S E218: Parkinson's Law
In Class with Carr
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🗓️ 25 November 2019
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
Whatever you set out to do, make your deadlines seemingly unreasonably shorter than the time you think you need and you'll be surprised at what you can accomplish. Karen breaks down Parkinson's Law and make sure you check out her series on "confidence," which will give you the foundation to get it all done.
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| 0:00.0 | This is Karen Hunter and welcome to the hub. So you're going to brush your teeth twice a day anyway. You might as well use the best |
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| 1:04.2 | Nope, get quit, G-E-T-Q-I-P-K-H and your first refill is free. Have you ever heard of Parkinson's Law? Not Parkinson's |
| 1:18.6 | the disease that impacts far too many people, horrific disease, Parkinson's Law. |
| 1:24.0 | Well I was reading this blog by a guy named Benjamin Hardy |
| 1:28.0 | and he mentioned Parkinson's Law. |
| 1:30.0 | And when I tell you what it is, you'll be like, of course, I've heard of this before. |
| 1:34.0 | Just to give you a little background, Cyril Parkinson, |
| 1:38.0 | he was a British naval historian, author of 60 plus books, |
| 1:42.0 | his most famous was a bestseller back in 1957 called |
| 1:45.3 | Parkinson's Law in which he advanced this theory that works or work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion. |
| 1:56.3 | Again, work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion. |
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