# Pareto‘s Principle Relative to getting things done. # Links [[Getting Things Done Diagram]] --- # References [https://betterexplained.com/articles/understanding-the-pareto-principle-the-8020-rule/](https://betterexplained.com/articles/understanding-the-pareto-principle-the-8020-rule/) Originally, the Pareto Principle referred to the observation that 80% of Italy’s wealth belonged to only 20% of the population. More generally, the Pareto Principle is the observation (not law) that **most things in life are not distributed evenly**. It can mean all of the following things: - 20% of the input creates 80% of the result - 20% of the workers produce 80% of the result - 20% of the customers create 80% of the revenue - 20% of the bugs cause 80% of the crashes - 20% of the features cause 80% of the usage - And on and on…