Are You Using the 80/20 Rule To be More Productive?
You probably heard of the 80/20 rule. It’s the mathematical equation that 20 percent of your efforts bring in 80 of your results.
But if you know this rule already are you using it?
For example if you’ve spent 80 hours at your computer this week only 20% of those hours are going to bring home the best results.
Frightening right? Nobody would intentionally waste that much time but it happening to you right now today.
So, make today the day you’re “Gonna trim the fat” and get rid of that wasted effort.
What you need to do is focus on the 20% that’s bringing home the bacon and stop doing those things that are less productive.
How?
By becoming more focused in you do…
Stop visiting forums unless its research or you genuinely have a problem and need help. Other than that avoid forums, it’s very easy to lose a couple of hours reading and replying to posts. If you need to visit a forum give yourself a time limit of how long you’re going to stay and then when its time up, get out of there!
Avoid the temptation to check your e-mail every few minutes and check out the latest promotions. (The world ain’t gonna end if you don’t buy the next big thing.)
Make a pact with yourself you’ll only read e-mail after you’ve done something productive. Then do a quick scan of the e-mail headlines and pick which ones to read. (Be choosy with what you read)
Pay attention to you web stats. Where is your web site traffic coming from articles/ pay per click / search engines?
Find out where you’re getting the best results and focus on that only forget the rest.
Are you wasting time on a project or website that’s just taking up your time and bringing in results?
Sometimes we can get attached to a particular project emotionally and it can be hard to let it go. But you need to think cold and clinically it hasn’t made any money yet and you’ve given it a fair chance move on and focus on where you are making money. (That is if you are working online to make money?
If it’s a hobby stick with it but don’t let it distract you from what you need to be doing.
These are only a few suggestions; you may find you’re wasting time in other areas than what I suggested. It differs from person to person in that my 20% may be different than your 20%.
But by working and constantly remembering the 80/20 rule you’ll start to reap the benefits in more time to spend with your loved ones enjoying life and a more profitable business. Plus with the extra time you can now work on more projects/ideas that you thought you didn’t have time to do.
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