There is a saying: time is the fairest, giving everyone 24 hours a day, no more and no less. Everyone's time and energy are limited, and some things take a long time and put a lot of energy into doing them, but the results may not be ideal.
We all want to do more with the least amount of time and energy, and for this, we need to master the "28 rule" so that things can be done simply and efficiently.
What is the "Rule of Twenty-Eight"?
The "Rule of 28", also known as the 80 20 rule, or Pareto's law, was discovered by the Italian economist Pareto and named after him.
The specific content of this law is that in any group of things, the most important is only a small part of it, about 20%, and the remaining 80%, although the majority, is secondary.
In daily life and work, high-performance people spend 80% of their energy on 20% of important things, and the rest of their energy is spent on 80% of unimportant things, often achieving twice the result with half the effort.
The specific ways to master the "Twenty-Eight Rule" are:
1. Make a list of the most important and urgent things every day and give priority to them
It is important to distinguish between important and urgent things, which usually account for 20%, but can bring 80% of the value, and require a lot of time and effort to complete as soon as possible.
The rest can be done in fragmented time, or replaced by someone else, so that more can be done in a limited time.
2. Don't waste a lot of energy and time on low-value things
What are the low-value things?
For example: things that don't concern you, routine meetings, formality of work, things you don't like or are not good at, etc.
The value and rewards brought by low-value things are limited, and even if you spend 80% of your time and energy on low-value things, it will not bring much return, but will consume yourself.
After doing the above two points, you will find that you can also be busy and deal with some things without chaos, so that you have a clear plan and goals for your life and work, and become more efficient.