80/20 Daily: Your Day-by-Day Guide to Happier, Healthier, Wealthier, and More Successful Living Using the 80/20 Principle

Koch (The 80/20 Principle) has written several books related to the concept of the 80/20 rule, which hypothesizes that 80 percent of results flow from 20 percent of causes. In this book, he provides readers with daily guidance for applying this principle. The book’s 365 reflections are categorized into chapters that cover topics like time management, maintaining happiness and optimism, practicing kindness, nurturing creativity, coping with stress, deepening friendships, taking risks, making important decisions, and finding meaning in life. Koch also explores the phenomenon of networks and the benefits of participating in them. He encourages readers to think less hierarchically, become “life entrepreneurs,” and recognize the difference between luck and fortune. The book underscores the fact that life is not always fair and the importance of recognizing this unfairness. Koch also encourages readers to practice the “intelligent laziness” model: most high achievers are rarely workaholics; instead, they embrace the notion of “brilliant indolence.” The volume includes a helpful list of references.