The 80-20 principle

Howdy peeps,

This is my second attempt to dissect some topic and to create something out of perhaps nothing too important.

So here goes.
For those who don't know, I am referring to the pareto principle. According to this article at wikipedia, Italian economist Pareto observed that 80% of Italy's wealth was owned by 20% of the population. In less nerdy terms, this principle can be put in a nutshell as "80% of the consequences stem from 20% of the causes"

Ya...um...ok...this sounds so boring, what does it have for me?

Well the practical applications this will unfold will make you think how relevant this thing is, and I am sure you will think of your own experiences after this.
Consider this,

*80% of your sales come from 20% of your clients
*80% of the resources are typically used by 20% of the operations

No these are all big words......Not convinced??
Ok, now look at this:

*we wear our 20% most favoured clothes about 80% of the time
*we spend 80% of the time with 20% of our acquaintances


And now for the confused philosopher to go to work :P

*80% of the guys have the hots only for 20% of the chicks (n 80% of the chicks have the hots for 20% of the guys; on a parallel note, it's very much possible that the majority of these 20% guys are the guys that are also in the top 20% of the wealthy junta :D )
*80% of fresh graduates want to get in 20% of the MNCs in the market to begin their careers with (Yes that friend of yours who wanted to start at a relatively unknown company forms a part of the remaining 20%)
*80% of all candidates taking an entrance exam apply to the top 20% colleges
*80% of people taking up studies choose 20% of the courses/fields available
*80% of the sports watching junta watch 20% of the matches being broadcast
*80% of the aware people are aware of 20% of the news happenings
*80% of the talks of gossip mongers are about 20% celebrities/neighbours
*80% of your nostalgic memories are occupied by 20% of what happened during school/college/work
*80% of your thoughts are occupied by 20% of your near n dear ones
*80% tourists visit 20% places??

now since the wheel is set in motion......

philosophy is for geeks - provoke factor

"The only thing a philosopher is good at is contradicting other philosophers"

Why this mundane topic as my first one?
Simply because every one has been a philosopher at least once in their tiny existence on this cradle of life called earth. As there are stimuli for every sense, there is a stimuli for this otherwise dormant part of our minds too.

Consider this:
What provokes a swear word from you?
-The chappal clad office goer who steps on to your boot-polished shoes when you are travelling in the bus/train?
-The great indian legendary batsman defining "duck" for dummies?
-Watching cruelty against some living being you are passionate about?

What makes your heart melt?
-A romantic-tragic scene a la "titanic"?
-Watching your 4 legged companion feed her little ones?

And What invokes the philosopher in you?
-Post match post mortem shown on the tv?
"yaar mujhe samajh me nahi aata aakhir saurav ko team me wapas kyu bulaya"
"hoo haa india....the team with the maximum passion wins and not the team with a billion fans"
"if only i could get a char-aana everytime i feel the match was fixed"

-T-shirt quotes?
->10 reasons why beer is better than a woman
"reason one is good......hahaha on reason 2......hmmmm...never thought of reason 3 before" by no. 5 the original "reason" pops up from inside of you
->Come to india, one billion people can't be wrong
"sau me se nabbe beimaan, fir bhi mera bharat mahaan"
->God first created man, then the woman, after all, the rough draft comes before the masterpiece
"Damn, what was the reason no 8 why beer is better than a woman?? I'll figure it out after I have one foster's"
->Filthy stinking rich......Well two out of three ain't bad
"Hic, I have been drinking too much beer.......heck...it only adds to the two 'qualities' i have according to that t-shirt quote over there.....burp....there goes the first one......beware supermodels.....here i come....hic"

-Thought provoking movies?
"I love jaane bhi do yaaro, it is so funny and so sarcastic at the same time"
"Rang de basanti has made me believe that if everyone decides to do something for our country, she can be a much better place to live"
"Life in a metro has made me think ki sab ko apni gaadi bahar nikalni chahiye"

-The occassional book that your friend gave to you
->Who moved my cheese?
"Wow yaar, before i read this book i didn't know i can be such a rat running after those pesky materialistic possessions called cheese"
->The Dilbert principle
"Man, how did the author know? Even at my workplace i have trolls for accountants and the red prime evil as my boss"
->The Alchemist
"My poor grades this semester/rejected promotion is but an omen that this universe is sending me. I need to choose a different major/switch companies. As I am still young and the universe is conspiring for me to get me the 9 point something/Junior manager post I so deserve. Look, a coaching class advertisement/new job opening in the newspaper, another omen"

-A song you heard before getting out of home today?
->Ab ke saavan, jam ke barse, bheege tan man.....
"Hmmm....I wonder if this was the song that was playing on vividh bharti on 26/05 (the day it rained so much in mumbai that people died from the floods)"
->Meri awaaz suno.....mujhe azaad karo....
"Insaaf do.....Insaaf do..... I wonder if my principal/boss ever sang this in front of his/her superior (Do they even have a superior??)"
->Kitni haseen zindagi hai ye.....hoto pe jaise kahani hai
"Yea sure, you son of a star, you rich spoilt singer, you have the privelege of roaming around in a '47 convertible chevy in the streets of brazil for the song and the guts to leave your first wife for a bombshell.....sure your life is 'haseen'"

-Something I haven't mentioned here? :D
happy commenting!!