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by Richard Koch (Author) "The 80/20 Principle can and should be used by every intelligent person in their daily life, by every organization, and by every social grouping and..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Nicholas Brealey Publishing Ltd; 2nd Revised, 10th Anniversary Ed edition (13 Sep 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1857883993
  • ISBN-13: 978-1857883992
  • Product Dimensions: 21.4 x 13.4 x 2.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 8,854 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The 80/20 principle is the cornerstone of results-based living. Read this book and use it. --Timothy Ferriss, No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of The 4-Hour Workweek

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This special 10th anniversary edition of the bestselling "The 80/20" principle contains an entirely new chapter 'The Yin and Yang of the Principle' in which Koch responds to the thousands of reader responses to the book - including a rap song! - and uses this new material to reach a new level of awareness and understanding of the true power of the principle. And it is powerful: the 80/20 principle - the fact that 80 per cent of results flow from 20 per cent of causes - is the one true principle of highly effective people and organisations. "The 80/20 Principle" shows how you can achieve much more with much less effort, time and resources, simply by concentrating on that all-important 20 per cent. "The 80/20 Principle" is the key to controlling our lives. If we can latch on to the few powerful forces within and around us, we can leverage our efforts to multiply effectiveness. Most of what we do has trivial results. A little of what we do really matters. So if we focus on the latter, we can control events instead of being controlled by them, and achieve several times the results.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Potentially life changing - in a repetitive way, 24 Jul 2001
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I gave this book 5 stars not because it's brilliantly written but because it has the potential to change your life. It really has. The book itself proves the 80:20 rule - because it's very repetitive and could have been written in 20% of the space. But it has something very important to say in that 20%. I liked Koch's attempt to relate the 80:20 rule to your personal life - I'm certainly going to change some aspects of my personal life as a result. But be warned - in the wrong hands this book could be dangerous. You need a certain level of self-awareness before reading it or the advice that he provides could be seriously mis-used. So an important, potentially life altering book - that I highly recommend if your IQ can stand it!
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5.0 out of 5 stars ADDED IMPLICATIONS FOR YOU FROM THE 80/20 PRINCIPLE, 19 Aug 1999
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I have always found the 80/20 principle to be a valuable starting point in finding ways to improve performance. What I liked about this book was that it drew out more of the implications of that principle than I had previously thought about. If you are not familiar with the principle, this will be a good introduction. If you are familiar, you should probably stick to the implications. The review of what you know may feel a trifle repetitive. Another suggestion is that if you keep repeating your focus on the top 20% in each situation, you will make your results geometrically better (more like 1 percent providing 95 percent). If you know people who are not familiar with the principle who are a bit, perhaps, disorganized, this book would be a good gift. Teach this to your children, and you will increase the likelihood that they will move out when they are grown, because they will be able to afford to.
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4.0 out of 5 stars An inspired call to achieve more by doing less, 1 Dec 1998
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Eighty percent of the books I buy I fail to read.

This is one of the twenty percent of books that I own that will have a positive effect on my life and those around me. Richard Koch gives a great analysis of the simple rule, espoused by management consultants for years, that a small part of your effort causes a dissproportianate amount of effect.

The 80/20 principle is a great read for those of us who dont like to work too much, as it gives us the reason why we can still be so sucessfull. It will also be a gem for the overworked because it will show you why those around you who achieve without stress are managing to do it.

The 80/20 rule is nothing new to many of us. This book, however, opens the possibilities of its usage to the limits. It also provides a great link to Chaos theory and how the two philosophies are interdependent. It is a fantastic opportunity for anyone to embrace the idea that planning to succeed may not always involve maximising effort.

As a 80/20 practitioner for some while it has been a pleasure to see these ideas carefully scripted in an inspiring book.

Buy it now and do less and achieve more.

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4.0 out of 5 stars quite useful
makes you focus the pareto principle -> good way to make sure you employ the principle to the fullest
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5.0 out of 5 stars life changing
I can truly say that this book has thoroughly changed my view on life. I am trying to stop being just busy but no focus on the essential few important tasks. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mr. S. van Dort

1.0 out of 5 stars 80/20 also applies to this book - just about
The 80/20 principle is very useful in this extremely busy century. and the author does a good job in both introducing its origins and some of its current applications... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Paul Mc Menamy

5.0 out of 5 stars It Works!
Richard Koch explains that most of our results are the consequence of just a small proportion of our actions. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Pay attention to what is really going on!
Richard Koch explains that most of the good consequences in life flow from an astonishingly small proportion of all our efforts. Read more
Published on 8 Jun 2007 by Mary McNeil

1.0 out of 5 stars save 80% of your reading time - don't read this book
80% of results come from 20% of our actions. It is for each one of us to discover the productive 20% and then discard the wasted 80% in any given situation - this book cannot do... Read more
Published on 27 April 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars A counter-intuitive, thought-provoking and high value read
The 80:20 Principle, statistically observable in a range of phenomena, has been applied to a host of situations - both business and personal - in an engaging and imaginative way... Read more
Published on 1 Mar 2002

4.0 out of 5 stars Save time - Read and digest the title.
If you can take in and digest the title 'The 80 / 20 Principle' fully you have no need to read the book. Read more
Published on 3 Dec 2001

3.0 out of 5 stars 80% value in 20% wordcount
Undoubtedly some useful insights and thought framing ideas, but so much tedious repetition.
Published on 23 Mar 2001

4.0 out of 5 stars WELL WORTH DIVING FOR.......
Whilst i am sure that the author meant well in attempting to apply the 80/20 principle to non-business areas (more specifically- to personal relationships) , it has no place... Read more
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