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Could someone elaborate on what the author means by "leverage?"

• mooreds 6y ago
  Author here. I say leverage when I mean ability to influence or cause change in an organization or the world. Here's another post I wrote about leverage, with some concrete examples: http://www.mooreds.com/wordpress/archives/2497 http://www.mooreds.com/wordpress/archives/2497
  • sova 6y ago
    So if the idea is to "maximize leverage," would you say that influencing one person's life profoundly and unalterably would be more leverage-bearing than influencing many lives shallowly? To me this question gets very interesting when we start looking into what sort of leverage is best and what sort of leverage to prioritize.
    • mooreds 6y ago
      Great question! I can't answer that for you. First, it's hard to know what kind of influence you have on people. I think back on my life to interactions that I still remember and sometimes when I mention them to the other participants, they don't remember them at all. Second, I think that the answer to this question: > would you say that influencing one person's life profoundly and unalterably would be more leverage-bearing than influencing many lives shallowly is "it depends". Depends on what your overall goals are and what you desire. Think of it this way, to put it in a solely career context. Would it be better to help and guide one new developer through the years of their career, making sure they achieved all they could? Or would it be better to write a book or blog (like the one this post was from) which lightly influenced many more people. I guess when I put it that way, in this context, I chose the latter. But when I think of my kiddos, I chose the former. Sorry, no great answers, but awesome point!