80/20 analysis
List what produces results and what produces misery, then cut hard
Which 20% of customers, activities or habits generate 80% of your results? And separately, which 20% generate 80% of your problems? Write both lists out periodically, then act on them rather than just admiring them. The value is in the second list: most people are far more willing to add than to remove. Usually run quarterly.
People on record
Sorted by strength of stance
Does it: documented as part of their own routine. Recommends: explicitly advises other people to do it. Discusses: covered it substantively without clear personal adoption; this can include criticism or disagreement.
- Tim FerrissDoes it
Author · The Tim Ferriss Show
Audits which activities and relationships produce most of his results and most of his misery, regularly, then acts on both lists.
Source: tim.blog: the Past Year Review
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