Doing Less DOES NOT Equal Laziness

Doing more ≠ being more productive

Don’t get trapped in the ‘check off’ game

We’ve been led to believe that crossing off 10 tasks on your to-do list is better than 5. However, if you put more time into those 5 things, and cut out the rest, that could have a bigger impact and lead you close to your goal.

“The things which are most important don’t always scream the loudest’ — Bob Hawke

In reality, we need to build a sense of prioritisation. Those who get the most return from their work have a clear sense of priority. We could get many things done in a day, but how do we decide which thing matters the most?

The Pareto Principle

The Pareto Principle suggests that 20% of your activities will account for 80% of your results.

• 80% of the land is owned by roughly 20% of the people.
• 80% of total profit account from 20% of customers
• 80% of what you wear is 20% of your wardrobe.

Vilfredo Federico Damaso Pareto, philosopher, and economist, points out that the majority of what you want will come from the minority of what you do. So, maybe we shouldn’t be thinking about quantity and doing more and more to be productive, but be thinking about how we can maximise our 20% of the time to give the best 80% of results.

Have a great week!

Abdullah