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  • The 80/20 Principle

  • The Secret to Success by Achieving More with Less
  • By: Richard Koch
  • Narrated by: Richard Koch
  • Length: 6 hrs and 47 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (305 ratings)

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The 80/20 Principle

By: Richard Koch
Narrated by: Richard Koch
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Publisher's Summary

Secrets of the 80/20 Principle revealed!

Find your "critical 20%" and transform your time - and life - forever! The 80/20 principle - also known as the Pareto principle - is the well-verified observation that in business, economics, and life generally, about 80 percent of all results flow from a mere 20 percent of our efforts. In this thought-provoking and highly informative program, Richard Koch unveils the secrets to how this mysterious but practical principle actually works... how it is affecting your life right now... and how you can start using it to your advantage. You'll learn:

  • How to identify the critical 20% in every area of your life
  • How to give up the guilt of not working as hard as you think you're supposed to
  • Why "time management" is a counter-productive fallacy
  • The six things successful 80/20 practitioners do differently than you
  • How to make the 80/20 Principle work for you in your job, even when you don't have total control over your time
  • What the 80/20 Principle can teach you about who to hire
  • How to avoid dooming yourself to life as a wage slave
  • How the 80/20 principle can multiply your money
  • And much more!

The unspoken corollary of the 80/20 principle is that little of what you spend your time on actually enriches your life. But by concentrating instead on the few things that do matter, you can unlock the enormous potential of the critical 20 percent and multiply your happiness and fulfillment. When you learn how to systematically apply the 80/20 principle, you will finally have the power to transcend the pressures of modern life: to become more successful and to enjoy more leisure, serenity, and great relationships with friends and loved ones.

©2003 Richard Koch (P)2003 Nightingale Conant

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Avoid this audio book!

This audio book was preformed horrifically!

It was very dull and there are better explanations on the 80/20 principle out there on the internet.

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Practices the opposite of what it preaches

mind numbing filling techniques are used throughout to beef up the content. It was so bad I couldn't skip through to locate the useful 20% and just gave up.

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80% Waffle / 20% Principle

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

Eliminate the waffle and repetition.

What was most disappointing about Richard Koch’s story?

Waffle and repetition.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

Waffle and repetition.

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from The 80/20 Principle?

None. But I would reduce each chapter to the 20% that contained the useful information.

Any additional comments?

Not as bad as Michael E. Gerber.

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80/20 Principle

Extremely poor presentation of a very important subject. I'm sorry, but the narrator was painfully boring. This is by far the worst audio book I have listened to. It was an endurance.

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Great read

A bit slow at first but stick with the book - the last 20% is the best 😁

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amazing!!!! this is a must read

loooved it. life changing, gets you thinking and re-evaluating your life. thank you!! thank you!!

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80% fluff. 20% content

Very repetitive with little factual content. Theory itself is good but poor execution.
Save yourself 100% of your time and pick something else.

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Great Learnings but Repetitive

Overall, a good book helps to bring the focus on quality over quantity. Achieving more by doing less, work, personal, and overall happiness. It's worth a read a bit repetitive and the core message.

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Essential book

This is the second time I’ve read this book and much like the first time I read it whilst on a long drive in my car. I intend to sit down with a notebook and read it again, so I can really focus on doing the activities properly. This book is an essential book in my personal and professional development tool kit.

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Wish I had read earlier

A lifetime of learning the hard way, summarised into an easy read. I fully appreciate how comprehensively this principle has been applied and covered this book, not just focusing on financial gain but also quality of life and happiness. I will add this book to my must read life advice collection for my children and friends.

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