What category does Parkinson's Law belong to?

Parkinson's Law belongs to the "Principles" category in personal knowledge management and productivity.

What are the key topics related to Parkinson's Law?

Key topics related to Parkinson's Law include: concepts, principles, productivity, time-management.

What are alternative names for Parkinson's Law?

Parkinson's Law is also known as: Work expansion.

Parkinson's Law

Work expands to fill the time available for its completion.

Also known as: Work expansion

Category: Principles

Tags: concepts, principles, productivity, time-management

Explanation

Parkinson's Law states that work expands to fill the time available for its completion. If you give yourself a week to complete a two-hour task, it will somehow take a week. This insight supports timeboxing and deadline setting - constraints actually increase productivity rather than limiting it. Without deadlines, tasks can expand indefinitely. Setting artificial constraints on open-ended work prevents endless refinement and ensures progress.

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