It is a commonplace observation that work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.
- C. Northcote Parkinson
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It is a commonplace observation that work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.
- C. Northcote Parkinson, Parkinson's Law, 1958
Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion. General recognition of this fact is shown in the proverbial phrase "It is the busiest man who has time to spare."
- C. Northcote Parkinson
New Scientist reporter Mark Buchanan has a fascinating article this week on "the curse of work." The title might be the least satisfactory thing about this examination of a new mathematical article that attempts to explain the inexplicable:
"Parkinson's law", first published in an article of 1955,…
Perfection of planning is a symptom of decay. During a period of exciting discovery or progress, there is no time to plan the perfect headquarters.
- C. Northcote Parkinson