Apply High-Leverage Thinking

Take actions that create the biggest impact with the least effort to reach 10x outcomes

Leverage = impact vs. effort. Take the actions that create the biggest impact with the least effort.
Continuously using high-leverage thinking = 10x outcomes
This often means working in public vs. private as much as you can, which supports our Default to Transparency value. For example:
- When you message someone in Slack, don't DM them. Instead, @mention their name in the relevant public channel so others can gain context from the conversation.‍
'Scope down and Delegate now' vs. waiting to do bigger thing later
- So others can start to act on it
- If you get something 95% of the way done, it’s still 0% done until you’ve delivered it (even if just an MVP)‍
- Delivering a bit of value now gives those around you a starting point to anchor off of. We call this The power of "Now."

Even/Over Statements for this value:

Safe to try now over Wait to try until later
Action over Wait and See
- We ship, then iterate. We’re never our own blocker. This applies to code, ideas, processes, content.
Ask for forgiveness over Ask for permission
Consent over Consensus

See something, do something, whether it’s in your job description or not
- Examples:
- Creating a triage card for the ops team for something you want to delegate to them as opposed to holding onto it on a todo list

There is always one more thing you can do to move something forward. And after that, there’s one more thing. The trick is to know where to put your focus, and how much; this value does not mean leaning into everything, all the time.

This isn’t about living under pressure and racing around like mice; it’s about being aware of what’s present in the moment and attending to that

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