Parkinson’s Law

Today I just just learned about Parkinson’s law [.pdf]. It is a simple relatively simple concept, but I was amazed at how it permeates nearly every aspect of my life. The law simply states that:

Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.

2 Responses to “Parkinson’s Law”


  1. 1 Howard Says:
    April 10th, 2007 at 7:46 am

    A disease and a law? That guy was busy.

    …or was that inappropriate?


  2. 2 hubs Says:
    April 10th, 2007 at 7:39 pm

    Howard, it gets a lot more inappropriate than that around here.

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