20% Solution: Why Less Effort Creates More Results

Daily Boost Motivation and Coaching

Scott Smith

Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement

3.9 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Daily Boost Podcast Show Notes 20% Solution: Why Less Effort Creates More Results May 7, 2025 | Episode 5088 Host: Scott Smith Episode Description Ever notice how reducing clutter in your life creates more joy? Scott reveals his powerful insight in this episode: “More is always on the other side of less.” You’ll discover how untangling the mess in your current situation unlocks greater possibilities and how focusing on just 20% of your activities can deliver 80% of your results. Ready to reduce your universe and increase your happiness? This episode is your perfect starting point. Featured Story Scott dives deep into the famous 80-20 rule (also known as the Pareto Principle) and explains why he’s become obsessed with the power of focusing on just 20%. He shares how taking inventory of your life and identifying which activities create results can transform your productivity. But beware - Scott warns about the temptation to fill that newfound free time with meaningless activities that pull you back into old patterns. Key Takeaways When you reduce your universe, you increase your joy - more is always on the other side of less. About 20% of your daily activities generate 80% of your results - identifying and focusing on that 20% is transformational. If you don’t hold space for yourself after clearing the deck, you’ll quickly fill it with the 80% of activities that don’t serve your goals. Memorable Quotes “More is always on the other side of less.” “Everything you want in life is easier when you reduce your universe.” “When you go from more to less, you get more.” Scott’s Three-Step Approach Take a complete inventory (not an audit!) of your life, actions, and results - write down everything without judgment. Identify the vital 20% of activities that generate 80% of your desired results. Hold space fiercely for that 20% by creating boundaries - like building “a moat and castle” - to prevent less important activities from creeping back in. Connect With Me Search for The Daily Boost on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Email: [email protected] Main Website: https://motivationtomove.com YouTube: https://youtube.com/dailyboostpodcast Facebook Page: https://facebook.com/motivationtomove Facebook Group: https://dailyboostpodcast.com/facebook #DailyBoost #LessIsMore #8020Rule #Productivity #FocusOn20Percent #ReduceYourUniverse #ScottSmith #TimeManagement #MotivationToMove #PersonalGrowth #LifeInventory #FocusedAction #HoldSpace #Priorities #ResultsNotEffort #SuccessStrategies #DailyHabits Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	have you ever noticed that the less you do of something the happier you seem to get have you
0:11.1	notice how that happens is that odd i've had a saying i've said for a very long time now and if you
0:16.2	hear it right it's on it's within the first two or three slides in my face your passion coaching
0:20.0	course i will say this more is always right. It's within the first two or three slides in my face your passion coaching course.
0:29.6	I will say this, more is always on the other side of less. If you think about that, you'll get it. And all that means is this. The more you're looking for in your life is going to come after you untangle some of the mess you currently have. When you reduce your universe, you increase your joy.
0:41.1	More is always on the other side of less.
0:43.4	So tuck that away today, write that, here's what I'd do.
0:46.0	I'd write it on a Post-it note.
0:47.1	I wouldn't use a sticky on the Post-Anote.
0:48.8	I'd use a stapler.
0:49.9	I'd staple it to your husband's forehead so you see it all the time.
0:52.6	Okay?
0:53.0	I'm just saying. It is a daily boost from Motivation.move.com.
0:55.8	The positive boost you need every single day hanging around, fiddle around, fool around,
0:58.5	having some fun.
0:59.0	But at the end of the day, growing.
1:00.8	Doing it differently than anybody else does.
1:02.2	I can give a crap about that.
1:03.2	I'm way too old to have to worry about that these days.
1:05.5	It's just this. I look at the world as it is for real. I see what real people are suffering with. And when I say suffering, that's not a word I use lightly at all, but I see it all the time.
1:15.1	Confused with, I see that.
1:16.6	And this show is not about that.
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