Joseph Lemien

I have work experience in HR and Operations. I read a lot, I enjoy taking online courses, and I do some yoga and some rock climbing. I enjoy learning languages, and I think that I tend to have a fairly international/cross-cultural focus or awareness in my life. I was born and raised in a monolingual household in the US, but I've lived most of my adult life outside the US, with about ten years in China, two years in Spain, and less than a year in Brazil. 

As far as EA is concerned, I'm fairly cause agnostic/cause neutral. I think that I am a little bit more influenced by virtue ethics and stoicism than the average EA, and I also occasionally find myself thinking about inclusion, diversity, and accessibility in EA. Some parts of the EA community that I've observed in-person seem not very welcoming to outsides, or somewhat gatekept. I tend to care quite a bit about how exclusionary or welcoming communities are.

I was told by a friend in EA that I should brag about how many books I read because it is impressive, but I feel  uncomfortable being boastful, so here is my clunky attempt to brag about that.

Unless explicitly stated otherwise, opinions are my own, not my employer's.

Posts

Consolidation of EA criticism?
by Joseph Lemien @ 2024-09-29 | +25 | 0 comments
Announcing new org: 90,000 Hours (April Fools' post)
by Joseph Lemien @ 2024-04-01 | +12 | 0 comments
Local maximums & bounded effectiveness in EA
by Joseph Lemien @ 2024-03-12 | +21 | 0 comments
Linkpost: "Better vaguely right than precisely wrong in effective altruism: the...
by Joseph Lemien @ 2023-08-10 | +19 | 0 comments
Why is there so little mention of Scanlon, What We Owe to Each Other, and...
by Joseph Lemien @ 2023-05-10 | +15 | 0 comments
Resource: readings to learn more about HR/people operations work
by Joseph Lemien @ 2023-04-29 | +12 | 0 comments
Should we discount future people in proportion to the probability of them not...
by Joseph Lemien @ 2022-12-17 | +8 | 0 comments
Where in the USA should an EA live?
by Joseph Lemien @ 2022-10-26 | +5 | 0 comments
What are the best examples of "how to work with me" documents?
by Joseph Lemien @ 2022-10-12 | +15 | 0 comments
Are there important things that aren't quantifiable?
by Joseph Lemien @ 2022-09-12 | +9 | 0 comments
The (Allegedly) Best Business Books
by Joseph Lemien @ 2022-09-12 | +39 | 0 comments
Should EA shift away (a bit) from elite universities?
by Joseph Lemien @ 2022-08-21 | +23 | 0 comments
The Reluctant Prophet of Effective Altruism | The New Yorker
by Joseph Lemien @ 2022-08-09 | +76 | 0 comments
Recommendations for non-technical books on AI?
by Joseph Lemien @ 2022-07-12 | +8 | 0 comments
What is Operations Management?
by Joseph Lemien @ 2022-07-10 | +82 | 0 comments
Hiring: How to do it Better
by Joseph Lemien @ 2022-05-23 | +76 | 0 comments
What should one do when someone insists on actively making life worse for many...
by Joseph Lemien @ 2022-05-14 | +1 | 0 comments
Joseph Lemien's Quick takes
by Joseph Lemien @ 2022-04-30 | +3 | 0 comments
Does anything like a "resume book" exist in EA?
by Joseph Lemien @ 2022-01-11 | +12 | 0 comments