The 80/20 principle: is this book bullshit?

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Inger and Jason have been busy, you know - the usual. Inger has
been deep in three minute thesis land (ie: the annual ANU 'high
school musical') and Jason paid $250 to learn he doesn't have to
have surgery (yay!).

There's only a little bit of 'old people complaining about their
health' in the first bit before they listen to a speak pipe from
Tseen Khoo (17:14). Tseen has finally read and reviewed the Navy
SEALs romance that Inger sent her, and points out the trope
that  ruins the book for Inger, forever (and how well the
hero fills out his Dress Whites).

Tseen's expert review forces Jason to finally Share His Feelings
about 'Ordinary Everyday Jones', the Navy SEALs romance Inger
sent him at the same time. Needless to say, He has Notes and
finds the book terribly confusing... but does actually admit it
was a fun read.  Look, this whole bit goes on much longer
than expected, but hopefully it's the review that Inger's friend
Nick Hill has been waiting for!

The duo move on to their work problems segment (35:48) where they
do a Bristol Stool chart analysis of 'The 80/20 principle: how to
work less and achieve more' by Richard Koch. Inger prepared an On
The Reg discussion guide, complete with the Bristol Stool chart
so the pair could do an accurate bullshit rating. Inger reckons
that Richard needs to knock off the single malt whiskey a bit,
while Jason talks her into seeing the valuable bits amongst all
that rampant capitalism.

Finally the pair get to two minute tips (1:26:17). Jason talks
about bomb disposal and reports back on the timers he bought the
other week. Inger talks about how a colleague nearly killed her
laptop by knocking over a bottle of water and takes the
opportunity to wax lyrical about backup plans.

Things we mentioned:

Get Lucky by Suzanne Brockmann


Everyday Average Jones - Suzanne Brockmann (on GoodReads)

The 80/20 principle by Richard


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