Leverage Maps #25: Choosing Better Games Playbook

Use these maps to position yourself better instead of working harder.

Map 2.1: Use honesty to build resilience Uncomfortable truth → Acknowledge reality → Process resistance → Adjust strategy → Build antifragility → Repeat

Map 2.2: Deploy strategic honesty for compound trust Situation assessment → Truth vs. comfort trade-off → Strategic delivery → Weather friction → Trust building → Long-term options

Map 2.3: Discover your optimal game environment Energy audit → Pattern analysis → Game identification → Environment switching → Effort amplification → Results compounding

Map 2.4: Recognize bad environmental fits Mismatched environment → Increased friction → Compensatory effort → Burnout warning signs → Strategic repositioning

Map 2.5: Transform diverse experience into advantage Experience inventory → Meta-skill extraction → Pattern recognition → Coherent narrative → Strategic positioning

The insight: Comparative advantage compounds when you choose the right environment, not when you force better tactics in the wrong game.

This playbook comes from Chapter 2 of my upcoming book, Leverage Maps, that is coming soon.

Which map hits closest to where you are right now?