Getting the world to do the work for you

The author begins with this quote:

What the pupil must learn, if he learns anything at all, is that the world will do most of the work for you, provided you cooperate with it by identifying how it really works and aligning with those realities. If we do not let the world teach us, it teaches us a lesson. — Joseph Tussman

Then adds this comment:

Leverage amplifies an input to provide a greater output. There are leverage points in all systems. To know the leverage point is to know where to apply your effort. Focusing on the leverage point will yield non-linear results.

I stumbled on this article when I was reading “The Difference Between Amateurs and Professionals” which stated the following:

Amateurs believe that the world should work the way they want it to. Professionals realize that they have to work with the world as they find it.