Look for the move that solves three problems at once. That’s leverage, and it beats working harder.

Not all effort has the same return. A single decision that removes three separate problems is worth more than three separate pushes, and finding it takes thinking rather than stamina. The people who seem to do less are often just choosing better placed moves.

Write down the three things weighing on you right now and look for the overlap. There is often one action, sometimes an awkward conversation, that touches all of them. Do that one before you do anything else on the list.