Deep dives into the science, art and practice of doing more by doing less.


This podcast takes you on an exploration of the The Law of The Vital Few, also known as the 80/20 Principle which states that 80% of results we get come from only 20% of our efforts. On the show we explore the many ways this principle can be applied to achieve more success and fulfillment in life, career and business… all while doing less.


Ep-016: Price’s Law and how 80/20 plays into group productivity
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Ep-016: Price’s Law and how 80/20 plays into group productivity

If you are part of a team—in your job or business—then it might interest you to know about Price’s Law. This law states that 50% of productivity in a group is produced by the square root of the number people in the group.

In 80/20 terms, most of the value in a group (or even company or industry) is produced by a relatively small number of people in the group.

In this episode, explore Price’s law—what it is, how it plays out and how to apply it to your own life for max results.

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Ep-014: Force concentration, picking your battles, and how to win a battle against a bigger, more powerful enemy.
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Ep-014: Force concentration, picking your battles, and how to win a battle against a bigger, more powerful enemy.

If you are like me, you also have limited resources at your disposal. But often it feels like you are trying to achieve more than you have resources to assign—perhaps against difficult odds.

Force concentration is one of the most central concepts in an 80/20 approach to life, work and doing more by doing less. It is a strategy that armies, naval fleets and even camera companies have used to win impossible battles against bigger, stronger enemies and competitors.

In this episode, I unpack the strategy of force concentration and how we can use it in our personal lives.

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Ep-012: Implementation Intentions—The goal achievement game changer and why just having goals is not enough
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Ep-012: Implementation Intentions—The goal achievement game changer and why just having goals is not enough

Setting goals—also known as goal intentions—is simply not enough! What makes the real difference? That’s what this episode is about.

Through a combination of scientific research, personal experience and common-sense practicality, I explore Implementations Intentions and how they can help you go beyond goal intention to goal attainment. See timestamps below for some of the highlights.

Hope it helps.

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Ep-009: On Zipf’s Law of Least Effort and virtuous laziness
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Ep-009: On Zipf’s Law of Least Effort and virtuous laziness

Should you be lazy? The answer might surprise you.

We often hear the advice to ‘work hard’. When we have difficulties, well-meaning people advise us to bear down, buckle-up or lean in and ‘work harder’.

But in this episode, we take a closer a look at this piece of advice in the light of the 80/20 principle. Specifically, I’ll introduce or reintroduce you to Zipf’s Law of least effort and how it can help you do more by doing less.

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Ep-006: 80-20 Productivity Hack—The humble but powerful to-do list. The what, why, how and how NOT of using this elegant productivity tool
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Ep-006: 80-20 Productivity Hack—The humble but powerful to-do list. The what, why, how and how NOT of using this elegant productivity tool

Do you use to-do lists? If you don't, you should. They seem simple, but running under the hood is a strong engine to turbo-charge your productivity.

If you already use to-do lists, this episode with increase your confidence in using them because you will understand why and how they work as well as give you some ideas to make your to-do-listing more effective.

But what is a to-do list? Why does it work so well? And, more importantly, how do you use them correctly—especially in the 80 20 way—to boost your productivity?

All that and more on this episode of 80 20 Productivity.

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Ep-004: 80-20 Book Breakdown—Effortless by Greg McKeown (Part II)
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Ep-004: 80-20 Book Breakdown—Effortless by Greg McKeown (Part II)

This episode is part 2 of 2 episodes of a deep dive into select ideas and insights from Greg McKeown's book--Effortless: Make It Easier to Do What Matters.

In it we explore key ideas and insights with an aim to making them real and practical tools for helping you do more by doing less.

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Ep-003: 80-20 Book Breakdown—Effortless by Greg McKeown (Part I)
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Ep-003: 80-20 Book Breakdown—Effortless by Greg McKeown (Part I)

This episode is part 1 of 2 episodes of a deep dive into select ideas and insights from Greg McKeown's book--Effortless: Make It Easier to Do What Matters.

In it we explore key ideas and insights with an aim to making them real and practical tools for helping you do more by doing less.

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