The Pareto Principle - 80/20 Rule - Do More by Doing Less (animated)
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- Опубликовано: 2 июл 2018
- Have you ever been interested in becoming more productive or managing your time better? Then you've most likely come across the Pareto Principle before, also known as the 80/20 rule. If you've never heard of it, then you'll learn more about it in this video.
The Pareto principle states that in any situation, 20 percent of the inputs or activities, are responsible for 80 percent of the outputs or results.
For example:
You wear 20% of your clothes 80% of the time.
In a book, 20% of its pages contain 80% of the most important information.
20% of the company's customers, produce 80% of company's revenue
When it comes to RUclips, 20% percent of my videos generate 80% of my views and subscribers.
The Pareto principle shows up over and over again, in almost every field. But the inverse is also true. That means that the other 80% is only generating 20% of the results.
So think about what are some of the things that you could double down on, and which ones you should eliminate. Let me know how are you going to use the 80/20 rule in the comments below.
#ParetoPrinciple #80/20
I used the Pareto principle and watched only 20% of the video and I understood it.
Genius😂
I got to 44%
but how did you know which 20% to watch
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@@thatpakiguy3445 time line 😅
80% of the groupwork did by 20% of the members
Luthfi Prawiro member* 😂
I hear that shit. But they get 100% of the A+
Nailed it!😂
99% of the group work is done by 1 of the people
1 out of 5? Seems about right
The only downside to this is when you spend 80% of your time deciding what is the 20%
Thinking lol
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LOL
No. If done properly that’s the BEST upside. Assuming your thinking is actually effective and has yield, it means it’s a preparatory fundamentals of a task. You are perfecting your workflow and readiness to engage, as well as feedback loop for improving your improvement. The only way you can assume that it’s useless is if your FIRST analysis of important contributing factors is 100% correct.
@@ajay.s74 This has nothing to do with deciding on the 20%!!! Thank you so much for wasting my time!
I watched 20% of this video attentively, and walked around getting ready for work the other 80%.
Thug life.....
Lol
I was about to post the same idea. But then I realized that 80% of that effort would result in only 20% rewards, as it is already here. :)
:-D
cheeky bastard...
20% of the time, watching the video, 80% scrolling through the comments.
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Lmaooooo
I’m dead lmao 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Ain't it tho
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Problem is, books dont just come with a table of contents that outline the crucial 20% of it, and a lot of that 20% needs context from the other 80%
Gud point
The flap of the book or back has a pretty good synopsis.
In some (perhaps, many) cases, reading the first few paragraphs and the last few paragraphs of each chapter will give you the 80% that you need/want.
@@JediMasterVictor This is very true. This is how many law students and lawyers read case law.
Several book reviews will give you a good handle of what the book has to offer.
I'm quite old now, but will attest to the priciples of this philosophy. When I worked I only 6 hours a day for 4+ days a week. How was this, I didn't waste time driving in grid-lock traffic so I would arrive about 10am, when in the office I would leave about 4pm. However, I worked like a whirlwind for those 6 hours, nothing got in my way, not Lunch or anything. In that time I set my appointments for the week and rarely went to the office until Friday. I generally earnt 2 to 3 times the average, I disposed of my mortgage thirty years ago, I love paying all my bills when or before they're due, so I have zero debt, money in the bank, and really don't give a darn about material things. It's all in the attitude. Do what you have to do, be effective, then spend real time with your loved ones, go out sailing or whatever. Gain Contentment.
Yes, I like to work like a whirlwind for those six hours and then be done with that . Other two hours to plan for future work or Leisure Time. Great comment!
Same here.
What sort of job did you have that allowed you to choose your working hours? I'm a teacher. That absolutely does not work for me.
What was/is your business?
@@bhotaling1 Public servant, I'm guessing
This is a quote from the Stoics I like.
"If you seek tranquility, do less, do what’s essential.
Which brings a double satisfaction: to do less, better.
Because most of what we say and do is not essential.
If you can eliminate it, you‘ll have more time, and more tranquility.
Ask yourself at every moment, ‘Is this necessary?"
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We have 5 fingers and the 20% (thumb) of them makes the 80% of the job done everyday
That just means your fingers aren’t being used correctly or aren’t working correctly, or that you give them too little credit.
You hitchhike a lot ??
Time to fire some of them
if you cut off your pinky, you lose 50% of your grip strength
80% of time Thumb is used for scolling the social media
I got it! I studied today. Like 5 pages of drugs. I took those important things, rewrite it and come up with just half page. I can even discuss it but just using 1 letter for each section. Then I've been able to remember all those meds without memorize the entire 5 pages. Lol. Thank you. 💖
It also means that small groups can drastically influence larger audiences by simply having greater access to the means of communication.
About the book thing, maybe only 20% contains the important stuff, but you often need the other 80% of context and build up.
It doesn't make sense for me do I learn the 20% of the important stuff so the 80% comes alone or should I read 80% of forget about it I got lost 🤦♂️
@@nubcops220 You can understand the 20% only after reading and understanding the 80%.
Pareto Principle kind of makes me think about decluttering a lot about my life, from the physical to the mental aspects of my day to day.
I did exactly that when I downsized from 2100 sqft to 500 sqft. Got rid of 70% of everything, kept the 20% I use everyday in the Apt. and put the remaining 10% that's used only a few times a year into storage.
@@paulc2357 so, how went that?
@@tomassosaoconnor It went great because the kids are grown and all out on their own so I'm living a simpler lifestyle.
What a great explanation. Thank you for this!
The trick is figuring out which 20% to concentrate on, or study, read, etc.
exactly but how do we do that
Exactly. You have to read 100% to determine which is the best 20%. (highlighted text)
You can use in 80/20 rule in your study life. Some people think that studying for 20 hours straight will make them ace their exams. Nah, study says it's better to study for no more than an hour.. so you can study three hours a day, 1 hour each, with breaks and achieve the an A, than staying up 20 hours or studying for 20 hours straight and getting like a C or B- ... Besides, studying for long periods without breaks , drains your energy and eventually your focus will be drained too and you'll end up not getting the information.. So do more by doing less, by studying for an hour each time, with breaks and ace your exams. I will soon start a student series on my channel. Thanks for this video, it inspired me to.
You're talking about the promodoro technique.
Actually, using the Pomodoro technique (you can look it up) will allow you to maximize your time effectiveness. In a nutshell, work/study 25 minutes, take a break for 10 minutes; after four cycles, the break is 20-25 minutes long, then you start again. I have used this technique for years now and it works perfectly for maximum productivity. There are apps for all platforms that help you keep track of your time cycles. Enjoy!
Studying for an hour and taking breaks works for me. More information is absorbed and retained in my long-term memory.
Thanks for your comment.
I actually never studied but I just paid attention
Cam Varady and remembered everything ?????
20% of my girlfriends have produced 80% of my kids
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K - raalle thank you for overanalyzing the joke
rahul mzd55 😂😂😂😂😂
@K - raalle and what if 1 of them have 2 and the other 3?
Lmao
"20% of friends give you 80% fulfilment"
*Me counting through my 4 friends*
"Goddammit he's right"
@ Mike Cremona LOL!☺💝🙏🇺🇸
I applied 80/20 rule to my sex life, 2 minutes is all you need.
Kam Singh 😂😂😂😂
20% of sex life produce 80% of children
Kam Singh that is what she said!
Only a male thinks sex can be short. Lesbians do an hour at least on a slow night. 2-3 hours on a weekend day and the occasional 5-8 hour day. Only men are limited by their bodies and inability to understand what their partner is feeling
@@camogrrl or just have more time doing sex than getting their shit together... I mean 5-8h a day?.. If u have sex for 8 hours/day, sleep 6 h/day and in the best scenario work a 6h job u end up with 4 hours to eat/shower/do other things than sex... I mean u have to be a porn star to live that life. Also how can u tell that a male can't understand their partner's feelings given the fact that u r a lesbian? Even if u have had sex with a male before that doesn't mean every one is the same. Between males and females there is a natural chemistry which if not present or as an example you have a boyfriend that doesn't share the same feelings as u do, it is completely normal that he doesn't understand u. I have had sex with a girl and she finished like 4 times and the she gave me a bj in order for me to finish. And don't talk sht about males because if there were no males then u weren't even going to exist... Same applies the other way.
I agree that the 80/20 rule is very useful, but I don't agree that is that linear as the video says.
For instance, despite the fact that I agree that a book may have the most important information in 20% of its pages, you don't get the same result going straight to these pages because context that the other pages gives you is, sometimes, very important in order to really understand the 20% most important pages.
In the example of the shoes, I do use 80% more one of my shoes when 80% of the time the weather gives me conditions to do so. If I donate my other shoes than I would no longer have impermeable shoes for rain, or lightweight shoes for cycling (what I don't do 80% of the time, hence I don't use it as much). Other than that, when the season changes, it also changes the amount of time I use each of my shoes, balancing the amount the time I use all of them during the year.
It's not linear, but indeed an important rule.
That's why the job the 20% that the 80% do still essential
on point.
By applying Pareto principle i watched 20% of this video and completed 100% of my assignment.
Nice
Good suggestion. This weekend I am going to apply the 20/80 rule to all aspect of my life. Thank You
Love the 80-20 principle. I learned more about it's concepts from The 4-Hour Workweek. Great book, and this is a great video!
This channel Is part of the 20% that actually teaches me things
Knowing this rule I always focus on important tasks because they have the biggest impact!
analyze what are the important things you have to do first (20%) then put your 100% effort on it.
Now you have the concept down!
Best line
Wouldn’t you want to put 80% of the effort on it?
Kiara Caramol I just have to read this comment. I don't need to watch the video🤣
The whole video you explained in a sentence. Simple and clear
I’ve heard of this rule before but after watching your video it makes more sense. I really enjoyed it. Good use of my time. 🙂
Amazing examples! Thank you for this video, best one among top search results
Reading the glossary of the book will give you 80 percent of the content !!!
Agree!
It's the reason why on any RUclips self care video I go straight to about the half way point and watch until 3/4 point. There's also nonsense talked for the first half. And the final quarter.
Well basically it's similar to making notes during class. It contains 80% of the information and it requires 20% effort to learn that as you don't need to search for important points as well as less effort to understand as it is your notes. But you might miss out a few important points in textbooks. I would suggest to first read the notes and then refer to the textbook for a complete gist of the chapter.
I'm gonna use the 80/20 principle when doing marketing for my advertisement company. I could make an ad with 80% of everything I can write but it will only generate 20% of leads and results. Instead I will focus only on the tiny 20% bit that actually sells stuff to 80% of people. Thank you very much for this incredible explanation. Much appreciated.
Thanks for coming back buddy. Waiting for the fresh contents 😍
Very well done! I enjoyed the video and your explanation of the topic helped a lot, keep up the great work!
Thank you and I have just finished 1.5 min out of 6 in this video haha
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i needed this. studying for my finance exam and totally stressing out. gonna utilize this to spend my time wisely
Just came across this after starting to read the 80/20 book, I'll still go through it, but I don't need to take notes on every page now lol, just the important stuff. Looking forward to starting to apply this! Thanks for the video!
Thank you for the nice video. It is not easy to figure out which 20% to focus on to get the best return, and I think this is what trips up many people. This 20% varies vastly depending on the activity to be optimized, and I think this is what makes it so difficult.
Glad you enjoyed it :) I agree, it's not easy to figure out which 20% will give the most results.
Pretty easy to me,
Thank you for the information.
Interesting, I've heard of this rule before, but the practical examples help. I'll have to ponder and test ways to apply this
Thank you Better, for this fabulous content. I am going to apply it to my appallingly long to do list and see if I can narrow it down to what yield greatest results or prevent greatest catastrophes.
20% of this video gave me 80% of the information i needed.
How will you use the 80/20 rule?
the question is how to know the 20% important pages if you don't read the whole 100% of the book
@@Lhbalologie There is more than one way to read a book. You don't have to read it from back to cover. By reviewing table of contents you can already see what each chapter is about and then you can decide if you want to learn more about it. Skimming through the book for just 20 minutes can already give you a huge overview about everything the book is about. Also usually the last few pages of each chapter give a brief summary about that chapters content. Some books even have a summary of each chapter in the back.
@@BetterThanYesterday , What 20% of this video should I watch?
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By slinging 20 8-Balls for $80!
Here's some insight on applying this principle consistently and repeatedly. Particularly geared at everyone complaining about repetition in this video. 1. Surely it's more efficient to repeat the most useful 20% of information with slight variations than add 80% of pointless filler surrounding the topic. 2. Surely people should rather apply this in their own lives than keep looking for a lot of somewhat useful information on how to improve their lives. 3. Surely people should actually make something of their lives instead of watching 4 more youtube videos on how to do it. 4. Surely you should just stick to the relevant information and repeat it to succeed. 5. Surely people need to follow a good recipe in their lives to succeed and not try to understand every bit of information involved. 6 (BONUS): Don't complicate things for no reason and embrace repetition instead of studying all that 80%.
Thank you so much for sharing this useful data! Greatly appreciated.
I would love to hear more of your real life examples how you use this rule. I personally use it especially when it comes to productivity. I invest 80% of my time in those 20% of activities that will bring me greater value in the future - be it learning, building relationships or anything else. This means I have 20% of the time for the rest 80% of the activities.
This is one of your 20% of the videos that just got you a subscriber :)
I read 80 % of a new novel, i totally missed where the novel was set and why the ending meant so much to the main character . Im now 70% confused and 30% out of pocket.
I understand the Pareto Technique rn! Now i can apply this to my Study Session, Thank you!
This was a great quick explanation. Loved it. Well done!
great content, well explained, easy to understand. thank you very much.
I am reading a book (high performance habits -brandon) that first 56% of it was "in this book you'll learn... " and it kept going and going about the thing I will be learning in that book. Still haven't gotten to the 20%.
have you done it? a month has passed now
@@z01k1 no. I stopped reading it. I noticed there's a lot of bad books out there. I tried others.
thank you, i listen to your videos while driving to work. i really like your voice
I just love your animations. they are so satisfying.
Great explanation, thank you 👍🏼
The narrator should take his own advice, and stop repeating the same information through 90% of the video.
Shawn Rigdon Actually you have to follow that advice and understand that the information is available in even less than 20% out of the 6 minutes 35 seconds video.
I believe he is applying the principle of repetition to help us learn - but very good observation
@@emmanuelug perfection
Moaning about focusing on 80% of the video's contents, you are not learning the lesson the 20% is trying to teach you
Repetition is the first law of learning.
Thanks for making my life easier.
Keep up the good work.
So grateful for this and well explained.
Grateful Aussie.
Thank you so much bro, I will apply 80/20 law to my life
I learn english by watching your videos 😊😊😊😊😊😊
Well, then you are using 80% of your energy fulfilling 20% of your foreign language potential.
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I didnt know i need this. Thanks. Subscribed.
I was finding this rule, in wikipedia , websites but today I got the real truth behind it. Thanx! amazing comments..
I feel like I could have gotten 80% of the gist of this video in 1 min and 19 s.
Brian Samphs touche very smart
GENIUS
I'm sure that you'd be able to get 80% of the gist in the 1,19' video in about 25 sec. Don't you think this priciple is already cooked down abit?
@@andreasglad4506 15.8 seconds *
I had to speed it up. 🙄
I always love this concept
Thank you for the video! You explain it in very easy and helpful way
A concept applied for sure in minimalism as u showed w ur personal example w the shoes
Abt study & reading Idk really how ill do it but I'm gonna find what I really need to read & know in order to give my bachelor and how I'm gonna do that
I find that if I don't break a project into timed periods and want to get it done "in one shot" I get bored or frustrated at the 75-80% mark and I end up stopping and I won't get back to as soon as I should
Watching this video falls also under 80-20 rule, spending your 20% time on such great video and become effective to produce 80% results in life...
Thank you so much, best explanation .
A great reminder, thanks for sharing.
The law of diminishing returns: like when you live on the couch, then a 20% increase in movement will provide an 80% improvement in your well-being.......yet when you are an Olympic athlete, 80% increase in 'movement' is required for a 20% increase in improved performance.....
In Corporate, this is called 'incremental improvement' and is the single biggest reason why CEO's are replaced within years, not decades.
Never thought of it like that..
You guys: 80/20 effect
Me, an intellectual: 4 effect
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If you think more about the concept you might find that the important ratio is stated in reverse, so the 1/5 effect might be a better description.
4 effect or 0.25 effect
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You learn something new everyday thx!!!
The whole time management thing is to the point. I never understood why people pay their bills on the day that they are due. I get asked " why do you pay your bills weeks and even months before they are due, you are throwing your money away". The way I always saw it was that my bills are going to be due regardless, I rather pay them early and not deal with them in the future, my utilities are paid up 6 months in advance to where I don't worry about them being due and gives me all the free time to focus on other things with now worries.
Great video, we applied the principle by watching this video at 8x the speed! Just kidding - great content keep it up!
Thank you so much sir.This is super helpful.💯🙏🏻
Nice ideas about cutting time by 80% for reading and studying! 👏
How would you know on which pages in a book are the 80% most important information?
By reading it all lmao. That's why the pareto principle is quite dumb on it's own, yes 20%/80% is a ratio you find everywhere, but the reality is you always need a small part from the 80% to complete those 20%.
What a useless law
introduction and conclusion
it just helps to get to a passable standard, and not exactly the kind of standard you would set for yourself. @ 04:09 he says, "if being at the top of the class isn't your goal, then it's just not worth your time."
personally, im a lazy person, but i want to achieve certain standards for myself, this principle does not work on my favor at all.
by making notes 😂😂😂
the pareto principle works only when 100% of things or effort was there, not that you put 20% effort and expect 80% of income.
Lovely work you done ! this is so sweet!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Very clear explanation, thank you, my friend!
I wear 1% of my clothes 100% of the time
This video is very good. Also read Perry Marshalls book ,The 80/20 principle.
GOD GIFTED VOICE !!! MAN
Thank you so much, bro. Very helpful.
At first I read the title as “Do more by doing lines” Uh...I guess that would do it.
You could use the why do today what u could put off tommorow rule
Thanks so much! You're the best 🙏💯
Thank you really for this amazing channel 💜💜
I study 80% of my lesson before the exam but 0% of what I read is in the test
So true
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Yah where I went to high school, 100% of the material was on virtually every exam. The exams only happened four times a year for each class, and each exam was at least three hours long.
That's good while studying for exams.
Saw this video today!! Ready to apply it from tomorrow..
Your explanation, video, and content are Awesome!
I disagree with it being better to have a few close friends than to have a bunch of distant friends. I think there's room to say the opposite. That constantly making new friends or reconnecting to old distant ones, even if they were to go back to being distant, can provide one with the ability to learn more skills such as: understanding many different types of viewpoints, learning from many different sources, understanding the interplay of different personalities interacting, being more compassionate and non-judgemental etc.
yes but majority of people are useless, so you will be "learning" from useless people... and i dont think that is really "learning anything"...
Directions unclear: I threw out the shoes I don't use often but when winter came I did not have boots to go around with.
same for celebration's shoes
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i watched only 20% of the vid and got all the info i needed. the principle works.
Anyone notice that out of all the RUclips channels you're subscribed to you mostly watch the top 20% of favorites most of the time?
But, coming back to your shoes example: what if I were to eliminate the 80% unused shoes from my inventory and I am only left with the 20% I use 80% of the time...does the pareto principle still apply? Will this result in a Zeno's Pareto principle where I will eliminate 80% of my belongings successively until almost nothing is left? :D
Well if you have 10 pairs of shoes and eliminate 8 , you are left with 2 pairs , which in term you will use 1 pair , 4-5 days a week. 70% of 7 is around 4.5 days
My thoughts exactly. If he carries on throwing away 80% of his shoes he'll eventually be left with less than 1 pair of shoes.
Damn yes this is a great point... I guess just don't think about it too literally?
10% of this video gave me 90% of the information
Always great videos from "Better Than Yesterday".
I love these videos. Thank you.
It's far better to be responsible and learn all of what you are meant to learn. If you think that 80% is sufficient, you aren't someone I want to interact with. I'm an attorney. I research 100% of every case I take and I give every case my full attention. That is what the client is paying for and what I am obligated to give under the law. I would do it even if I wasn't required to because it is right.
In a similar vein, when I go to the doctor I don't want them to have passed their boards by learning 70 or 80% of the material. Do you want to trust luck or have to hope that your symptoms fall in the mean? Pray that whatever is wrong with you is something that is wrong with 70% of patients so the doctor will recognize it? Based on what you are suggesting, 30% of the patients would die because their symptoms would not be typical and therefore would be considered meaningless, not worth learning about.
Imagine your software engineer not bothering to learn to code completely. 70% is good enough right? No, it's not nearly good enough, not in any area regardless of complexity. The person who designs your house, the builder, the electrician, do you want any of these people to be about 70% at their job? Are you okay with 80%? Your house is 80% to code, it might burn down but 80% of the time it won't.
All of this lead up is to explain that the Pareto Principal is an aphorism, it has general applicability as a means of predicting outcomes. It isn't general life advice or a suggestion as to how much effort to put forth when learning. This is an important distinction. It's a mistake to apply it to other areas of life and irresponsible to suggest that people read 20% of a book because they'll glean "most" of the value of it, especially where students are concerned.
Predicting outcomes is different from learning. Because you can get more work done in less time if you focus on the important things doesn't equate to "Don't bother reading your whole textbook because 20% of it will give you enough to go on." Presenting the Pareto principle as means of saving time for students is an error, it is a useful means of predicting outcomes, not general life advice for students.
One last point, with regard to performing a Pareto analysis on your friends. Again, this is reducing something complex to a simple outcome analysis and for that reason there are problems with it. If a friend has just had a baby or is going through a divorce or has a sick parent or child, they aren't going to be giving me as much joy, as much bang for my buck, as a friend in a different phase of their life. If I go by a strict Pareto analysis I would cut back on the time I spend with the bereaved, sick or depressed friend. That would be wrong. We all find ourselves in different roles at different times in friendships. There are times we will give and others when we will lean on our friends. A strict Pareto analysis wouldn't take any of this into consideration. As with studying, it looks at data and does an analysis. If you're using it in the right context, it's useful but it's also limited.
In the above analysis with friendships, if you have 20 years worth of data and one friend consistently takes and doesn't give, that would be relevant, but even in that situation there could be additional data that the analysis would not be able to include. Use the Pareto principle on questions of data, not in areas with additional complexities that can't be taken into consideration.
I spent time on this comment because I thought the video offered potentially damaging advice, perhaps inadvertently. Towards the end he says that the Pareto principle can be applied to every area of life. This is not good advice. He says to cut back on the time you spend with the 80% of friends without regard to why or what the specific situation is or even whether you are part of that 80% vis-a-vis other friends at times.
This is the danger of taking something and applying it to everything. If you have a hammer, everything begins to look like a nail. The Pareto principle, like a hammer, is a useful tool for specific situations. But every situation is not a nail. Friendships are far more complex. Studying shouldn't be reduced to how much you can get in a short period of time, not if you want to be good at the thing you are doing and in many professions lives will depend on it.
It seems as though the video's creator learned about the Pareto principle and found it interesting and exciting, so much so that It became the proverbial hammer and every life issue a nail. This video is a couple of years old, it would be interesting to know how his views may have evolved.
If your comment was 20% as long i would have bothered reading it
This is the best comment here and it’s even better than the video itself. I didn’t like the video and you helped me realize what exactly is wrong with it. Thank you!
i really appreciate that u took this much time to write so much
I concur with your assessment.
Generalization should be valued only as a generalization and not an objective truth.
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