If we did realize the difference between the vital few and the trivial many in all aspects of our lives, and if we did something about it, we could multiply anything that we valued.

The key is to work out the few things that are really important, and the few methods that will give us what we really want.

I make it a personal rule never to do anything that I don't really care about. It is surprising how much this cuts out.

To be strategic is to concentrate on what is important, on those few objectives that can give us a comparative advantage, on what is important to us rather than others, and to plan and execute the resulting plan with determination and steadfastness.

If we did realize the difference between the vital few and the trivial many in all aspects of our lives, and if we did something about it, we could multiply anything that we valued.

There is no rush. If we think intelligently about what we can achieve with our time, we can be relaxed, even lazy. In fact, being lazy - having plenty of time to think - may actually be a precondition for achieving a great deal.

We tend to think of innovation as difficult, but with the creative use of The 80/20 Principle innovation can be both easy and fun!