One of the readings for this week was an excerpt from Albert-László Barabási’s book Linked which introduced the concept of the 80/20 rule. Barabási uses examples such as, “80 percent of Italy’s land was owned by only 20 percent of the population … 80 percent of customer service problems are created by only 20 percent of consumers, 80 percent of decisions are made 20 percent of meeting time” to demonstrate how it applies to numerous societal patterns. He then applies the rule to networks, however the numbers slightly differ. 

I’m still trying to get my head around this rule, however Stefan’s idea about relating it to Lentils as Anything allowed me to view this rule in a real life situation.

I will continue to dwell on this rule, trying to apply it to my surroundings!