Comments on: Applying the 80-20 Rule to Work-life–Fellow 4HWW’ers, any help? http://www.technotheory.com/2007/07/applying-the-80-20-rule-to-work-life-fellow-4hwwers-any-help/ Time-saving reflections on lifehacking, social media, and technology. Mon, 30 Dec 2013 18:20:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 By: gduty http://www.technotheory.com/2007/07/applying-the-80-20-rule-to-work-life-fellow-4hwwers-any-help/comment-page-1/#comment-39784 gduty Wed, 29 Jul 2009 22:09:57 +0000 http://www.technotheory.com/2007/07/applying-the-80-20-rule-to-work-life-fellow-4hwwers-any-help/#comment-39784 A couple of applications of the 80/20 principle have made a huge difference for me: - realizing that time is on my side and is not a commodity I have to take as much advantage of as possible; permission to think and take time to find truly key actions, and goals even if best practices are already defined. - the constant reminder that we can't assume out of hand that we know what on our to-do list is really important, since we usually think a majority of it is. Statistically only 20% will be. That makes quiet contemplation at least as important as any of the bustle we engage in to get things done. I haven't applied it directly to quality of life issues like happiness, but have found that those issues improve naturally when I apply it to concrete business or personal goals. A couple of applications of the 80/20 principle have made a huge difference for me:

- realizing that time is on my side and is not a commodity I have to take as much advantage of as possible; permission to think and take time to find truly key actions, and goals even if best practices are already defined.

- the constant reminder that we can’t assume out of hand that we know what on our to-do list is really important, since we usually think a majority of it is. Statistically only 20% will be. That makes quiet contemplation at least as important as any of the bustle we engage in to get things done.

I haven’t applied it directly to quality of life issues like happiness, but have found that those issues improve naturally when I apply it to concrete business or personal goals.

]]> By: Technotheory.com - Avoiding the low hanging poop http://www.technotheory.com/2007/07/applying-the-80-20-rule-to-work-life-fellow-4hwwers-any-help/comment-page-1/#comment-39709 Technotheory.com - Avoiding the low hanging poop Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:30:24 +0000 http://www.technotheory.com/2007/07/applying-the-80-20-rule-to-work-life-fellow-4hwwers-any-help/#comment-39709 [...] go through the trouble of listing out all the things you have to do, you’ll find (via the Pareto Principle and being true to yourself) that most of the items on the list may seem urgent or even important, [...] [...] go through the trouble of listing out all the things you have to do, you’ll find (via the Pareto Principle and being true to yourself) that most of the items on the list may seem urgent or even important, [...]

]]> By: Technotheory.com - Why don’t you just GO HOME? http://www.technotheory.com/2007/07/applying-the-80-20-rule-to-work-life-fellow-4hwwers-any-help/comment-page-1/#comment-22257 Technotheory.com - Why don’t you just GO HOME? Fri, 23 May 2008 19:46:03 +0000 http://www.technotheory.com/2007/07/applying-the-80-20-rule-to-work-life-fellow-4hwwers-any-help/#comment-22257 [...] Applying the 80-20 rule to work-life [...] [...] Applying the 80-20 rule to work-life [...]

]]> By: Technotheory.com - Fresh air in, dirty smelly stuff out http://www.technotheory.com/2007/07/applying-the-80-20-rule-to-work-life-fellow-4hwwers-any-help/comment-page-1/#comment-22205 Technotheory.com - Fresh air in, dirty smelly stuff out Wed, 21 May 2008 19:39:50 +0000 http://www.technotheory.com/2007/07/applying-the-80-20-rule-to-work-life-fellow-4hwwers-any-help/#comment-22205 [...] is perhaps a poor man’s version of getting toward the 80:20 rule (my advice on that here), but more than that for me it’s recognizing that certain things and people affect my state [...] [...] is perhaps a poor man’s version of getting toward the 80:20 rule (my advice on that here), but more than that for me it’s recognizing that certain things and people affect my state [...]

]]> By: Technotheory.com - I’m not special, and neither are you. http://www.technotheory.com/2007/07/applying-the-80-20-rule-to-work-life-fellow-4hwwers-any-help/comment-page-1/#comment-9245 Technotheory.com - I’m not special, and neither are you. Thu, 18 Oct 2007 01:27:25 +0000 http://www.technotheory.com/2007/07/applying-the-80-20-rule-to-work-life-fellow-4hwwers-any-help/#comment-9245 [...] may sound trivial.  This may sound like yet another plea for applying the 80-20 rule, but it’s not just that.  Recognizing that you’re not special, or at least not as [...] [...] may sound trivial.  This may sound like yet another plea for applying the 80-20 rule, but it’s not just that.  Recognizing that you’re not special, or at least not as [...]

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