don't comply.Goes against the doctrine that the customer is always right,but some people just aren't worth the trouble they cause. 13.Hard Drive Sort through your computer documents,comparing the last modified date for various major folders.Create a separate folder system where you can move these rarely used files.This will eliminate your computer clutter and make it far easier and faster to find the stuff you actually use. 14.Desktop Same thing as the hard-drive,but I do it every week or two.Just go through your desktop and delete any short-cuts or move documents that haven't been used in the last two weeks.You don't have to completely eliminate everything,but it will make your desktop a more efficient workspace. 15.Applications -Go through all your computer applications.Figure out which ones are distracting and are either rarely used or contribute little value.Uninstall those.If this seems like too much work,a complete computer reformat can get rid of the trash. 16.Home Appliances Determine which appliances cause the most frustration,stress and break down the most.Once you've done this you have three options:learn to use the tool better to understand it and prevent stress,buy a new one or find a substitute that is less damage prone.Save yourself the headache and 80/20 your lawnmower. 17.Budget Calculate all your discretionary expenses (after taxes, food and necessities).Now compare the money value of each expense with the utility of the purchase.If you wanted to compare different entertainment items in your budget,you could value each expense on the pleasure it brought you.If you wanted to compare different investments or tools you could compare return rates or productivity gained. 18.Blogging -Classify the types of posts you write into different categories.I've done this grouping by,post length,subject, format,style,images,etc.Multiply each by the amount of time to write each type of post.Then compare that data to your estimate of traffic gained from each.Use this as a guide for future writing. 19.Habits -Figure out which behaviors (or lack thereof)contribute the most to your life.Exercise?Rising Early?Family Dinners?Use this as a basis for making new habits. 20.Goals -It doesn't matter whether you have them written down or just in your head.Look at all your goals and compare the resources required to accomplish each (time,money,energy,etc.)with the benefits gained.Benefits could be physical rewards,purposeful work or emotional quality.Pursue the goals with the highest value. Do you have any unique uses of the 80/20 Rule?don’t comply. Goes against the doctrine that the customer is always right, but some people just aren’t worth the trouble they cause. 13.Hard Drive – Sort through your computer documents, comparing the last modified date for various major folders. Create a separate folder system where you can move these rarely used files. This will eliminate your computer clutter and make it far easier and faster to find the stuff you actually use. 14.Desktop – Same thing as the hard-drive, but I do it every week or two. Just go through your desktop and delete any short-cuts or move documents that haven’t been used in the last two weeks. You don’t have to completely eliminate everything, but it will make your desktop a more efficient workspace. 15.Applications - Go through all your computer applications. Figure out which ones are distracting and are either rarely used or contribute little value. Uninstall those. If this seems like too much work, a complete computer reformat can get rid of the trash. 16.Home Appliances – Determine which appliances cause the most frustration, stress and break down the most. Once you’ve done this you have three options: learn to use the tool better to understand it and prevent stress, buy a new one or find a substitute that is less damage prone. Save yourself the headache and 80/20 your lawnmower. 17.Budget – Calculate all your discretionary expenses (after taxes, food and necessities). Now compare the money value of each expense with the utility of the purchase. If you wanted to compare different entertainment items in your budget, you could value each expense on the pleasure it brought you. If you wanted to compare different investments or tools you could compare return rates or productivity gained. 18.Blogging – Classify the types of posts you write into different categories. I’ve done this grouping by, post length, subject, format, style, images, etc. Multiply each by the amount of time to write each type of post. Then compare that data to your estimate of traffic gained from each. Use this as a guide for future writing. 19.Habits - Figure out which behaviors (or lack thereof) contribute the most to your life. Exercise? Rising Early? Family Dinners? Use this as a basis for making new habits. 20.Goals - It doesn’t matter whether you have them written down or just in your head. Look at all your goals and compare the resources required to accomplish each (time, money, energy, etc.) with the benefits gained. Benefits could be physical rewards, purposeful work or emotional quality. Pursue the goals with the highest value. Do you have any unique uses of the 80/20 Rule?