Re: pareto principle, I've never actually looked at what the principle means. "80% of the consequences come from 20% of the causes" is quite useful, as I understand it it means "don't assume that causes of consequences are randomly distributed".
I think I see it often misunderstood the way I misunderstood (/misunderstand?) it: "As with most things, there is the 80/20 rule (Pareto again), exceptions are sometimes warranted in important situations." this sentence just says "you should stick to the rule about 80% of the time"
Re: advice, thanks for taking the time! I hadn't considered research, but luckily I already agree with 3) :P
Re: pareto principle, I've never actually looked at what the principle means. "80% of the consequences come from 20% of the causes" is quite useful, as I understand it it means "don't assume that causes of consequences are randomly distributed".
I think I see it often misunderstood the way I misunderstood (/misunderstand?) it: "As with most things, there is the 80/20 rule (Pareto again), exceptions are sometimes warranted in important situations." this sentence just says "you should stick to the rule about 80% of the time"
Re: advice, thanks for taking the time! I hadn't considered research, but luckily I already agree with 3) :P