80/20 rule

[trottigy]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareto_principle

 

Have you ever heard of this?

 

The first time I heard of it was at Bethel. At that time it was used in the sense, 20% of the people will take up 80% of an overseer's time.

 

I have found this rough estimate - 80/20 (sometimes 90/10.  )- to have proved true in many of my endeavors - especially places where I oversee others: at work, in the congregation and even here on JWTalk.

 

I just found it interesting.

Edited November 17, 2016 by trottigy

[Beggar for the Spirit]

Hi Jerry,

 

I think that this 80/20 Rule can be seen in some situations and helpful, like for example a "Task List".

I was researching a while back about "prioritizing" and came across an interesting concept, I think you might like this. 

 

*** g 4/10 p. 8 20 Ways to Create More Time ***
APPLY THE 80/20 RULE OF THUMB.

Are approximately 2 out of 10 items on your to-do list the most important? Might a certain job be as good as finished after you give attention to just the most important aspects of it?

[Footnote]
This idea is roughly based on the work of the 19th-century Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto and is also known as the Pareto principle. It involves the observation that often 80 percent of the results come from about 20 percent of the effort. It has been applied to many things, but here is a simple example: When a carpet is vacuumed, about 80 percent of the dirt picked up is likely from 20 percent of the carpet, namely, the high-traffic areas.

[Alexa]

I just seen this principle in a site brother trottigy

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[MizPeg]

Steve Harvey, comedian, TV personality, daytime talk show host featured a book on one of his shows. Essentialism. sounds  as though this my be a spin off?

 

[dove]

It's been said that you wear 20% of your clothes 80% of the time.

[timpin]

12 hours ago, trottigy said:

even here on JWTalk.

80/20 keeps you busy, eh         ...   btw, 80 moving to Vegas   

[trottigy]

On 11/17/2016 at 6:19 AM, morningdove said:

It's been said that you wear 20% of your clothes 80% of the time.

I bet that's true. So, do we have too many clothes? Shoes?

 

[Qapla]

Does this mean a clean-shaven man spend 80% of his grooming time removing 20% of his hair on a regular basis?

[timpin]

On 11/17/2016 at 9:19 AM, morningdove said:

It's been said that you wear 20% of your clothes 80% of the time.

hope not           http://www.target.com/c/underwear-undershirts-men-s-clothing/-/N-4vr7vZ4y41rZ4yk83?Nao=0&sortBy=bestselling#sn-50941202 

Edited November 19, 2016 by timpin

[Qapla]

On 11/17/2016 at 9:19 AM, morningdove said:

It's been said that you wear 20% of your clothes 80% of the time.

When it comes to my work clothes - since I go through about 3 shirts a day, I know I do not have 75 work shirts - so I do not wear 20% of those shirts 80% of the time.

 

Now, it may hold true that I do wear them 80% of the time ....

[trottigy]

1 hour ago, Qapla said:

When it comes to my work clothes - since I go through about 3 shirts a day, I know I do not have 75 work shirts - so I do not wear 20% of those shirts 80% of the time.

 

Now, it may hold true that I do wear them 80% of the time ....

You only own work clothes?  

[pnutts]

20 hours ago, trottigy said:

You only own work clothes?  

Maybe he only wears them when he goes out.  If his work clothes are suits - then the other 20% maybe he's in his skivvies at home.

[Qapla]

I did say "when it comes to my work clothes" in that post ....

 

Now, as for the meeting clothes, since I only have ONE suit, I wear that 100% of the time for times when I must wear a suit (I do have several shirts in various colors/shades)

[Hope]

18 hours ago, Qapla said:

I did say "when it comes to my work clothes" in that post ....

 

Now, as for the meeting clothes, since I only have ONE suit, I wear that 100% of the time for times when I must wear a suit (I do have several shirts in various colors/shades)

  What do you wear when that suit needs to be cleaned??  Don't you wear a suit to each meeting?

 

My son has at least six suits.  

[Tortuga]

18 hours ago, Qapla said:

Now, as for the meeting clothes, since I only have ONE suit, I wear that 100% of the time for times when I must wear a suit (I do have several shirts in various colors/shades)

Is that your birthday suit?

[Qapla]

 

50 minutes ago, Hope said:

What do you wear when that suit needs to be cleaned??  Don't you wear a suit to each meeting?

 

I can wash the pants any time I need to. I can have the coat cleaned while I am wearing my work clothes.

 

Since I am trying to lose weight I do not want to buy additional suits that will not continue to fit me.

[Hope]

Ah.  Adam's suits are all dry-clean-only (pants and jackets).

[MizPeg]

Have any of you tried the product, Dryel? It is a product used for those clothes that cannot be subjected to a soap and water assault.  

The clothing is placed in a special bag, meant just for the Dryel process, along with a cloth that comes in the kit. You toss the bag in a dryer for 30 minutes, and remove immediately, then hang the clothing items on suitable hangars.

They smell so good! I have never worn dry-cleaned items, because I believe the chemicals that are used, would leave a residue, harmful to you, and your lungs.

[ChrisC]

The 80/20 rule. Is that the one where you can eat food that has been on the floor for less than 20 seconds as long as you accept the 80% probability of being ill later?

[Tortuga]

18 minutes ago, ChrisTheConfused said:

The 80/20 rule. Is that the one where you can eat food that has been on the floor for less than 20 seconds as long as you accept the 80% probability of being ill later?

Are you 80% sick 20% of the time or 20% sick 80% of the time?

[And_Ray]

The 80/20 rule. Is that the one where you can eat food that has been on the floor for less than 20 seconds as long as you accept the 80% probability of being ill later?

No no, the 5 second rule applies to food that has been on the floor. As long as it's been less than 5 seconds on the floor, you can safely eat it

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[ChrisC]

5 hours ago, And_Ray said:

No no, the 5 second rule applies to food that has been on the floor. As long as it's been less than 5 seconds on the floor, you can safely eat it

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If the clocks go back during the 5 second window is it safe for an extra hour?

[And_Ray]

41 minutes ago, ChrisTheConfused said:

If the clocks go back during the 5 second window is it safe for an extra hour?

ummm that's a good question. I don't think so, no. The 5 seconds timeframe is not relative to the clock, instead it's absolute to the time of the food touching ground. Does this make sense?

[minister159]

https://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/awake-no6-2016-december/byssus-of-marine-mussel/

 

Not sure if this is applicable to the OP, but it's a good example of the 80/20 rule in nature.