![]() ![]() Look beneath the normal texture of life to uncover ironies and oddities.Only do the thing we are best at doing and enjoy most.Choose our careers and employers with extraordinary care, and if possible employ others rather than being employed ourselves.Delegate or outsource as much as possible in our daily lives and be encouraged rather than penalized by tax systems to do this (use gardeners, car mechanics, decorators, and other specialists to the maximum, instead of doing the work ourselves).Strive for excellence in few things, rather than good performance in many.Exercise control over our lives with the least possible effort.Look for the short cut, rather than run the full course.Celebrate exceptional productivity, rather than raise average efforts.Application of the 80/20 Principle implies that we should do the following:.This requires deep thought about any issue that is important to you and asks you to make a judgment on whether the 80/20 Principle is working in that area. A new and complementary way to use the 80/20 Principle is what I call 80/20 Thinking.80/20 wisdom is to choose a basket carefully, load all your eggs into it, and then watch it like a hawk. ![]() Conventional wisdom is not to put all your eggs in one basket. ![]() My application of the 80/20 Principle suggests the reverse: that we are actually awash with time and profligate in its abuse.
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