With certain caveats, the reason longtermism is such an appealing concept to me is because of how neglected it is relative to other philosophies and positions

I'd be doing less good with my life if I hadn't heard of effective altruism

I feel like I'm more focused and committed to doing good because of the effective altruism reading and participation that I've been privy to

Wonderful take on a sensitive topic!
I have personal experience with burnout and I came to almost exactly the same conclusions as Helen here did, to add a little more on it I've found focused attention is best pursued with a limitation, I use a modified pomodoro technique to make sure I'm resting an adequate amount during even the busiest of workdays.