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.

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2 Comments

  1. Posted April 10, 2007 at 7:46 am | Permalink

    A disease and a law? That guy was busy.

    …or was that inappropriate?

  2. Posted April 10, 2007 at 7:39 pm | Permalink

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

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