80/20 Your Life: Get More Done With Less Effort, Time, and Action

What’s important to learn is how to determine exactly which 20% needs the most attention, as well as how you can make any effort or input beyond that more efficient.

A caveat is that these bugs, though small in number, were actually among the most complex, and fixing them may well trigger new problems.

Our successes, failures, problems, and their solutions all seem to be in some way determined by how we use (or fail to use) the 80/20 principle.

Briefly, according to the 80/20 principle, 20% of causes or inputs into any sort of endeavor result in 80% of the outcomes and results.

He also used this principle to explain why so many of us have messy desks. It’s because the objects cluttering it are the ones we use frequently, and refraining from organizing the desk makes access to these items easier. This allows us to apply the least effort.

less is more, always work backwards, and most things don’t matter.

20% of causes or inputs into any sort of endeavor result in 80% of the outcomes and results

20% of causes or inputs into any sort of endeavor result in 80% of the outcomes and results

As we will see, cutting out the excess while focusing on the few things that do matter has several benefits. Not only does it save us time and resources, but it also rids us of the constant anxiety that comes with the pursuit of more

For example, it’s been found that 20% of our effort into projects results in 80% of our success. This runs contrary to the belief that the more effort we put into our endeavors, the more likely we are to be successful