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Isn't this the Pareto principle in different flavour?

• koliber 3y ago
  I don’t think so. Pareto principle is based on the idea that 20% of the effort will get you 80% of the gains. This article states that at any point in time you should give 85% of the effort in order to maximize output in the long term. Otherwise, you risk burning out if you give 100%, and then your output drops to zero.
  • nottorp 3y ago
    Its not only burning out but also having spare capacity for emergencies. Which is also in the interest of the employer.
    • carlmr 3y ago
      Not just spare capacity for emergencies. Think about how many times an engineer came up with a good idea how to make some part of the process smoother, faster, less error-prone. It's usually in some phase of the project where there's not too much to do or deliver. But these small gains are necessary for everything to work well then the pressure is on a month or two later. You don't get this if you're always at capacity and have no time to think.