The 80/20 Principle

The 80/20 Principle

The boring skill that decides how much AI can help you

The people getting the most out of AI aren’t smarter than you. They organized their files first.

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Ernie the Attorney
Jul 14, 2026
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I’ve been letting AI work directly with my files lately — reading a whole folder, renaming things, moving documents around, connecting one to another. It’s been useful in ways I didn’t expect. It also showed me something that goes undiscussed, and I think it matters more than most of the advice you hear.

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