Parkinson’s Law
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What is “Parkinson’s Law”?
“Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.” — Cyril Northcote Parkinson, naval historian and management theorist
Key Points:
- Parkinson’s Law: “Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.” If something must be done in a year, it’ll be done in a year. If it must be done in six months, then it will.
- Parkinson’s Law can’t be used to set unreasonable deadlines.
- Parkinson’s Law is best used as a Counterfactual Simulation question. What would it look like to finish a project on a very short period of time?
Questions for Consideration:
- A there any areas of your life that are open-ended, without any sort of limitation?
- How can you use Parkinson’s Law to set a productive artificial limitation to increase your efficiency?
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