====== Pareto summaries ======

The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareto_principle|Pareto Principle]] says 

>> roughly 80% of consequences come from 20% of causes (the "vital few").

In my experience newbies can onboard 80% of what they need to know //right now// by accepting a few oversimplified claims. These claims are "useful lies" intended to steer the newbie in a productive direction.  If/when the newbie develops their own knowledge the the oversimplifications should be discarded or at least reassessed.

My plan is to add a conversationally-toned Pareto Summary to the top of each article I work on.   I am steadily renaming these //TLDR// summaries due to that popular expression.