Miscellaneous anecdotes which may or may not concern life in the midwest, or life in general, or anything else I might think of. (Send comments to: goodwitchofthemidwest@gmail.com.)
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Parkinson's Law
The other day, while looking for a totally different word in the dictionary, I came across the term Parkinson's Law. (This has no connection with Parkinson's Disease.) It is the idea that work expands to fill the time allotted for it. I had always known that there was a concept like this, but never knew there was a name for it. . . . Upon further reflection, however, I realized that in retirement, work (or any other activity) expands quickly and dramatically to fill the time allotted. You could think of this as Parkinson's Law on steroids. . . . So, now you know what you have to look forward to when you retire. If you're already retired, you now know where all your time goes.
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