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High Leverage Activities (HLAs) vs Low Leverage Activities (LLAs)

A prioritization framework that distinguishes between actions that produce exponential returns versus those that consume time with minimal impact. The author identifies this as the single most impactful concept from all his books—a game-changing distinction that transforms how successful people allocate their most precious resource: time.

Expected outcome: Efficient actions that result in the most valuable outcomes

What this skill walks you through

  1. Overview
  2. Components / Steps
  3. Activities that produce disproportionate returns on time invested
  4. The things that truly move the needle toward your goals
  5. Things that consume your time that have a low amount of return
  6. Can become distractions to your focus
  7. Time-consuming tasks that don't significantly advance your objectives
  8. How to Apply

Sourced from Words of Wisdom (WOW) by Tony Jeary.

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