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| Title: | Living the 80 / 20 Way | ||||
| Author: | Richard Koch is an entrepreneur and author of over a dozen books including The 80/20 Principle | ||||
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| What the book is about: | |||||
| Similar to Koch’s previous book (The 80 20 Principle) this book expands on the idea that 20% of our actions produce 80% of our results.Here we are shown that this well known business principle is just as relevant in every other area of our life. We are given plans and charts to guide us into working less whilst enjoying our life more.
Koch encourages us to be lazier in the areas that provide us the minimal (20% results) This isn’t just a book about efficiency; it’s about concentrating on the important areas of our lives. We are provided a three step plan to focus on the 20% of actions that give us the 80% of our results for each of the five areas of Self, Work & Success, Money, Relationships and the Simple Good Life. The process requires that we prioritize and then focus on one area at a time. We do not move onto the next area until we have completed the work on the first area. The main thing that we have to do to get the most out of this book is to Change our way of thinking into believing that Less is more. |
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| Would I buy this book: |
YES |
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| A great addition to the library. | |||||
| What I liked about this book: | |||||
| As you’d expect in a book that is about focusing on smarter use of our time the book is short enough not to be padded out with unnecessary information but big enough to provide a plethora of resources. I liked the focus on happiness and the practical everyday uses that this principle can be adapted to. | |||||
| What I thought could have been improved in this book: | |||||
| It might seem a little pedantic but as he used pie charts to provide pictorial clarity, it would have been more beneficial if the charts had been better labelled and printed in colour instead of grey and white. To me the idea of a graph or chart is that it summarises information and in this case the lacking in detail meant a slight lack of clarity for me. | |||||
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| http://www.fishpond.co.nz/ | |||||
| www.thenile.co.nz | |||||
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