Set impossible to meet deadlines

Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion. Parkinson’s Law
Because having few time helps us to use it and organize it more efficiently.
You don’t believe me? Ok. Answer the following question honestly: During which phase of a project do you achieve most of work? If your answer is “on the early [...]

80/20 principle and relationships

80/20 principle can also be applied to a field where numbers are generally not applied…like relationships.
Yes, relationships area is all about emotions and feelings but I am going to show you 80/20 rule may help you in this domain also.
Review your social circle
As usual with the 80/20 principle we are going to make a rough [...]

Focus on what you can control…ignore the rest

Some time ago I realized something that changed my life : I cannot control everything.
I used to like to control every part of  my life. I mean I needed to control every situation, every given moment, even control people (bouhouh)… Basically I leave nothing to chance, I prepare for every meeting, every trip, every second. [...]

Transform your dreams into actions

Having dreams is good. But knowing how to make them true is still better. Too often dreams are unrealistic projects into a corner of our brain. Transform your dreams into actionable items can help your to become what your really want.
Having dreams vs having goals
I don’t know if there is a big difference between goals [...]

Simple is beautiful

Keeping my life simple helps me to calm down my mind and focus on my goals. Some people like to be busy and overwhelmed, they think they exist. Unlike them I truly believe that simplifying my life allows me to see well and make better decision.
Here is how I avoid complexity and enjoy my life.
Why [...]

How I became an email ninja

Living the 80/20 way means be more efficient and effective perfoming tasks. One activity I used to waste a lot of time is email management.
These are the rules I encourage myself to follow in order to not be overwhelmed by emails.
Step 1 : Use Gmail
Gmail is THE service provided by Google you cannot ignored…after research [...]

Improve your memory, learning skill and planning using mind maps.

Mind map is a amazing tool I do use everyday to plan, learn or solve problems. They use the wonderful power of your brain to help you think.

How is related with 80/20 principle? Because few keywords, lines and drawings will make you remember or think about a huge amount of information. Let’s go further…

Save money applying the 80/20 principle - Introduction

If you are reading Unbalanced Man blog I’m pretty sure you face personal finance issue. Almost everybody does. (Although I’d like to have no money concern).
In this series I will share tips on how to apply the 80/20 rule to save money daily. I don’t pretend to know everything in this topic but I will [...]

How to become an expert

I’m gonna give away a secret: You are already an expert in a bunch of areas. Feel free to think the opposite but check this post out, you may change your mind.
What is an expert?
According to Wiktionary an expert is
A person with extensive knowledge or ability in a given subject
OK…but what does extensive mean? Does [...]

80/20 thinking

In his book, The 80/20 principle, Richard Koch shows there is two ways to understand and live THE rule: the 80/20 analysis and the 80/20 thinking.
On one hand the 80/20 analysis is a kind of scientific approach, you collect data, analyze them and try to find a 80/20 relationship between two different set of data. [...]