Ep 69: Jan Dirk Capelle on Service, Giving Back & Effective Altruism

Jan Dirk Capelle on Service, Giving Back & Effective Altruism Welcome to Episode # 69 of The Alcohol & Addiction Podcast the show designed to help you quit alcohol and other addictions and change your life one story at a time. This week my guest is Jan Dirk Capelle an Effective Altruist who works for the meta-charity Raising for Effective Giving. The theme of the Needy Helper is to serve others. We do this by helping people quit addictions and giving time and money to help reduce suffering via charities that are the most effective. I invited Jan onto the show to give you a deeper insight into the concept of Effective Altruism and why it is so crucial if we are to do the most good we can do. In this episode we talk about our connectedness with the world, why we should give to others less fortunate, what Brexit and Donald Trump's Presidency means to the future of EA and much more. Podcast Takeaways Raising for Effective Giving (https://reg-charity.org/) Peter Singer Ted Talk: The Why And How of Effective Altruism (https://www.ted.com/talks/peter_singer_the_why_and_how_of_effective_altruism) Julia Galef Ted Talk: Why You Think You’re Right - Even If You’re Wrong (https://www.ted.com/talks/julia_galef_why_you_think_you_re_right_even_if_you_re_wrong) Earthlings (http://www.needyhelper.com/earthlings/) GiveWell (http://www.givewell.org/) Animal Charity Evaluators (https://www.animalcharityevaluators.org/) Against Malaria Foundation (https://www.againstmalaria.com/) To find out more about the Needy Altruist and out 1% pledge email me directly at needyhelper@gmail.com Outro Thanks for listening. Before you go, if you have any questions for Jan or me, then please leave them in the comments section on the blog, or you can message me at needyhelper@gmail.com. If you find the AA Podcast a valuable resource, then please tell your friends about it and share the love. You would make me a very happy man indeed if you could rate us on iTunes. This podcast would not be possible without the sterling efforts of Neil Chow and Liza Lim, so big hugs and kisses to them, and also to you, the listeners, without whom this podcast wouldn't be possible, so thanks for giving me your ear to bend. Talking about community, how would you like to become a member of the Needy Helper Hub? It's a new idea to create a connected community, with support and a continual personal improvement process forever. It's my intention to be online as much as I can to answer any questions you have about your addiction and to continually update the Hub with training tools, tips and techniques to help you create a whole new life. If that interests you, then click the link below to find out more - www.needyhelper.com/the-needy-helper-hub/