort. A self-published word-of-mouth bestseller, this new edition of 80,000 Hours draws on a decade of research conducted at the University of Oxford to offer you the tools you need to find a career you enjoy, you're good at, and that tackles the world's most pressing problems.

**This edition will be released in March 2027. If you want to get a copy ahead of then, have a look at our hardback edition, released in May 2026.**‘If you're worried about wasting your life, read this book.’ Rutger Bregman, author of HumankindA ridiculously in-depth guide to finding a fulfilling and impactful career in an age of AI.You have about 80,000 hours in your career: 40 hours a week, 50 weeks a year, for 40 years. This means your choice of career is the most important decision you’ll ever make.Choose well, and you can have a more rewarding, interesting life, and also help solve some of the world’s most pressing problems. Choose poorly, and you could waste decades.So what should you do? Most advice is based on no research, instead offering (misleading) platitudes like ‘follow your passion’. It’s surprisingly out of date, focusing on traditional paths rather than those most likely to thrive in an age of AI.And if you want to help others, the advice is even more simplistic: telling you to choose careers like nurse or doctor, when there are paths in which almost anyone can save more lives. In fact, some careers have hundreds of times more impact than others, but most of us have no idea which ones.Benjamin Todd is the founder of 80,000 Hours, a non-profit that’s spent over ten years researching how to have a meaningful and impactful career. Here he introduces a tried-and-tested toolkit framework that has already led thousands of people to change their path. It covers:What really makes for a dream job, and why finding it probably doesn’t involve ‘following your passion’.How to identify which global problems are most pressing, and why they might involve AI as much as climate change.Which roles are likely to be automated, and how to ensure yours isn’t among them.It’s also full of practical tips and tools. You’ll come away with a plan to use your 80,000 hours in a way that’s rewarding and fulfils your potential to make a difference.‘This career guide is among the most thoughtful and grounded I’ve seen.' Cal Newport, author of Deep Work‘A remarkably rigorous guide about how to find that perfect career for you.' Ali Abdaal, author of Feel-Good Productivity‘Based on evidence and good sense, not platitudes.’ Steven Pinker, author of The Better Angels of our Nature‘The most informative book you can read if you’re stuck trying to make one of life’s most important decisions.’ Hannah Ritchie, author of Not the End of the World