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A.Word.A.Day--Parkinson's law![]() Parkinson's Law (PAHR-kin-suhnz law) noun Any of several satirical observations propounded as economic laws, especially "Work expands to fill the time available for its completion." [After Cyril Northcote Parkinson (1909-1993).]
"According to Murphy's Law, this column will have a mistake in it.
According to Parkinson's Law, it will take you as long to read this
column as the time you allot to reading it." This week's theme: Syndromes, paradoxes, laws, and principles
X-BonusIf you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things. -Rene Descartes
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