ATOMIC HABITS:
The Law of Least Effort states that people favour simpler solutions.
behaviours & Energy: High-effort behaviours wane, whereas low-effort ones endure.
Outcome Over Habit: The objective is the outcome rather than the habit.
Reduce
In practical terms, hard work is the effort required to reduce future effort.
If your work does not:
• Increase leverage
• Reduce repeat decisions
• Lower cognitive load
• Create time, optionality, or compounding outcomes
…it may be effort, but