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As we check out the useful term Parkinson's Law, let's review some similar terms: Occam's razor, Hobson's choice, and Murphy's Law.
"Parkinson's Law" is the idea that the work you have to do will expand to fill all the time you have to do it.
Part of speech:
Pick the rare, precise, amusing phrase "Parkinson's Law" when you need to emphasize how people are allowing tasks to take longer than necessary.
"To be a successful and happy leader, I believe we need time away from work... modeling a healthy work-life balance and keeping Parkinson's law in mind."
Explain the meaning of "Parkinson's Law" without saying "tasks will grow like goldfish in a bowl" or "work expands to fill time."
Fill in the blanks: "Feeling like a slave to Parkinson's Law, I took (some unreasonable amount of time) to (do a task)."
Try to spend 20 seconds or more on the game below. Don’t skip straight to the review—first, let your working memory empty out.
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A person who rejects Parkinson's Law is likely to embrace
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