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The 80/20 Principle

The 80/20 principle is the well-verified observation that in business, economics, and life generally, about 80 percent of all results flow from a mere 20 percent of our efforts. You probably know, for example, that 20 percent of customers account for 80 percent of profits. But did you know that 20 percent of our time accounts for 80 percent of the work we accomplish? The 80/20 principle shows how you can achieve much more with much less effort, time, and resources, simply by identifying and focusing your efforts on the 20 percent that really counts. Although the 80/20 principle has long influenced today's world, Richard Koch reveals just how this principle works and shows how you can use it in a systematic and practical way to vastly increase your effectiveness and transform not only your career, but your family and personal relationships as well. The program is based on Koch's acclaimed book The 80/20 Principle, which has sold more than half a million copies worldwide, and also on unpublished material from The 80/20 Way. The unspoken corollary of the 80/20 principle is that little of what we spend our time on actually enriches our lives. But, by concentrating on the few things that do matter, we can unlock the enormous potential of the central 20 percent and multiply our happiness and fulfillment. The 80/20 principle is probably the best way for ambitious but grounded individuals to transcend the pressures of modern life - to become more successful than today but also to enjoy more leisure, serenity, and great relationships with friends and loved ones.