I’ve always tended toward a much more pessimistic interpretation of the 80-20 rule. Yes, we may indeed get to 80% of the goal with 20% of the effort. But as we need to achieve 100% of the goal, the remaining 20% are where 80% of the effort are spent.
As such, the rule is a cautionary admonition. If you find that you’ve come close to your goal with rather little effort, that’s no cause for celebration. Don’t be foolhardy to expect you’ll reach the goal dead on with slightly more effort. Instead, be prepared that the last steps will require an unproportionally large effort.
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I’ve always tended toward a much more pessimistic interpretation of the 80-20 rule. Yes, we may indeed get to 80% of the goal with 20% of the effort. But as we need to achieve 100% of the goal, the remaining 20% are where 80% of the effort are spent.
As such, the rule is a cautionary admonition. If you find that you’ve come close to your goal with rather little effort, that’s no cause for celebration. Don’t be foolhardy to expect you’ll reach the goal dead on with slightly more effort. Instead, be prepared that the last steps will require an unproportionally large effort.