Effort and Productivity: Pareto and Price
There’s a Disparity That Is Not Talked About Enough
Something has been on my mind for a long time now. This something is the reality that is reflected in one principle and one law. One is a sociological principle contrived by an Italian polymath named Vilfredo Pareto called the Pareto Distribution. The other is a law that governs productivity in any creatively-productive domain. This law was furnished by a British scientist and historian named Derek de Solla Price. His law is called Price’s Law.
I will return to this principle and law shortly, as I will define, contextualize, explain, and relate them. First, I want to tell you how I’ve been recently affected by them.
Most recently, I was forced into a group for a project for one of my university classes. I typically enjoy group projects, but I was with two people with whom I’ve never worked. I didn’t mind this, but by the day the project was due, I had done at least 50% of the work. All three of us were supposed to present in front of the class for a total of approximately eighteen minutes (at six minutes per person). From the beginning to the end of the presentation was just under fifteen minutes. I spoke for more than six of them.
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