Concepts

Occam's Razor (Law of Parsimony)

A discovery heuristic or arbiter between hypotheses that states the hypothesis with the fewest assumptions may be the best.

Pomodoro Technique

Pomodoro Technique is a time management method that uses a timer to break down work into intervals traditionally 25 minutes in length, separated by short breaks. These intervals are known as "pomodori".The method is based on the idea that frequent breaks can improve mental agility.

Pareto's Principle

The Pareto principle (also known as the 80-20 rule, the law of the vital few, and the principle of factor sparsity) states that, for many events, roughly 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes. From a business vantage, "80% of your sales come from 20% of your clients".

Parkinson's Law

The adage that "work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion".

Fermi Paradox

The contradiction between high estimates of the probability of the existence of extraterrestrial civilization and humanity's lack of contact with, or evidence for, such civilizations.