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The 1% / 120% Rule
Joe's update to Pareto's 80/20 for the AI era.
How it works
- 1This is Joe's update to Pareto's 80/20.
- 2With AI, a small slice of passionate people can produce outsized output.
- 3Disengaged people create rework that slows everyone down.
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