force multipliers

6. Focus

Focus is a force multiplier on work.

Almost everyone I’ve ever met would be well-served by spending more time thinking about what to focus on. It is much more important to work on the right thing than it is to work many hours. Most people waste most of their time on stuff that doesn’t matter.

Once you have figured out what to do, be unstoppa... See more

Leverage is a force multiplier for your judgement.

Don’t oppose forces, use them.

Perhaps counterintuitive but energy is not fixed or finite. It can be surprisingly generative In fact, things that should sap you often do the opposite: going to the gym when you’re crabby, working really hard and coming up with a new idea, or learning something new