Parkinson's Law

First introduced in a humorous essay by the British author and historian Cyril Northcote Parkinson in 1955. The essay, titled "Parkinson's Law: The Pursuit of Progress," was published in The Economist and later expanded into a book. Parkinson's Law has since become a recognized principle in business and management, and has been used to describe a variety of phenomena, from bureaucracy and inefficiency to time management and productivity. The term "Parkinson's Law" is named after the author, and is not related to the medical condition of the same name.