Current：Home > StocksPutting the 80/20 rule to the test-VaTradeCoin
Putting the 80/20 rule to the test
View
Date：2025-01-07 13:58:47
A favorite of productivity hackers, the Pareto Principle, aka the 80/20 rule, has taken on a life of its own since it was first observed by an Italian economist over a century ago. The concept states that a small number of causes generates a large number of outcomes. Today on the show, the origins of the Pareto Principle, why marketing and business-types love it, and whether it holds up under scrutiny.
For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.
Music by Drop Electric. Find us: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Newsletter.
veryGood！ (9)
Related
- Jerry Jones lashes out at question about sun's glare at AT&T Stadium after Cowboys' loss
- Police release name of man accused of ramming vehicle into front gate of FBI Atlanta office
- Hunter Biden's motions to dismiss tax charges all denied by judge
- From chips to pizza and beer, brands look to cash in on rare solar eclipse
- MLS Star Marco Angulo Dead at 22 One Month After Car Crash
- Here's why we're pausing Save Our Shows poll for 2024
- Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson is scheduled for July 20. But fight still must be approved
- With some laughs, some stories, some tears, Don Winslow begins what he calls his final book tour
- Georgia's humbling loss to Mississippi leads college football winners and losers for Week 11
- Massive 6-alarm fire in East Boston kills 1, sends 6 to hospitals including firefighter
Ranking
- Love Is Blind’s Chelsea Blackwell Reacts to Megan Fox’s Baby News
- George Carlin estate settles with podcasters over fake comedy special purportedly generated by AI
- Jurors to begin deliberating in case against former DEA agent accused of taking bribes from Mafia
- North Carolina redistricting attorney who fell short in federal confirmation fight dies at 69
- Isiah Pacheco injury updates: When will Chiefs RB return?
- Florida takes recreational marijuana to the polls: What to know
- AP Was There: A 1974 tornado in Xenia, Ohio, kills 32 and levels half the city
- LSU’s Angel Reese Tears Up While Detailing Death Threats During Post-Game Conference
Recommendation
Diamond Sports Group will offer single-game pricing to stream NBA and NHL games starting next month
Nicole Richie Calls Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden's Baby Boy the Absolute Cutest
California Leads the Nation in Emissions of a Climate Super-Pollutant, Study Finds
California enters spring with vital snowpack above average for a second year
Kirk Herbstreit berates LSU fans throwing trash vs Alabama: 'Enough is enough, clowns'
Oklahoma court considers whether to allow the US’ first publicly funded Catholic school
Whatever's making sawfish spin and die in Florida waters doesn't seem to be impacting people, marine lab head says
Bezos Bunker: Amazon founder buys third property in Florida's wealthy hideaway, reports say