Does time ever feel paradoxical in nature to you? Sometimes when I’m doing something I hate, it feels like the clock has stopped moving. Sitting and watching 1 min count down as I microwave my coffee feels like an eternity. Other times, when I’m having a fun day, or on Sunday evenings when I’m cherishing my free time, time seems to fly by like one of those time-lapse montages in movies.
No matter how meticulously we plan our days, it seems like there’s not enough time to accomplish everything we want. One of the reasons is Parkinson’s Law. Let’s take a look at what Parkinson’s Law definition, how it affects our work lives (and personal lives), and how we can hack it to increase our productivity.
What is Parkinson’s Law?
Parkinson’s Law, states,
“Work complicates to fill the available time.”
In other words, if you have 1 month to get a project done, you’ll get it done just in time, if you have 5 hours to get a project done… you’ll still get it done just in time. How can this be? I think there are two reasons,