The 80/20 Principle

The 80/20 Principle tells us that in any population, some things are likely to be much more important than others.

Pareto found that wealth was non-uniformly distributed in the same way as the distribution of quality losses.

The 80/20 Principle can help individuals and groups achieve much more with much less effort.

In business, many examples of the 80/20 Principle have been validated.

The King of the 80/20 world is having the insight to recognize the vital few that lead to the most significant results.

The universe is predictably unbalanced; few things really matter.

The 80/20 Principle can and should be used by every intelligent person in their daily life, by every organization, and by every social grouping and form of society. It can help individuals and groups achieve much more, with much less effort.

80 per cent of what you achieve in your job comes from 20 per cent of the time spent.

The common view is that we are short of time. My application of the 80/20 Principle suggests the reverse: that we are actually awash with time and profligate in its abuse.

If we can make good use of only 20 per cent of our time, there is no shortage of it!