The moment of maximum leverage

“Many people work hard, but few people work on the highest and best thing.

Usually, it takes no more effort to work on high leverage tasks than it does to work on low leverage ones.

It’s just a matter of directing your energy.”

Investor and entrepreneur Naval Ravikant on the importance of leverage:

“Humans evolved in societies where there was no leverage. If I was chopping wood or carrying water for you, you knew eight hours put in would be equal to about eight hours of output. Now we've invented leverage... As a worker, you want to be as leveraged as possible so you have ... See more

Not maximizing your potential is actually the sweet spot in a world where perfecting one skill compromises another.