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.

Most of us don't work out what we want. And most of us end up with lopsided lives as a result.

80% of the results come from 20% of the causes. A few things are important; most are not.

Conventional wisdom is not to put all of your eggs in one basket. 80/20 wisdom is to choose a basket carefully, load all your eggs into it, and then watch it like a hawk.

Celebrate exceptional productivity, rather than raise average efforts.

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 few things that work fantastically well should be identified, cultivated, nurtured, and multiplied.