Revisiting Parkinson's Law - Cal Newport
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. If I give you 24 hours to complete a project, the time pressure forces you to focus on execution, and you have no choice but to do only the bare essentials. If I give... See more
Parkinson’s Law states that work contracts or expands to fill the time you allot for it.
Stephen Guise • How to Be an Imperfectionist
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
Parkinson’s Law - This principle states that "work expands to fill the time available for its completion." By being aware of this phenomenon, you can set tighter deadlines for tasks to naturally increase your efficiency and prevent unnecessary time loss. This technique can be useful in beating procrastination and improving time management by encour
... See more“Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.” Since then, Parkinson’s law has become the best-known explanation for why we can take three months to write a twenty-page essay or miraculously finish it in just one day. The problem with Parkinson’s law is that most of the time it works against us. Giving yourself three months to
... See moreDemir Bentley • Winning the Week: How To Plan A Successful Week, Every Week
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.