#readwise # Parkinson's Law - Wikipedia  > The earlier you start something, the longer it takes. –Tiago Forte ## Metadata - Author: [[en.wikipedia.org]] - Full Title: Parkinson's Law - Wikipedia - URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkinson%27s_law - Tags: [[Economics]], [[Productivity]] ## Highlights Parkinson's law is the adage that "**work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion**." It is sometimes applied to the growth of bureaucracy in an organization, but can be applicable to all forms of work. --- Articulated by Cyril Northcote Parkinson as part of the first sentence of an essay published in The Economist in 1955 and since republished online, it was reprinted with other essays in the book Parkinson's Law: The Pursuit of Progress (London, John Murray, 1958). He derived the dictum from his extensive experience in the British Civil Service. ---