Revisiting Parkinson's Law - Cal Newport
‘Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion,’ the English humorist and historian C. Northcote Parkinson wrote in 1955, coining what became known as Parkinson’s law.5 But
Oliver Burkeman • Four Thousand Weeks
‘Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion,’ the English humorist and historian C. Northcote Parkinson wrote in 1955, coining what became known as Parkinson’s law.5 But
Oliver Burkeman • Four Thousand Weeks
“Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion,” the English humorist and historian C. Northcote Parkinson wrote in 1955, coining what became known as Parkinson’s law. But
Oliver Burkeman • Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
Parkinson’s Law (or it’s inverse) holds true here:Work expands or contracts to fill the time available for its completion.
Andrew Yeung • How to run a meeting
Alex Wittenberg added
In 1955, a modern philosopher named C. Northcote Parkinson came up with the counterintuitive Parkinson’s Law: that the demand for something expands to match its supply.
Mike Michalowicz • Profit First: Transform Your Business from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine
Parkinson’s Law dictates that a task will swell in (perceived) importance and complexity in relation to the time allotted for its completion. It is the magic of the imminent deadline.
Timothy Ferriss • The 4-Hour Workweek, Expanded and Updated: Expanded and Updated, With Over 100 New Pages of Cutting-Edge Content.
Parkinson’s Law dictates that a task will swell in (perceived) importance and complexity in relation to the time allotted for its completion.