If memory serves and stories told are factual, I believe 3M was one of the original architects of this spend a portion of your time (might have been "only" 15% for them though) on your own thing mantra. The oft told story (hopefully beyond urban myth) is that the introduction of their sticky notes came from this with two different people/groups working this way on things that ended up being combined to release the ultimate final product. Cheers to all companies who allow those who do to engineer that which can be and ends up being done.
The 80-20 rule, also known as the Pareto Principle, is a familiar saying that asserts that 80% of outcomes (or outputs) result from 20% of all causes (or inputs) for any given event.
In business, a goal of the 80-20 rule is to identify inputs that are potentially the most productive and make them the priority. For instance, once managers identify factors that are critical to their company's success, they should give those factors the most focus.
Although the 80-20 rule is frequently used in business and economics, you can apply the concept to any field. Wealth distribution, personal finance, spending habits, and even infidelity in personal relationships can all be the subject of the 80-20 rule. Nature revolves around this rule.
I have a slightly different experience because I am retired. I spend 20%, really probably closer to 5%, of my time staying organized. For example updating my PC and my software applications, finding ways to make my computer more efficient, arranging photo files in a more orderly fashion, etc.
If memory serves and stories told are factual, I believe 3M was one of the original architects of this spend a portion of your time (might have been "only" 15% for them though) on your own thing mantra. The oft told story (hopefully beyond urban myth) is that the introduction of their sticky notes came from this with two different people/groups working this way on things that ended up being combined to release the ultimate final product. Cheers to all companies who allow those who do to engineer that which can be and ends up being done.
Your memory is firing on all cylinders! Here is the origination story:
https://www.thoughtco.com/history-of-post-it-note-1992326
The 80-20 rule, also known as the Pareto Principle, is a familiar saying that asserts that 80% of outcomes (or outputs) result from 20% of all causes (or inputs) for any given event.
In business, a goal of the 80-20 rule is to identify inputs that are potentially the most productive and make them the priority. For instance, once managers identify factors that are critical to their company's success, they should give those factors the most focus.
Although the 80-20 rule is frequently used in business and economics, you can apply the concept to any field. Wealth distribution, personal finance, spending habits, and even infidelity in personal relationships can all be the subject of the 80-20 rule. Nature revolves around this rule.
I have a slightly different experience because I am retired. I spend 20%, really probably closer to 5%, of my time staying organized. For example updating my PC and my software applications, finding ways to make my computer more efficient, arranging photo files in a more orderly fashion, etc.
Still percolating on yesterday’s Love of Your Life Substack as I sit here looking at Milam’s picture. He’s missed every day.