Book · 2011 · Self-Help
The 80/20 Principle
The 80/20 Principle by Richard Koch has been mentioned in 10 episodes across 2 podcasts (7 episodes recommend it and 3 episodes discuss it), through . Most frequently brought up by Tim Ferriss (10 episodes) and Richard Koch (1 episode) on The Tim Ferriss Show (9 episodes) and The Shawn Ryan Show (1 episode).
- episodes
- 10
- podcasts
- 2
- people
- 2
- episodes recommend it
- 7
Those two will take you a long way.
Tim Ferriss · The Tim Ferriss Show · Jun 2025 Listen at 2:02:17 Questions about The 80/20 Principle by Richard Koch
Who recommends The 80/20 Principle by Richard Koch on podcasts?
Tim Ferriss (7 episodes) has recommended The 80/20 Principle by Richard Koch on podcasts. In all, 2 people brought it up across 2 podcasts (1 person recommended it).
Which podcasts mention The 80/20 Principle the most?
The Tim Ferriss Show (9 episodes) and The Shawn Ryan Show (1 episode).
Is The 80/20 Principle recommended, or only discussed?
The 80/20 Principle by Richard Koch was recommended in 7 episodes and discussed without a recommendation in 3 episodes, as of 2026-11-11.
What do people say about The 80/20 Principle?
Tim Ferriss on The Tim Ferriss Show (2025-06-25): "Those two will take you a long way."
When was The 80/20 Principle last mentioned on a podcast?
The 80/20 Principle by Richard Koch was last recommended on The Tim Ferriss Show by Tim Ferriss on 2026-11-11.
What they say about it
- Recommends reading the book4
- Discusses impact on career“single biggest impact on your career”2
The best things said about it
The 8020 principle, Richard Kosh. That just never gets old. Just does not get old.
Tim Ferriss The Tim Ferriss Show · Mar 2026 So, there's a book called the 8020 principle by Richard Kosh K. Read that.
Tim Ferriss The Shawn Ryan Show · Jan 2026 Read The 80/20 Principle by Richard Koch.
Tim Ferriss The Tim Ferriss Show · Oct 2022 Julie what's your system to choose a focus in business pick up the 80 20 principle this is a book by richard koch.
Tim Ferriss The Tim Ferriss Show · Aug 2022 It comes about from reading a revised edition of a book called The 80/20 Principle.
Tim Ferriss The Tim Ferriss Show · Jun 2022 Where and when it comes up
How it comes up
Why people recommend it
The 80/20 Principle by Richard Koch is a practical guide exploring how a minority of efforts, inputs, or ingredients typically lead to the majority of results or rewards in business and life. Tim Ferriss frequently recommended the book across numerous episodes of The Tim Ferriss Show and The Shawn Ryan Show, framing it as an evergreen tool for prioritization, elimination, and achieving significant outcomes with minimal wasted energy. Ferriss often paired the volume with his own writings or other productivity guides, assuring listeners that mastering the core concepts would provide long-lasting strategic focus. During a guest appearance on The Tim Ferriss Show, Richard Koch himself discussed the profound impact the publication had on his career, noting its massive global sales and extensive translations across dozens of languages. Podcasters and business leaders continually return to Koch's framework as a foundational methodology for identifying high-leverage activities and cutting away non-essential tasks to optimize both professional success and personal satisfaction.
Every mention
Tim Ferriss You could buy books like the 8020 principle by Richard Kosh. There are many different options. 10
“You could buy books like the 8020 principle by Richard Kosh. There are many different options.”
“the 8020 principle, Richard Kosh. That just never gets old. Just does not get old.”
“So, there's a book called the 8020 principle by Richard Kosh K. Read that.”
“And if you combine that with Richard Kosha's book, The 8020 Principle, like those those two will take you a long way.”
“what book has had the single biggest impact on your career and you answer my own book The 820 principal because it sold more than a million copies and it's been translated into more than 35 languages”
“And last but not least, read The 80/20 Principle by Richard Koch, K-O-C-H.”
“julie what's your system to choose a focus in business pick up the 80 20 principle this is a book by richard koch”
“It comes about from reading a revised edition of a book called The 80/20 Principle. And it talks about, in one section, happiness islands, and identifying your closest, say, 10 relationships that bring you peak positive emotional states.”
“Another would be the 80/20 principle. And if you're so inclined, the 4-Hour Workweek because uh there there are there are there's certain synthesis of a lot of those in the 4-Hour Workweek...”
“what book has had the single biggest impact on your career and you answer my own book the 80 20 principle because it's sold more than a million copies and it's been translated into more than 35 languages”
Richard Koch and Mark Allen said to me you've written this thing called the A to Z of management which is basically a pa… 1
“and Mark Allen said to me you've written this thing called the A to Z of management which is basically a paragraph about various different concepts and it covered all the principles I could think of anyway I'd written half a page on the 8020 principal and I went to see Mark Allen one day in his offices in Covent”
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“Let me read The 80/20 Principle.”
“one of the things that I say in the 80 20 book which you very kindly helped say is worth reading from people in the 80s 2020 principle is that why don't you spend more time on the things that you like”