A “new to me” addition to Parkinson’s Law

Posted By on May 6, 2018

Parkinson’s Law has a wide lattitude of application or perhaps abuse by those of us that do the same for Murphy, but I’ve heard it most often when referring to bureaucratic management and the perpetual growth of an organization. The adage goes that “work expands so as to file the time available for its completion.” 

The corollary to the adage  is that “a luxury once enjoyed, quickly becomes a necessity.”

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Desultory - des-uhl-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee

  1. lacking in consistency, constancy, or visible order, disconnected; fitful: desultory conversation.
  2. digressing from or unconnected with the main subject; random: a desultory remark.
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