Focus – The Art of Achieving More with Less, Much Less | The Personal Blog of Cristi Vlad. Less is better, way better. Pareto was a smart guy who lived in Italy in the 19th century. He remained a historical figure due to his 80/20 principle which was built upon his observations that 80% of the land in Italy was owned by 20% of the people. This principle is vastly applied in business, math, criminology and other fields. And why not, it is applied in our lives as well! Let’s talk in terms of time and money. I have observed that a merely 20% of the time I spend working gets me more than 80% of the total amount of money I generate. I used to work at least 8-10 hours a day (two years ago) helping students with their projects and building my own website. You can imagine what your life is if you work 10 hours a day, sleep for 8 hours and then what?
You are left with 6 hours to eat, socialize, be fit, have an emotional life, get other stuff completed and have some fun. The 80/20 Rule Could that be true? Here’s a typical distraction which often occurred to me while working: Actually, no. . Web.