Another Reason We Don’t Apply the 80-20 Rule

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The 80-20 rule sounds too good to be true. If 20% of inputs are so much more important than the others, why don’t we just concentrate on those? In an earlier post, I gave four reasons. These were:

1. We don’t look for 80/20 payoffs. We don’t see 80/20 rules because we don’t think to look for them.
2. We’re not clear about criteria for success. You can’t concentrate your efforts on the 20% with the biggest returns until you’re clear on how you measure returns.
3. We’re unclear how inputs relate to outputs. It may be hard to predict what the most productive activities will be.
4. We enjoy less productive activities more than more productive ones. We concentrate on what’s fun rather than what’s effective.

→ John D. Cook