The Effective Engineer by Edmond Lau
Focus on high-leverage activities. Leverage: impact produced / time invested. 80/20 rule: 80% impact comes from 20% work. Focus on not more hours but more value per limited time on the task. Increase leverage by: Reduce the time it takes to complete the activity (default to half-hour meeting instead of one-hour one, automate manual dev process). Increase the value produced (have a clear agenda beforehand, prioritize tasks based on launch date)....