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  What is the 80/20 rule and how useful is it? The 80-20 rule, also known as the Pareto principle, states that 80% of the results come from 20% of all causes of a given event. It means that 80% of the revenue comes from 20% of the effort. This has many optimization implications. For example, in a company, one of the goals of the 80-20 rule is to identify and prioritize the most productive inputs possible. Once the factors that are critical to the company's success have been identified, the most attention must be paid to these factors. Although the 80-20 rule is often used in business and economics, you can apply this concept to any field, such as wealth distribution, personal finance, consumption habits, and even infidelity in interpersonal relationships. In theory, the 80-20 rule is about determining the best assets of an entity and using them effectively to create the most value. For example, students should try to determine which parts of the textbook will create the gre...

Benefits of playing videogames Most people think that playing video games could be only a hobby or a waste of time, however, there are a lot of advantages to playing video games since it can develop different aspects in your daily life. Improve the ability to concentrate Studies have shown that video games allow you to concentrate better on what you are looking at, which would help improve reading skills. The possibility of promoting the use of video games for therapeutic purposes to combat dyslexia and other language problems have even been considered. Improve your decisions Video games that involves the creation of strategies that are the best for improving decision-making and problem-solving skills. This is confirmed by a study conducted by the National University of Córdoba (UNC). A clear example of this type of video game can be the well-known Overwatch or also a popular mobile game called kingdom Rush.            ...

  Why is reading important? Reading is an activity that is not so usual in many of us, but it is necessary for our mental development because it brings several benefits, however, we have the concept of reading as something boring that we do only when we have to study for an exam at school. Here I will show you some points why you should read more often since it doesn't take you as much time as you think and if it does, it will be better than wasting time on social networks. First, reading exercises the brain as it generates new ideas in thought, increasing different points of view which encourages the critical side, a fundamental point for the development of identity, which is what defines each one of us. On the other hand, it also develops creative intelligence since it causes the ability to be imaginative to increase, and that makes individuals increasingly creative. Reading can also increase vocabulary and comprehension. Thanks to books you can increase your vocabulary a...

  How to avoid procrastination! Procrastination is something we have all faced at least one time in our lives. We have all delayed, avoided, or procrastinated on problems and tasks that matter or have to be finished. We do everything except that important thing that would take us no more than 20 minutes, even we would rather watch series, spend hours and hours on social networks, playing videogames, or simply, do nothing. In the beginning, it is an unnoticed problem, but as time goes by this becomes a difficult loop to get out of, so, that is the warning saying to you that is the moment to stop procrastinating, but how we can do that? Well let’s start with a very known phrase that says: “ Planning with anticipation avoid the low performance”, this phrase could sound simple, but it carries out a heavyweight of truth because we can learn more than this phrase says. First, I want you to think about this: If you prepare physically for a situation that requires your physical per...