Comments on: 80/20 Way To Productivity – The Pareto Principle http://www.avani-mehta.com/2008/12/10/top-8-productivity-hacks-6/ Food For Mind Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:46:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: AJ Kumar http://www.avani-mehta.com/2008/12/10/top-8-productivity-hacks-6/#comment-2530 AJ Kumar Mon, 02 Feb 2009 06:55:57 +0000 http://www.avani-mehta.com/?p=357#comment-2530 I use the 80/20 principle as 80% of your time must be on income generating activities while 20% should be on income servicing activities. <abbr><em>AJ Kumar´s last blog post..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Persuasivefeed/~3/StHQ42plTU4/" rel="nofollow">What do Hitler and Obama Have in Common?</a></abbr></em> I use the 80/20 principle as 80% of your time must be on income generating activities while 20% should be on income servicing activities.

AJ Kumar´s last blog post..What do Hitler and Obama Have in Common?

]]> By: Thomas http://www.avani-mehta.com/2008/12/10/top-8-productivity-hacks-6/#comment-1805 Thomas Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:17:47 +0000 http://www.avani-mehta.com/?p=357#comment-1805 Basically I apply the 80/20 rule as much as possible. It's so powerful you can use it in every domain or situation. That changed my life. My way of thinking is pretty simple: In each situation I try to identify the few that matter and then focus my time and energy on these activities. I minimize or eliminate the rest. Btw it's so universal Ive decided to launch a blog with the 80/20 principle as main topic: feel free to check it out : unbalancedman.com Basically I apply the 80/20 rule as much as possible. It’s so powerful you can use it in every domain or situation. That changed my life.

My way of thinking is pretty simple: In each situation I try to identify the few that matter and then focus my time and energy on these activities. I minimize or eliminate the rest.

Btw it’s so universal Ive decided to launch a blog with the 80/20 principle as main topic: feel free to check it out : unbalancedman.com

]]> By: J.D. Meier http://www.avani-mehta.com/2008/12/10/top-8-productivity-hacks-6/#comment-1800 J.D. Meier Thu, 11 Dec 2008 09:43:00 +0000 http://www.avani-mehta.com/?p=357#comment-1800 I'm a fan of the 80/20. Here's an additional law that supplements the 80/20 -- it's Parkinson's law: "Work expands to fill the time available." One formula that helps me to quantify impact is: Quantity * Value = Impact For example, 10 items of a value of 1 = 10. 1 item of a value of 10 is a 10. I bring this up because I've seen people try to prioritize by simply counting items instead of asking, "what's the value of item X?" <abbr><em>J.D. Meier´s last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SourcesOfInsight/~3/474500204/" rel="nofollow">Lessons Learned from Peaceful Warrior</a></abbr></em> I’m a fan of the 80/20.

Here’s an additional law that supplements the 80/20 — it’s Parkinson’s law:
“Work expands to fill the time available.”

One formula that helps me to quantify impact is:
Quantity * Value = Impact

For example, 10 items of a value of 1 = 10. 1 item of a value of 10 is a 10.

I bring this up because I’ve seen people try to prioritize by simply counting items instead of asking, “what’s the value of item X?”

J.D. Meier´s last blog post..Lessons Learned from Peaceful Warrior

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