# The 80/20 Principle

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**Created:** [May 6, 2004, 12:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-80-20-principle/50747 "2004-05-06T00:51:37Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 6, 2004, 12:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-80-20-principle/50747/1 "2004-05-06T00:51:37Z")

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This is something we have been studying in my negotion/conflict resolution class. Is anybody familiar with it?

Basically it states that out of 100% of effort put forth, 20% of the effort leads to 80% of the outcome.

This seems to apply to many many different things:  
20% of your carpet gets 80% of the wear.  
20% of the population holds 80% of the wealth.  
The list goes on and on.

Several books have been written about this theory, it’s pretty intersting I think.