This is a general observation from reading the Pareto Principle, named after the economist Vilfredo Pareto.
The principle states that 20% of the invested input from the process is responsible for 80% of the outcome.
The thing about process and outcome is it follows the general correspondence trend of causes and effects. You have to first have a process which will results in an outcome. The interesting thing about the two is that they are not necessarily correlative in nature. A good process may not lead to a good outcome and a bad process might not lead to a bad outcome.
I've been relatively successful today because I'm grateful for what I have. But I often wondered had I studied a lot harder in the past would I had become a lot more successful today. Perhaps a doctor or lawyer is in the making. And the fact is I'm not today. ...