80/20 Rule: More Is on the Other Side of Less

Daily Boost Podcast 80/20 Rule: More Is on the Other Side of Less November 3, 2026 | Episode 5582 Host: Scott Smith Go beyond the boost! Join my Skool group at https://faceyourpassion.com. Episode Description Eighty percent of what you're doing today is messing with you. You're spending your day managing stuff that doesn't move you forward. We all do it. We add hacks, frameworks, apps, and blueprints because nobody likes having things taken away. Today I'm taking the 80/20 rule you've heard a hundred times and adding some special sprinkles on top. More is on the other side of less. The people who get what they want are subtractive. I'll show you why, and I'll throw in a Tesla story that proves the point. Find your 20 percent and start cutting. Featured Story Twenty-some years ago, I watched David Allen teach his Getting Things Done system. It's an awesome system. After the talk, I walked up on stage and asked him what most people won't. Let me know what you do. Not what you wrote. He smiled, reached into his pocket, and pulled out a folded yellow sheet from a legal pad. He told me he carries it around all week. I cracked up. That was his review. That was how he ran his life. I can't tell you how many executives I've met since then with one piece of paper in their pocket. I carry one too. It changed how I think about keeping up. Important Points * Only 20 percent of what you do gets you results. Find those few actions first, then question why you keep the rest. * Adding more means more to manage. The people who get what they want are subtractive. They take things off the plate. * You likely know enough to do what you want already. What's missing is discipline, desire, and the nerve to cut stuff. Memorable Quotes * More is on the other side of less. The people who actually get what they want in life are subtractive in nature. * Instead of keeping up, get rid of the stuff you're trying to keep up with. Then you won't have to keep up anymore. * If you're not making the money you want, I guarantee you're not focused on the right 20 percent of your day. Scott's Three-Step Approach * Write down everything you did this week, then circle the 20 percent that actually moved your results or your money. * Take a hard look at the other 80 percent and decide what you can drop, hand off, or stop managing starting today. * Cut those things and keep your day so simple you know what matters without checking a system or a review again. Chapters 0:20 - My wife's princess life gives me a prince's life 1:01 - Buying a Tesla got me thinking about efficiency 4:08 - The 80/20 rule with some special sprinkles on top 5:21 - Why we keep adding hacks when we need to subtract 7:20 - What David Allen pulled out of his pocket on stage 8:54 - The Tesla app versus the car dealer's back room 11:40 - My Australian shepherd and a NASCAR recliner Connect With Me Search for the Daily Boost on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify Join my Face Your Passion Skool group: https://faceyourpassion.com. * Email: support@motivationtomove.com * Main Website: https://motivationtomove.com * YouTube: https://youtube.com/dailyboostpodcast * Instagram: https://instagram.com/heyscottsmith * Facebook Page: https://facebook.com/motivationtomove * Facebook Group: https://dailyboostpodcast.com/facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices