80/20 Principle
by Richard Koch · first published 1998
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…techniques) 2) How to win friends and Influence People (Probable the best book on communication and interacting with people that I have read.) 3) Good to great (Great advice on building a company) 4) The 80/20 Principle (Great advice on time management and doing more with less) 5) The millionaire teacher (Great advice into playing the investment market game for people who have never invested before.)
on “What one book could give me a new, useful superpower?” ↗…short book but huge help when your transitioning to managing people. Made to Stick by Dan Heath - was a huge help in planning how I would teach elementary students last month about programming. The 80/20 Principle by Richard Koch - aside from application of Pareto principle, I took away the idea that books provide the best bang for your buck for knowledge density. The 4 Hour Work Week - great inspiration to start…
on “Ask HN: Best books you read in the past decade?” ↗The 80/20 Principle by Richard Koch. I put off reading it years back when I heard about the principle when I read the 4 hour work week. I thought just a simple groking of the idea was enough. This past year I came across…
on “Ask HN: Best technical books of 2016?” ↗This is from Richard Koch's 80/20 Principle: <quote>Time management often advises people to categorize their list of ‘to do’ activities into A, B, C or D priorities. In practice, most people end up classifying 60-70 per cent of their activities…
on “Ask HN: How can I stop my inbox/wishlist/bookmarks/tabs/todos from growing?” ↗