80/20 Productivity

On 80-20 Book Breakdowns, Anthony Sanni unpacks carefully curated ideas from select books with the goal of getting at the vital few (80-20) concepts that can be used to enhance fulfillment, productivity and overall well-being.

This episode is part 1 of 2 episodes of a deep dive into select ideas and insights from Greg McKeown's book--Effortless: Make It Easier to Do What Matters.

In it I explore key ideas and insights with an aim to making them real and practical tools for helping you do more by doing less.

Some of the main points:

·       It is not enough to be efficient, but to be efficient at the right things

·       Why playing and work should go together

·       The magic ingredient that makes routines and habits more effortless

·       Discover what is even better than streamlining and empowering steps in a process.

Notes and References

·1. Greg McKeown’s first book: Essentialism

2. This current book: Effortless

3. Efficiency and effectiveness quote is attributed to Peter Drucker.

4. Anthony’s Book: The Law of The Vital Few

5. Gary Vaynerchuk’s Video

It is so easy to get carried away and to live day-to-day without a conscious approach to living according to the 80/20 principle.

And while we often think about 80/20 in terms of finances or business or career, we explore the less-talked about and more personal dimension of applying 80/20.

At the end of the day, we can only truly control our will. And what we do with that can make all the difference.

In this maiden voyage episode, your host - author, coach, consultant and productivity nerd Anthony Sanni, provides an introduction to the podcast.

The episode covers a short summary of the 80/20 principle and how it can drive productivity and fulfillment.

The episode also covers the motivation for starting the podcast, the kind of content you can expect as well as format of the show.

Notes and References

Pareto Principle: Cours d’Économie Politique Professé al’Université de Lausanne. Vol. I, 1896; Vol. II, 1897.

Imbalance of usage of words on languages: The Science of Accelerated Learning: Advanced Strategies for Quicker Comprehension, Greater Retention, and Systematic Expertise.

Imbalance of contribution to the internet: Article by Nielsen Norman, The 90-9-1 Rule for Participation Inequality in Social Media and Online Communities

Search engine results reference: Global market share of search engines 2010-2021 Published by Joseph Johnson covering internet use, cybercrime, digital privacy, and online search Jul 8, 2021. This report actually puts Google’s share at greater than the number quoted in the episode further highlighting the imbalance of market share.