Comments on: The 50-30-20 Rule http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/12/the-50-30-20-rule/ Personal Development for Smart People Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:00:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: 50 Tricks to Get Things Done Faster, Better, and More Easily - Lifehack.org http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/12/the-50-30-20-rule/#comment-69923 50 Tricks to Get Things Done Faster, Better, and More Easily - Lifehack.org Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:01:16 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/?p=386#comment-69923 [...] 50-30-20: Spend 50% of your working day on tasks that advance your long-term, life goals, spend 30% on tasks that advance your middle-term (2-years or so) goals, and the remaining 20% on things that affect only the next 90 days or so. [...] [...] 50-30-20: Spend 50% of your working day on tasks that advance your long-term, life goals, spend 30% on tasks that advance your middle-term (2-years or so) goals, and the remaining 20% on things that affect only the next 90 days or so. [...]

]]> By: How To Thin Out Your Next Action List http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/12/the-50-30-20-rule/#comment-65103 How To Thin Out Your Next Action List Thu, 03 Jan 2008 11:53:57 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/?p=386#comment-65103 [...] The next task was to figure out what the long-term payback on these projects were. The projects were ranked 1, 2, 3 depending on how I felt they would impact me in various time frames. This part was inspired by the article by Steve Pavlina, “The 50-30-20 Rule“. I categorized and sorted; then I moved more projects to the Someday list. The remaining projects were ones I could fully commit to. [...] [...] The next task was to figure out what the long-term payback on these projects were. The projects were ranked 1, 2, 3 depending on how I felt they would impact me in various time frames. This part was inspired by the article by Steve Pavlina, “The 50-30-20 Rule“. I categorized and sorted; then I moved more projects to the Someday list. The remaining projects were ones I could fully commit to. [...]

]]> By: The One Thing I Learned From Jerry McGuire - lifehack.org http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/12/the-50-30-20-rule/#comment-48635 The One Thing I Learned From Jerry McGuire - lifehack.org Wed, 25 Jul 2007 12:00:57 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/?p=386#comment-48635 [...] Try the 50-30-20 Rule [StevePavlina] [...] [...] Try the 50-30-20 Rule [StevePavlina] [...]

]]> By: Time Management For Internet Entrepreneurs | Virtual Entrepreneur http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/12/the-50-30-20-rule/#comment-30305 Time Management For Internet Entrepreneurs | Virtual Entrepreneur Sat, 31 Mar 2007 01:02:07 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/?p=386#comment-30305 [...] Pavlina has one approach he calls the 50-30-20 rule. It’s simple: spend 50% of your time on tasks of high importance, 30% on those of moderate importance, and the remaining 20% on the least important stuff. The key with this system is deciding just what is important and why it’s important. [...] [...] Pavlina has one approach he calls the 50-30-20 rule. It’s simple: spend 50% of your time on tasks of high importance, 30% on those of moderate importance, and the remaining 20% on the least important stuff. The key with this system is deciding just what is important and why it’s important. [...]

]]> By: Thoughts on Entrepreneurship, Business, and Success » Learning to Allocate Time Towards the Worthwhile Great Pursuits http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/12/the-50-30-20-rule/#comment-20597 Thoughts on Entrepreneurship, Business, and Success » Learning to Allocate Time Towards the Worthwhile Great Pursuits Mon, 15 Jan 2007 18:56:39 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/?p=386#comment-20597 [...] Steve Pavlina already explains the difference between urgent but immaterial tasks and highly important ones that can be put off indefinitely. There’s no sense repeating what Steve has already done so I will leave it to you to read his article for perspective and tips on avoiding falling into the trap that I describe above. I’d like to focus on the class A and B types of tasks that Steve describes, in other words the tasks that will provide a meaningful future result. Steve describes them as tasks that yield benefits over 5+ and 2 year timespans respectively. I find myself thinking of the class A tasks as Great Pursuits, and the class B tasks as mostly ones that feed back into accomplishing the Great Pursuits (why would your shorter term accomplishments not be harmonious with your longer term ones?). [...] [...] Steve Pavlina already explains the difference between urgent but immaterial tasks and highly important ones that can be put off indefinitely. There’s no sense repeating what Steve has already done so I will leave it to you to read his article for perspective and tips on avoiding falling into the trap that I describe above. I’d like to focus on the class A and B types of tasks that Steve describes, in other words the tasks that will provide a meaningful future result. Steve describes them as tasks that yield benefits over 5+ and 2 year timespans respectively. I find myself thinking of the class A tasks as Great Pursuits, and the class B tasks as mostly ones that feed back into accomplishing the Great Pursuits (why would your shorter term accomplishments not be harmonious with your longer term ones?). [...]

]]> By: How to Create an Effective Schedule @ PhilNewton.net http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/12/the-50-30-20-rule/#comment-16140 How to Create an Effective Schedule @ PhilNewton.net Wed, 04 Oct 2006 08:37:12 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/?p=386#comment-16140 [...] Although using the quadrant method of sorting tasks worked well, I think there is room for improvement. I tent to think that most tasks are important or they wouldn’t be scheduled, so it’s pointless to classify everything as a quadrant two task. One method I’d like to try out is Steve Pavlina’s 50-30-20 rule (the Pavlina Pyramid?) for sorting tasks. These segments are: [...] [...] Although using the quadrant method of sorting tasks worked well, I think there is room for improvement. I tent to think that most tasks are important or they wouldn’t be scheduled, so it’s pointless to classify everything as a quadrant two task. One method I’d like to try out is Steve Pavlina’s 50-30-20 rule (the Pavlina Pyramid?) for sorting tasks. These segments are: [...]

]]> By: Stuco Success » Blog Archive » “Personal Development for Smart People” http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/12/the-50-30-20-rule/#comment-13901 Stuco Success » Blog Archive » “Personal Development for Smart People” Thu, 22 Jun 2006 16:32:37 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/?p=386#comment-13901 [...] I found his 50/30/20 time management principle very helpful. I’ve begun to implement it in my daily planning, and I’m seeing results with it. Instead of wasting my time on tasks that have little return economically or emotionally, I’m spending more time on projects have more long term high yield pay off. [...] [...] I found his 50/30/20 time management principle very helpful. I’ve begun to implement it in my daily planning, and I’m seeing results with it. Instead of wasting my time on tasks that have little return economically or emotionally, I’m spending more time on projects have more long term high yield pay off. [...]

]]> By: Личная Эффективность » Blog Archive » Приоритеты http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/12/the-50-30-20-rule/#comment-13627 Личная Эффективность » Blog Archive » Приоритеты Wed, 14 Jun 2006 20:41:54 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/?p=386#comment-13627 [...] Недавно у Стива Павлины нашёл другую, намного более простую модель расстановки приоритетов: · Большую часть времени(50%) он тратит на задачи, прямые результаты которых всё ещё будут ощущаться через 5 лет и более. · Вторую часть времени(30%), чуть меньше - на задачи, результаты которых будут видны в течение ближайших двух лет. · И меньшую часть(20%) - на решение проблем и тушение пожаров (если вспомнить матрицу Эйзенхауэра: квардат 1, важное и срочное), результаты которых забудутся через два-три месяца. [...] [...] Недавно у Стива Павлины нашёл другую, намного более простую модель расстановки приоритетов: · Большую часть времени(50%) он тратит на задачи, прямые результаты которых всё ещё будут ощущаться через 5 лет и более. · Вторую часть времени(30%), чуть меньше - на задачи, результаты которых будут видны в течение ближайших двух лет. · И меньшую часть(20%) - на решение проблем и тушение пожаров (если вспомнить матрицу Эйзенхауэра: квардат 1, важное и срочное), результаты которых забудутся через два-три месяца. [...]

]]> By: The Owner's Manual http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/12/the-50-30-20-rule/#comment-10477 The Owner's Manual Mon, 06 Mar 2006 05:02:10 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/?p=386#comment-10477 <strong>#119 Best of Me Symphony</strong> Without the gods, what is our incentive to justice? Would we neither desire to live in blissful Elysian Fields, nor labor to avoid the flames of Tartarus? Goosing the Antithesis recreates a Dialogue on Roman pleasure. This is one #119 Best of Me Symphony

Without the gods, what is our incentive to justice? Would we neither desire to live in blissful Elysian Fields, nor labor to avoid the flames of Tartarus? Goosing the Antithesis recreates a Dialogue on Roman pleasure. This is one

]]> By: Couch Blogging » Blog Archive » Too Busy http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/12/the-50-30-20-rule/#comment-10441 Couch Blogging » Blog Archive » Too Busy Mon, 27 Feb 2006 15:49:03 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/?p=386#comment-10441 [...] Right now my Time Mangement is a disaster. Maybe Steve Pavlina can give me some advise. I try to do everything. I’m looking for Jobs, trying to find Business Ideas, trying to get a Million things done every day. But at the end of the day, almost nothing is finished, because I just wanted to do too much. I know that I have to get one thing done first and then move on with the next thing. but it is not that easy. Anyway, I’m working on it. [...] [...] Right now my Time Mangement is a disaster. Maybe Steve Pavlina can give me some advise. I try to do everything. I’m looking for Jobs, trying to find Business Ideas, trying to get a Million things done every day. But at the end of the day, almost nothing is finished, because I just wanted to do too much. I know that I have to get one thing done first and then move on with the next thing. but it is not that easy. Anyway, I’m working on it. [...]

]]> By: ianmjones.net » Blog Archive » New Year, New Regime. http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/12/the-50-30-20-rule/#comment-10322 ianmjones.net » Blog Archive » New Year, New Regime. Thu, 02 Feb 2006 20:43:40 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/?p=386#comment-10322 [...] A lot of my recent re-thinking on how to structure my day has been influenced by Steve Pavlina’s recent The 50-30-20 Rule post. In it he explains how he’s trying to follow a rule whereby at least half of his day will be taken up with actions that contribute to his long term goals, he calls them Class A actions. So in an 8 hour day he’ll spend 4 hours or more on those Class A actions. He will spend no more than 20% of his day on short term actions, those actions that have no real effect beyond 90 days, things like paper work and email (Class C). This 20% is an upper limit, if he doesn’t get everything done from Class C then so be it, they’ll keep until the next day. The remaining time, approximately 30% of the day, will be spent on Class B actions, actions that contribute to mid-term goals that are typically realized within 2 years. Class B actions use up all the time left after Class A and C. [...] [...] A lot of my recent re-thinking on how to structure my day has been influenced by Steve Pavlina’s recent The 50-30-20 Rule post. In it he explains how he’s trying to follow a rule whereby at least half of his day will be taken up with actions that contribute to his long term goals, he calls them Class A actions. So in an 8 hour day he’ll spend 4 hours or more on those Class A actions. He will spend no more than 20% of his day on short term actions, those actions that have no real effect beyond 90 days, things like paper work and email (Class C). This 20% is an upper limit, if he doesn’t get everything done from Class C then so be it, they’ll keep until the next day. The remaining time, approximately 30% of the day, will be spent on Class B actions, actions that contribute to mid-term goals that are typically realized within 2 years. Class B actions use up all the time left after Class A and C. [...]

]]> By: Cosas por hacer » links for 2005-12-27 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/12/the-50-30-20-rule/#comment-10153 Cosas por hacer » links for 2005-12-27 Tue, 10 Jan 2006 15:36:51 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/?p=386#comment-10153 [...] The 50-30-20 Rule “Lately I’ve been trying a promising new method for managing my time. It’s similar to timeboxing, except that instead of allocating a certain amount of time for a specific activity, I divide my total work time between three different …” (tags: pavlina gtd productivity) [...] [...] The 50-30-20 Rule “Lately I’ve been trying a promising new method for managing my time. It’s similar to timeboxing, except that instead of allocating a certain amount of time for a specific activity, I divide my total work time between three different …” (tags: pavlina gtd productivity) [...]

]]> By: Amul Kumar, Photographer » Blog Archive » The 50-30-20 Rule http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/12/the-50-30-20-rule/#comment-10147 Amul Kumar, Photographer » Blog Archive » The 50-30-20 Rule Mon, 09 Jan 2006 15:23:05 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/?p=386#comment-10147 [...] The 50-30-20 Rule of time allocation, pointed out to me by Ratha. [...] [...] The 50-30-20 Rule of time allocation, pointed out to me by Ratha. [...]

]]> By: Ashiq’s Blog » ABCD Life Management http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/12/the-50-30-20-rule/#comment-10145 Ashiq’s Blog » ABCD Life Management Sat, 07 Jan 2006 02:11:10 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/?p=386#comment-10145 [...] This article by Steve Pavlina explains how to effectively manage your life by focusing on tasks based on their long-term effects. [...] [...] This article by Steve Pavlina explains how to effectively manage your life by focusing on tasks based on their long-term effects. [...]

]]> By: Televisionmind » Blog Archive » The 50-30-20 Rule http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/12/the-50-30-20-rule/#comment-10135 Televisionmind » Blog Archive » The 50-30-20 Rule Wed, 04 Jan 2006 15:13:15 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/?p=386#comment-10135 [...] The 50-30-20 Rule Published in: Whatever | on January 4th, 2006 | [...] [...] The 50-30-20 Rule Published in: Whatever | on January 4th, 2006 | [...]

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