... or the 80/20 principle was coined in the early 1900s by Vilfredo Pareto, an Italian economist. He observed that the pea pods in his garden were producing peas at this rate. 20 percent of the pea pods produced 80 percent of the peas. This output was then observed by him on a larger sc...

The Pareto principle has been seen working in various fields, and domains:

• Sales and Marketing departments recognised that 20 percent of the customers brought 80 percent of the products, and 20 percent of their sales force made 80 per cent of the sales.
• Businesses realized t...

We have never considered this before but the same principle applies to our lives.

• The kind of food we eat, only 20 percent of it really matters.
• The people we meet, 80 per cent of those are not worth meeting.
• The stuff we buy (like clothes and gadgets), 80 percent o...

The 80/20 law, like gravity, is everywhere in your life.

Check your money flow, relationships, possessions, and the things you spend your time on, and find if there is any improvement that can be made in your life.