Why does nobody talk about the 80-20 rule for project planning

Spent 3 hours stressing over every detail for my workshop layout before a buddy said just focus on the 20% that gives 80% of the result. Cut my prep time in half and actually ended up with a cleaner setup. Anyone else fall into the overplanning trap?

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theabennett2d ago

Oh man, the overplanning trap is my whole life... spent way too many hours rearranging the same spreadsheets before my last big project. Buddy told me the 80-20 rule works for everything, even laundry... now I just focus on the stuff that actually gets wrinkled and call it a day. Still end up triple checking stuff though, old habits die hard I guess. Kinda freeing to admit most of the prep work was just me trying to feel in control.

wendysmith2d ago

The 80-20 rule is a real lifeline once you accept that 80% of the prep was just nervous energy burning. I finally stopped color-coding my to-do lists and just started doing the three things that actually mattered, and somehow the world didn't end.