Maxim SharshunJul 8, 2026 – 5.00amI’ve always felt that the 80:20 principle is overrated. Working 70-hour weeks on intense strategy consulting gigs, I wondered why I was getting smashed despite religiously focusing on the proverbial top 20 per cent of causes that drive 80 per cent of effects. My natural laziness helped me realise that the principle needs a tweak, which makes it 20-times more powerful.Let’s think about it as effort (input) versus value (output).Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles