Living The 80/20 Way: Work Less, Worry Less, Succeed More, Enjoy More

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Summary: A life enhancing experience
Review: Another superb life style manual from the aclaimed author, savant and polymath Richard Koch. Big Rich, as he is known down at the gymn, has once again trounced the opposition with the definitive guide to how life should be led. Drawing on his own extensive experience of marriage and child rearing, Richard takes us step by step through the arcane skills of optimizing our effectiveness and making every second count.
A gripping read: I couldn't put it down.

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Summary: Less is More!
Review: Koch strikes again. Back expounding more recipes for successful living, Koch explores how's Pareto's 80:20 principle can be applied to simplify the complexities of modern life....and get more out of it.
Koch's style is as pithy & engaging as ever....this book is an easy read, but its ideas resonate true.
Common sense, yes....but does it work...you bet ya!

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Summary: Be more happy with less effort
Review: The idea behind the book is that less is more. Koch says that we can be happier and more effective if we do less, but think very carefully before we spend any energy. It's a very simple idea and I thought at first that it was a statement of the obvious. But the stories and examples make the idea come alive in a way that I've never seen before. I think this is a great little book and well worth reading.


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Summary: Change your life
Review: This book tells you how to be relaxed and successful at the same time. For someone like me who works extremely hard, it was a revelation. Of course, I knew that hard work brings diminishing returns. But there are so many good ideas and real life examples here that it has made me think about my life rather differently. I'd recommend the book to anyone who wants to be happier and more successful at the same time ... which I guess is most of us!





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Summary: Living the 80/20 way
Review: This is not just a business book, it offers a whole new approach to getting on and succeeding in all spheres of life in the 21st Century - from bringing up a happy family to coping with the pressures of a heavy workload. A quite remarkable read. Mr Koch should be on television.

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Summary: Great Book
Review: When we honestly look at how we spend our time, most of it is put to trivial uses, but if fully implemented the 80/20 principle would create a revolution in our work and lives.

When Richard Koch put out "The 80/20 Principle" in 1998 it was classified as a business book, but it was the section which applied the principle to personal life that made it such a big hit. The book made such an impact on me that I included it in a list of the key works in the personal development literature, along with the likes of Stephen Covey, Dale Carnegie, Norman Vincent Peale and Anthony Robbins. This list became "50 Self-Help Classics". I haven't regretted it.

True to his own principle of expanding on what works, the author has elaborated on the principle in subsequent books, but I personally do not tire of coming back to the 80/20 principle. Who COULD tire of a natural law? 'Living The 80/20 Way' is written in Koch's usual enjoyable style and is a superb place to start in understanding the principle. It won't take you long to read but may literally change your life. Highly recommended.

Tom Butler-Bowdon, author of "50 Self-Help Classics" (2003) and "50 Success Classics" (2004)