Time management: apply the 80-20 rule

Everyone knows that the 80/20 rule can help you improve your time management. So what is the 80/20 rule? An Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto had found an unequal distribution of wealth in which 20% of the man owns 80% of the money. This principle can be applied to other industries. This principle is also called “vital few and trivial many.” 20% of something is always responsible for 80% of the results.

So what does this mean to you? And what is the 80-20 rule in time management? Think of it this way: 20% of your work can cost 80% of your time. It seems like a lot of energy is wasted, okay? Meanwhile, we can consider in another angel, which is 20% of the tasks you perform can result in 80% of the result. Bingo, this is the 20 80 rule in time management! So, to use your time effectively, you need to focus on 20% of the tasks that can result in 80% of the result.

This way, you can get more effective work results if you focus on that 20% of work there. Once you have discovered that the task belongs to the 20% that brings you great benefit, you need to focus on them. And here comes the question. How to determine what type of task will belong to the 20%? Here’s a question to ask yourself: Do you usually work on urgent tasks? Does it take you a long time to work for other people and those people don’t have priority for you? Are the tasks taking too long than expected? Do you complain during most of your work time? Are the tasks you’re doing not what you’re good at? And does it take too long? Well if the answer above is yes. You can determine that you are performing tasks within 80% and they can only result in 20% effectiveness. You have to bow here:

Is the task you are implementing really what you want to do? Will the activities you are doing now lead you to your goals? Are you happy during your work? If there is a task that you have to do, but you are not good at it, do you hand those tasks over to other people? Is it very relative to your long-term goal that if the task you are doing is not what you like? Ok, if your answer is positive, well, your homework belongs to 20% and it will result in a result of 80%. Right now, you should make a list to write down all the homework you are going to do for the next week. And divide them into two parts. One is 80% and another 20%. Here now, all your good work time should cost 20%. In this way, you can achieve more than before.