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		mlok on June 4, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Finishing a Game This reminds me of the Pareto Principle : It takes 20% of the total time to reach 80% of the project. It takes the other 80% of the time to achieve the remaining 20% of the project. https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Pareto_princi... One of the most important thing I've learned.

henry501 on June 4, 2011 [–]

And if you can identify the last 20%, eliminate it and you become 4x more efficient.

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