As others have said, "productivity multipliers" can be "waste generators", so meet the (business?/user?) need, etc. What the question might be after is how to

As others have said, "productivity multipliers" can be "waste generators", so meet the (business?/user?) need, etc. What the question might be after is how to develop insight. As others have mentioned, transferring patterns across domains, using the right tool (i.e., the right mental model), etc. And be patient with difficulty: interesting problems are usually hard. To see these aspects in an integrated context, read Plato and Aristotle sympathetically. The divided line and syllogism underlie law, medicine, mathematics, etc. Focus on how the text goes from confusion via contention/elenchus to clarity by understanding how others think. It's a good model for the social and personal aspects of "knowing thyself" being the virtue of virtues. So, yeah, if you really want to change your life and those around you, work up through a 10-day silent meditation retreat. After all, if everyone is always living in their head, so you might as well learn how to see what your head is doing.