Parkinson's Law
Work expands in proportion to the amount of time allotted to it.
- This means that we must keep our own deadlines to a minimum and create some sense of urgency in order to complete our tasks as quickly as possible.
- This also implies that most of the time, we are not procrastinating or being lazy; rather, the time allotted is simply too long for us to exert additional effort.
- This explains why, due to the illusion of deadlines, we put things off only to cram them in on the due date.
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