Vilfredo Pareto

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Italian engineer who stumbled upon power law distribution in income data in the late 1800s, observing that a small percentage of people earned a disproportionately large amount of income.

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The 80/20 Principle, Achieving Unreasonable Success, and More | Richard Koch | The Tim Ferriss Show

The 80/20 Principle, Achieving Unreasonable Success, and More | Richard Koch | The Tim Ferriss Show

Tim Ferriss

An economist whose work, 'The Course of Economic Theory', contained the mathematical basis for what became the 80/20 principle.

You've (Likely) Been Playing The Game of Life Wrong

You've (Likely) Been Playing The Game of Life Wrong

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Italian engineer who stumbled upon power law distribution in income data in the late 1800s, observing that a small percentage of people earned a disproportionately large amount of income.