There are infinite ways that you can use leverage to increase your productivity without having to increase your own biological energy input. For example, while digging a hole, a spade gives leverage in relation to bare hands. In other words, leverage is any advantage that increases your desired effect relative to your energy expended. Leverage is the efficiency multiplier of any effort.

Human power is the ability to impart effort per unit of time. The ability to use that power to greater effect through the use of tools and knowledge is Intelligence Leverage.

In any two-way relationship, each party's perceived ability or desire to benefit or harm the other creates Influence Leverage.

Here’s a simple list of things that exhibit leverage.

Scarcity

The more valuable something is, the more money you can make from controlling it. Scarcity is heavily affected by both Influence and Intelligence.

Intrinsic value hierarchy:

1. Beliefs - the ability to create people's beliefs (about your product/service)
2. Goals - the ability to create people's goals (in relation to your product / service)
3. Incentives - the ability to make people do something in relation to your product/service
4. Skills - the ability to teach or provide a product or service
5. Tools - Things that have the ability to solve a problem
6. Materials - Things that are used to create tools

Speed/time

Time is the singularity most valuable thing we have. Any method of saving it adds leverage.

Understanding of Your Audience

The better you understand your audience, the better you can solve their problems, reach them, influence them, etc.

Distinctiveness

Being distinctive makes you more memorable, which gives you a higher influence.

Audience Concentration

Increases demand. The more geographically or socially concentrated the audience, the less time it takes to reach them, and the faster your message is shared between them.

Specific Knowledge & Skills

The more specialised and difficult to learn your skills are, the Intelligence they embody, and the more expensive your labour becomes.

Audience Size

The bigger your audience or following, the bigger your Influence.

Focus

By focusing more energy on a smaller area, you are able to compound your Intelligence and Influence faster.

Media

Anything that has zero cost of distribution has the potential for immense Influence leverage. Movies, Podcasts, videos, blogs, articles.

Responsibility

The weight of responsibility you are entrusted with has a proportionate increase in Influence.

Reputation

The better your track record of success, the easier it is to persuade or influence opportunities to come your way.

Talent density

Hiring high calibre people will increase the overall Intelligence and Influence leverage of your organisation.

Automation

Using Intelligence leverage to set up machines that apply synthetic energy to vastly increase their output.

Delegation & Specialisation

Letting individuals apply greater focus within their areas of greatest ability.

Communication Efficiency

Communication is extremely time-consuming, we can eliminate the need for it through strong mutual understanding and clear messaging.

Capital

The more capital you have, the more you can pay for the Influence and Intelligence of others.

Conviction & Duty

Having a worthy reason for what you want and sharing it with pride increases your influence with those who share the same values.

Beliefs & Community

The ability to influence others to increase their beliefs of what they can achieve.

Harmful Substitute Elimination

Intelligently removing distractions can force you to do what is in your own best interests.

Helpful Substitute Placement

Intelligently adding obstacles can force you to do what is in your own best interests.

Relative Popularity & Competition

If a field is under-appreciated or overlooked by competitors, you have an advantage in accumulating intelligence and influence within it.

Quality Leverage

Tools & items that have much more embodied Intelligence built into their form factors.