The 80/20 Rule
A song about the Pareto Principle - how 20% of efforts create 80% of results
Noah's spelling test had fifty words — He cried, "I'll never learn this list!" Sister sat down with a pencil: "Ten of these are the hard ones. Start with those."
Eighty-twenty! Eighty-twenty! A small bunch carries most of the load — Eighty-twenty! Eighty-twenty! Ten hard words win the whole show!
In a garden full of weeds — Some are huge, most are small. Pull the five biggest first — Eighty percent of the mess, gone!
Eighty-twenty! Eighty-twenty! A small bunch carries most of the load — Eighty-twenty! Eighty-twenty! Five big weeds win the whole show!
When you clean your room, ask which — Bed and floor, or every speck? Bed and floor get most of the look — Specks can wait till week-three.
Find the few that pull the rest — Five spelling words, five garden weeds, Make the bed, sweep the floor — The rest of the list can stand in line.
Eighty-twenty! Eighty-twenty! A small bunch carries most of the load — Eighty-twenty! Eighty-twenty! Five small things win the whole show!
Eighty-twenty (find the five!), Eighty-twenty (then dive in!), A small bunch carries most of the load — Five right moves win the whole show!