Work expands to fill the time available – Parkinson’s Law
Work expands to fill the time available – Parkinson’s Law  
Podcast: Undo – How history's outliers got stuff done
Published On: Mon Jan 13 2025
Description: Studies show if you give people 60 minutes to complete a task that only takes 30, they’ll work the full hour instead of taking the rest off.That’s Parkinson’s Law in action, and by recognising it, we can buy back some time to ourselves. Just don’t tell the boss, or they’ll give you more busy work. Support the show from $3 and getEpisodes early and ad-freeJoin our listener communityJoin Mark for monthly Q&AsSupport Undo via Patreon