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Stop Working Hard — Use AI Like This Instead (the leverage playbook)

Replace “effort” with “leverage”

Hard work is linear. Leverage is exponential.

Here are 5 leverage moves that consistently outperform hustle:

1) Turn meetings into assets

  • Record → summarize → action plan → follow-ups
    Workspace AI tools and modern note hubs are pushing hard into this workflow. Google Workspace+1

2) Build a “personal research desk”

Use citation-backed research tools to:

  • monitor competitors

  • pull stats

  • draft reference sections
    Perplexity explicitly emphasizes citations you can verify. Perplexity AI

3) Ship one “flagship idea” per week

Then atomize it:

  • 1 long post

  • 5 short posts

  • 1 email

  • 1 short video script
    Use Descript + Canva to compress production time. Descript+1

4) Automate the revenue plumbing

Leads don’t convert because founders forget follow-up.

  • instant response

  • qualification

  • reminders

  • next-step nudges
    Zapier Agents is designed around automating work across many apps. Zapier

5) Prototype software instead of imagining it

Coding agents (Cursor/Copilot/Replit) are turning “ideas” into demos faster than ever