There certainly is a right way to apply it. No where does that rule say the last 20 percent of reward takes 80 percent of the effort. That's grossly mischaracterizing the rule.

> no where

https://www.google.com/search?client=ms-android-verizon&ei=C...

From the first link:

> 80% of effects come from 20% of causes and 80% of results come from 20% of effort.

that's precisely what I am saying and exactly the opposite of what the gp said.

the actual principle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareto_principle