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Apply 80/20 to Your Life Now in 3 Simple Steps

This is the last part of a 3-part series on achieving more with less in your life using the 80/20 principle.

If you look closely, 80/20 can be seen in action all around your life, your career, relationships, health, habits, goal achievement, productivity, emotions, and even daily life. Many people are already applying the 80/20 principle without even realizing it.

For example, do you try to cut away meaningless work at your workplace? Do you try to spend more time with people you enjoy being around? Do you make goals and priorities in your life so you can focus your efforts? Do you try to set aside more time for little moments in life which you relish so much in (walk in the park, going to the beach, catching up with friends, etc)? Do you try to improve on the diet by focusing on the few habits that matter, such as drinking more water and eating more vegetables and fruits? Do you reduce negative thoughts and emotions so you can be happier? Do you try to focus on establishing a few habits that can bring in huge…


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Published Jan 11 2009
Filed: Awareness & Growth, Career & Work, Cultivate Habits, Emotional Mastery, Money & Wealth, Productivity & GTD, Relationships
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Why You Should Not Resist 80/20 Principle

This is part-2 of a 3-part series on achieving more with less in your life using the 80/20 principle.

Some people have written off the 80/20 rule, because of misunderstandings of the rule itself. Below are examples of what the 80/20 is NOT about:

  1. 80/20 is NOT about extremism. It is not about maniacally cutting out the 80% which gives you only 20% of your results. It is about adjusting your focus across the various inputs so that you can reap the most optimal outcome from the activity.
  2. 80/20 is NOT a zero sum game. It does not mean that the output will suffer or someone will lose out if I reduce the remaining 80% of my efforts. In fact, the truth is really the direct opposite. The 80/20 is about creating more abundance with what we have. By reducing our investment in less essential things, it allows us to generate more with what we have, which will eventually turn around to benefit everyone else. The abundance builds on itself, thus enabling us to create synergy and outcomes where 1+1=10
  3. 80/20 is NOT about being capitalistic or opportunistic. It…

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Published Jan 10 2009
Filed: Productivity & GTD
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Achieve More With Less In Life Using 80/20 Principle


This is part-1 of a 3-part series on achieving more with less in your life using the 80/20 principle.

“Conventional wisdom is not to put all of your eggs in one basket. 80/20 wisdom is to choose a basket carefully, load all your eggs into it, and then watch it like a hawk.” – Richard Koch, The 80/20 Principle

Today, I am going to share with you the power of applying the 80/20 principle to your life. Even though I initially applied it at work, I have come to witness its presence in virtually all aspects of life (relationships, goal achievement, emotions, time management, etc) and how much value it can bring to all of us through its application.

So, what is the 80/20 Principle?

Imagine you are the CEO of a company and you have a sales force of 100 people. In a world where everything is equal and the same, you will naturally assume that each person contributes to your sales proportionately; i.e. 20% of the employees contribute to 20% of the sales, 50% contribute to…


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Published Jan 9 2009
Filed: Awareness & Growth, Productivity & GTD
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