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Parkinson's Law

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Definition

The adage that: "Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion."

First articulated by Cyril Northcote Parkinson in a humorous essay published in The Economist in 1955.

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Definition on Wikipedia.org: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkinsons_law