You can optimize your life
A daily “normal” life consists of working to earn money and living our life resolving and overcoming problems. But, why does it seem like for some people everything is easier? Why does it seem like they work less and earn more? or why does it seem as if they had no problems?
Without a doubt, the reasons can vary greatly, but there is a principle that can help us improve in all aspects of our lives.
This is the “Pareto Principle” (Vilfredo Pareto was an Italian engineer, economist and sociologist). In the beginning what he observed was that 80% of the lands were owned by 20% of the people; but afterwards he generalized that “80% of results come from 20% of actions”.
So if we apply this to business, it is said that 80% of sales come from 20% of clients, or that 80% of complaints come from 20% of clients.
In the personal realm it’s the same: 80% of consequences comes from 20% of what we do; 20% of my life produces 80% of my problems; 20% of what we eat gives us 80% of body fat; and so on.
Of course this is not a law, since there are many cases where the percentage is 70/30 or 90/10, but there’s always a majority.
Here the point is to identify the 80/20 and use it in our favor, whether it be to achieve a higher income or to have less personal and economic problems.
A bit of reflection, self-criticism and acceptance can help us identify what we’re investing too much in with little return or if we’re worrying too much about something that is worth little.
