499 - Effort: The 80/20 of Housework - Not All Housework is Equal
Organize 365 Podcast
Lisa Woodruff
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šļø 26 August 2022
ā±ļø 57 minutes
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Summary
The Pareto Principle says that 80% of the fruit comes from 20% of the labor. I first learned about this principle when reading 80/20 Sales and Marketing: The Definitive Guide to Working Less and Making More by Perry Marshall. This is not just a sales thing. It can be seen in nature, road traffic, and math. So, I started thinking about how this 80/20 principle applies to our homes and housework.
I know that perfection is not attainable. Instead, I've resolved to strive for excellence. What does it look like to be an excellent homemaker?
We tend to equate cleanliness with organization. We are looking for order but "cleaning" your house doesn't bring that order.Ā
In this episode, I share with you how I have employed the 80/20 principle in my house to bring it to excellence but not perfection while also giving me time to do what I'm uniquely created to do. (Spoiler alert: We're going to talk more next week about using that extra time!)
What do 80% and excellence look like for my floors, counters/flat surfaces, laundry, and straightening/tidying in my home?
What does it mean to get to 80% in your Sunday BasketĀ® routine and The Productive Home Solutionā¢?Ā
Read the full show notes here: https://organize365.com/podcast/effort-the-80-20-of-housework-not-all-housework-is-equalĀ
Resources Mentioned in This Episode
- Book: 80/20 Sales and Marketing: The Definitive Guide to Working Less and Making More by Perry Marshall
- The Sunday BasketĀ® System
- The Productive Home Solutionā¢
- Organize 365Ā® Research
- Paper Organizing Retreats
Related Episodes
- Swiss Cheese Organizing - Organize 365Ā® Research Findings - #481
- Organizing Personal Spaces - #482
- Organizing Family & Communal SpacesĀ - #483
- Organizing Storage SpacesĀ - #484
- Organizing Paper ManagementĀ - #485
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| 0:00.0 | Today's mailbag comes to us from Catherine. I just thought I would share the |
| 0:05.5 | acronym that I created based on Lisa's words, new, N-U-W. Get rid of old things to |
| 0:12.7 | make room for the new. Get rid of what you no longer need, use, or want. I haven't |
| 0:19.8 | been following the podcast sent to my phone lately, but that doesn't mean I'm |
| 0:23.7 | not following Lisa's ideas. I've been deep into organizing my basement and |
| 0:28.2 | addict storage areas. My husband recently went into our attic and pronounced it |
| 0:33.7 | a thing of beauty. I am so grateful to all of you. Your efforts are truly life |
| 0:39.6 | changing and I'm starting to have more and more time to pursue the things that |
| 0:43.8 | really matter to me. More time to spend with my husband and my friends and my |
| 0:50.1 | life goals. Do you have an organized 365 success story? If so, we would love to |
| 0:56.9 | hear about it. Please send us an email at Customer Service at Organize 365 and |
| 1:02.2 | tell us how you have taken back your home, your paper, and your life with |
| 1:07.7 | Organize 365. |
| 1:14.3 | Welcome to the Organize 365 podcast. I'm your host, Professional Organizer, |
| 1:20.4 | Productivity Expert, and Motivational Speaker Lisa Woodruff. This podcast will |
| 1:26.6 | help you embrace progress over perfection and create lasting, functional |
| 1:31.4 | organizing in your home. I have so much to share with you, so let's get started. |
| 1:38.0 | Recording the Women's Work Podcast series this summer has been so amazing. |
| 1:45.5 | Like it's been such a labor of love. It has been eye opening to myself and I |
| 1:51.0 | think to everyone who's been listening to it. I think now that I'm 50 and I |
| 1:56.8 | love to keep saying I'm 50. I don't know why I'm so excited about saying it, but |
| 2:00.3 | I'm definitely 50. I think because I want to live to be a hundred, so I feel |
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