The Pareto Principle

The funnel begins with the fundamental task of selection, where you determine which activities to commit to accomplish. Relevant ideas for this level can be found in books like First Things First, Essentialism, How to Do Nothing, One Thing,

• Putting inputs and outputs on the same level: Inputs and outputs aren’t the same thing and, therefore, can’t be put into the same pie chart.
• Using a literal, mathematical interpretation of the rule: The numbers here aren’t that important.

• When we try to do two things at once that both require our attention, it’s really hard to do either of them well
• Think of it this way: You only have one flashlight. Not two. Not three. And your one flashlight can only ever be shining at one thing at a time
• When you’re trying ...