# High-leverage tasks High leverage tasks are those with have a bigger impact without necessarily requiring a lot more effort. High-leverage tasks can be thought of in terms of the [[Pareto Principle]] (the 80/20 rule): 80% of the progress will come out of 20% of the work. The distinction applies on all levels, whether you're working on something strategic or not. As soon as you can apply a [[Divide and conquer]] approach, you can classify tasks into a number of buckets. One approach is using the [[Eisenhower Matrix]] technique, which can help uncover high-leverage tasks. Usually, there should be a correlation between urgent and important tasks and high-leverage ones. ## References - https://x.com/shreyas/status/1492345184171945984?t=WJY5USGoNeO9fnxZTgA5Ig