In today’s episode of Next Level University, hosts Kevin Palmieri and Alan Lazaros challenge the way most people think about effort, focus, and progress. The idea of “less is more” is familiar, but rarely understood correctly. This conversation reframes the Pareto Principle as a decision-making standard, not a productivity trick. It confronts why most people stay busy yet stagnant, why real progress feels slower than expected, and why long-term results demand a different mindset entirely. 

This episode is about leverage, patience, and choosing what actually matters when the payoff is far away. Listen closely. Then cut the noise and commit to the work that compounds when no one is watching.

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Show notes:
(2:19) The 20 percent that actually drives results
(5:33) Identity, habits, and long-term self-trust
(8:55) Pareto-ing Pareto and targeting constraints
(11:16) Delayed payoff and thinking in decades
(15:25) Endurance, standards, and real success
(18:41) Goals, context, and optimizing correctly
(20:16) Outro

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