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Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion. — C. Northcote Parkinson

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Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.

C. Northcote Parkinson
The Economist · 1955
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Economic literature
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EssayNewspaper
Time
1955
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C. Northcote Parkinson
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Parkinson, C. Northcote. Parkinson's Law: The Pursuit of Progress. John Murray, 1958, ch. 1. Originally published in The Economist, Nov. 1955.

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