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English to Romanian: How to apply Pareto principle in your life General field: Other Detailed field: Other
Source text - English In 1906 there was an Italian economist named Vilfredo Pareto. One day Pareto noticed that every year, 20% of the pea pods in his garden produced approximately 80% of the peas.
This got him thinking about economic output on a larger scale. Sure enough, he began to find that in various industries, societies and even companies, 80% of the production often came from the 20% most productive faction.
This became known as the Pareto Principle, or what is now often referred to as the 80/20 Principle.
The 80/20 Principle states that 80% of the output or results will come from 20% of the input or action.
The 80/20 Principle has historically been most popular in business management situations. Businesses often found that roughly 20% of their customers brought in 80% of their sales. They found that about 20% of their sales reps closed 80% of the sales. They found that 20% of your costs led to 80% of their expenses.
In terms of time management, they often found that 20% of their time created 80% of their productivity, and that 20% of the employees created 80% of the value.
The examples go on and on. And of course, nobody was actually there with a yardstick measuring out exactly 80% and 20% for all of these items, but the approximate 4-to-1 ratio popped up constantly. Whether it was actually 76/24 or 83/17 is irrelevant.
The 80/20 Principle became a popular management tool that was used widely to increase efficiency and effectiveness within businesses and industries.
It’s still widely taught today.
But few people thought to aplly the 80/20 Principle to everyday life or the ramifications it could have.
For instance:
What are the 20% of your possesions you get the most value out of?
What do you spend 20% of your time doing that gives you 80% of your happiness?
Who are the 20% of people you’re closed to who make you the happiest?
What are the 20% of the clothes you wear 80% of the time?
What’s the 20% of food you eat 80% of the time?
Chances are these are easy questions for you to
answer. You’ve just never considered them before.
And once you’ve answered them, you can easily focus on increasing the efficiencies in your life. For instance, the 80% of people you spend time with who only add 20% of the pleasure in your life (spend less time with them). The 80% of the crap you use 20% of the time (throw it out or sell it). The 80% of the clothes you wear 20% of the time (same thing).
Identifying 20% of the food you eat 80% of the time will probably explain whether you keep a healthy
diet or not and how healthy it is. Hey, who needs to follow a diet? Just make sure to switch to where the
20% of food you eat 80% of the time is healthy.
When I first considered how the 80/20 Principle applied to my own life, I instantly realized a few things.
1. A few of my hobbies (television shows and video
games) accounted for 80% of my time, but only brought me 20% of my fulfillment.
2. I didn’t enjoy a few of my friends who I spent 80% of my time with ( hence I was not happy in my social life).
3. 80% of what I spent my money on was not useful or healthy for my lifestyle.
Recognizing these things eventually inspired some hefty changes in my choices and my lifestyle. I
dropped video games and television for one. I made
efforts to identify other friends to spend more time with, and I paid more attention to what I bought with my money.
And of course, the 80/20 Principle can still be applied to productivity at work.
What tasks do you spend 80% of the time doing that bring in 20% of the returns (i.e.checking email over and over, writing memos, talking a long time to make basic and unimportant decisions, etc.)?
What is the 20% of your work that gets you 80% of the credit and recognition from your team or boss?
And finally, you can apply the 80/20 Principle to your emotional life and relationships as well. What are the 20% of behaviors that cause 80% of the
problems in your relationships? What are 20% of the conversations that create 80% of your intimacy with your partner?
These are important questions that most of us never even consider.
It doesn’t occur to us that there’s an efficiency to every aspect of our life, to everything we do. And not only is there an efficiency, but we have control and influence over that efficiency. It’s something we can take the responsability for and improve.
What changes could you make in your life today based in the 80/20 Principle?
One of the most obvious answers, of course, is possessions. It’s highly likely that 80% of what you own brings you a small amount of pleasure or
happiness. An obvious place to start 80/20’ing yourself is with all of that extra stuff laying around.
Obviously, the 80/20 Principle is not necesarrily a rigid dictum to live by (don’t let the 80/20 rule become the 80% that gives the 20% of the
results!). But think of it as a tool, a lens to view aspects of your life through. Sit down and think about it, maybe even write it out. You’ll likely be surprised with the realizations you come to.
Translation - Romanian In 1906 exista un economist italian pe nume Vilfredo Pareto. Intr-o zi, Pareto a observat ca in fiecare an, 20% din semintele de mazare din gradina sa produceau aproximativ 80% din mazare.
Asta l-a facut sa se gandeasca la rezultatele economice pe o scala mai larga. Sigur pe el, a inceput sa descopere ca in varii industrii, societati si chiar companii, 80% din productie provine de obicei din 20% cele mai productive fractiuni.
Acesta a devenit cunoscut ca Principiul Pareto sau Principiul 80/20.
Principiul 80/20 afirma faptul ca 80% din ieairi sau rezultate provin din 20% intrari sau actiuni. Principiul 80/20 a fost cel mai popupar de-a lungul istoriei in situatii de management al afacerii.
In afaceri s-a descoperit ca in jur de 20% din clienti au adus 80% din vanzari. S-a descoperit ca in jur de 20% din reprezentantii de vanzari au incheiat 80% din vanzari. S-a observat ca 20% din costuri au dus la 80% din cheltuieli.
In termeni de management al timpului, s-a concluzionat faptul ca 20% din timp a creat 80% din productivitate si ca 20% din angajati au creat 80% din valoarea firmei.
Exemplele continua. Si bineinteles,nimeni nu a fost de fapt acolo sa masoare exact 80% si 20% pentru toate aceste elemente, dar rata aproximativa de 4 la 1 s-a mentinut constant. Daca a fost 76/24 sau 83/17 e irelevant.
Principiul 80/20 a devenit o metoda populara de management care a fost folosita pe scala larga ca sa creasca eficienta si eficacitatea in afaceri si industrii.
Inca e invatat pe scara larga in ziua de azi.
Dar putini oameni au invatat sa aplice principiul 80/20 in viata de zi cu zi sau ramificatiile pe care le-ar putea avea.
De exemplu:
Care sunt cele 20% din posesiile tale care iti aduc cea mai mare valoare?
Care este acel lucru pe care il faci 20% din timp si iti aduce 80% din fericire?
Care sunt cei 20% din persoanele apropiate care te fac cel mai fericit?
Care sunt cele 20% din haine pe care le porti 80% din timp?
Care e acel procent de 20% de mancare pe care o mananci 80% din timp?
Cel mai probabil acestea sunt intrebari usoare la care sa raspunzi. Doar ca nu le-ai mai luat in considerare inainte.
Si odata ce ai raspuns la ele poti foarte usor sa te concentrezi pe cresterea eficientei in viata ta. De exemplu,80% din oamenii cu care iti petreci timpul si care iti aduc doar 20% placere in viata (petrece mai putin timp cu ei). 80% din prostiile pe care le folosesti 20% din timp (arunca-le sau vinde-le). 80% din hainele pe care le porti 20% din timp (acelasi lucru).
Identificand cota de 20% de mancare pe care o mananci 80% din timp o sa explice probabil daca ai o dieta sanatoasa sau nu si cat de sanatoasa e. Hei, cine are nevoie sa urmeze o dieta? Doar asigura-te ca ajungi in acel punct in care 20% din mancarea pe care o consumi 80% din timp e sanatoasa.
Cand mi-am dat seama prima data cum se aplica principiul 80/20 in viata mea, am realizat instant cateva lucruri:
1. Cateva hobbiuri ( show-uri tv si jocuri video) imi ocupau 80% din timp, dar imi aduceau doar 80% din implinire.
2. Nu ma bucuram cu cativa prieteni de-ai mei cu care imi petreceam 80% din timp ( prin urmare, nu eram fericit in viata sociala).
3. 80% din lucrurile pe care imi cheltuiam banii nu erau folositoare sau sanatoase pentru stilul meu de viata.
Recunoscand aceste lucruri m-a inspirat sa fac schimbari substantiale in alegerile si in stilul meu de viata. Am hotarat sa aleg ori jocuri video, ori televiziunea. Am facut eforturi ca sa identific alti prieteni cu care sa-mi petrec mai mult timp si am fost atent la ce-mi cumparam cu banii.
Si desigur, principiul 80/20 poate fi folosit pentru a masura productivitatea muncii.
Ce sarcini cu care iti petreci 80% din timp facandu-le iti aduc 20% din rezultate (verificarea repetata a mailurilor, scrierea memourilor, discutarea indelungata despre executarea unor decizii banale si neimportante)?
Care e cota de 20% din munca ta care iti aduce 80% onoare si recunoastere de la echipa sau seful tau?
Si in cele din urma, poti aplica principiul 80/20 in viata ta emotionala si in relatii la fel de bine. Care sunt acele 20% greseli de comportament care iti cauzeaza 80% din probleme in relatiile tale? Care sunt cele 20% din conversatii care duc la 80% din intimitatea cu partenerul tau?
Acestea sunt intrebari importante pe care majoritatea din noi nici macar nu le ia in considerare.
Tot ceea ce ni se intampla e un rezultat al fiecarui aspect al vietii noastre, a tot ceea ce facem. Si nu doar ca e un rezultat, dar avem un control si o influenta asupra acestui rezultat. Este ceva pentru care ne putem face raspunzatori si sa-l imbunatatim.
Ce schimbari poti face in viata ta azi bazate pe principiul 80/20?
Unul din cele mai evidente raspunsuri este desigur, posesiile. Este foarte probabil ca 80% din ceea ce detii iti aduce o doza mica de placere sau fericire. Un punct evident de la care sa incepi sa practici acest principiu este cu toate lucrurile adunate de care nu te mai folosesti.
Evident, principiul 80/20 nu e neaparat un dicton rigid dupa care sa traiesti( nu lasa regula 80/20 sa devina acel 80% care iti ofera doar 20% din rezultate!). Dar priveste-l ca pe un instrument, o lentila prin care sa vezi aspecte ale vietii tale. Pune-te jos si gandeste-te la asta, poate scrie ceva in legatura cu asta. Cel mai probabil vei fi surprins cu realizarile pe care le vei avea.
French to Romanian: Fleur alpine General field: Art/Literary Detailed field: Poetry & Literature
Source text - French Si j'étais une fleur alpine
Je pousserais au bout de la montagne
Loin de la terre, plus près des anges,
Pour éviter les touches des gens.
Si j'étais une fleur alpine
Je vivrais parmis les fleurs.
Translation - Romanian Daca as fi o floare alpina
M-as duce la capatul muntelui
Departe de pamant, aproape de ingeri,
Pentru a evita atingerea oamenilor.
Daca as fi o floare alpina
As trai printre flori.
