Comments on: Parkinson’s law and productivity http://www.academicproductivity.com/2007/parkinsons-law-and-productivity/ A survival guide for the 21st century researcher Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:34:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Productivity: Understanding Parkinson’s Law « Medliorate http://www.academicproductivity.com/2007/parkinsons-law-and-productivity/#comment-31539 Productivity: Understanding Parkinson’s Law « Medliorate Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:34:08 +0000 http://www.academicproductivity.com/blog/2007/parkinsons-law-and-productivity/#comment-31539 [...] Parkinson’s law and productivity [Academic Productivity] [...] [...] Parkinson’s law and productivity [Academic Productivity] [...]

]]> By: Sunrise Personal Injury Lawyer http://www.academicproductivity.com/2007/parkinsons-law-and-productivity/#comment-27220 Sunrise Personal Injury Lawyer Fri, 23 May 2008 14:08:23 +0000 http://www.academicproductivity.com/blog/2007/parkinsons-law-and-productivity/#comment-27220 You'll be suprised what you can accomplish when you set your goals just above what you believe you have time for. I get more done now than I ever did after thinking about my productivity and how I spend my time. You’ll be suprised what you can accomplish when you set your goals just above what you believe you have time for. I get more done now than I ever did after thinking about my productivity and how I spend my time.

]]> By: Academic Productivity » How to complete your PhD (or any large project): Hard and soft deadlines, and the Martini Method http://www.academicproductivity.com/2007/parkinsons-law-and-productivity/#comment-15945 Academic Productivity » How to complete your PhD (or any large project): Hard and soft deadlines, and the Martini Method Mon, 07 Jan 2008 11:44:23 +0000 http://www.academicproductivity.com/blog/2007/parkinsons-law-and-productivity/#comment-15945 [...] rent. As any normal human being knows, deadlines are important for many reasons. One of which is Parkinson’s law: which stipulates that the time you take to complete a task is strongly determined by the time you [...] [...] rent. As any normal human being knows, deadlines are important for many reasons. One of which is Parkinson’s law: which stipulates that the time you take to complete a task is strongly determined by the time you [...]

]]> By: Study Hacks » Blog Archive » From the Web: Introducing Academic Productivity http://www.academicproductivity.com/2007/parkinsons-law-and-productivity/#comment-2208 Study Hacks » Blog Archive » From the Web: Introducing Academic Productivity Wed, 01 Aug 2007 18:09:39 +0000 http://www.academicproductivity.com/blog/2007/parkinsons-law-and-productivity/#comment-2208 [...] Parkinson’s law and productivity An interesting review of some of the central ideas behind Tim Ferris’s inexplicably popular The Four Hour Work Week. Introduces a useful addition to the framework: Hofstadter’s Law. [...] [...] Parkinson’s law and productivity An interesting review of some of the central ideas behind Tim Ferris’s inexplicably popular The Four Hour Work Week. Introduces a useful addition to the framework: Hofstadter’s Law. [...]

]]> By: jose http://www.academicproductivity.com/2007/parkinsons-law-and-productivity/#comment-753 jose Wed, 02 May 2007 08:24:46 +0000 http://www.academicproductivity.com/blog/2007/parkinsons-law-and-productivity/#comment-753 Thanks Matt, great comment! Thanks Matt, great comment!

]]> By: Matthew Cornell http://www.academicproductivity.com/2007/parkinsons-law-and-productivity/#comment-700 Matthew Cornell Thu, 26 Apr 2007 02:17:27 +0000 http://www.academicproductivity.com/blog/2007/parkinsons-law-and-productivity/#comment-700 Great post - thanks. I'm a fan of "laws" like these. A few fun ones: Clarke's three laws http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarke%27s_three_laws Law of accumulation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_accumulation Hanlon's razor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanlon%27s_razor Great post - thanks. I’m a fan of “laws” like these. A few fun ones:

Clarke’s three laws
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarke%27s_three_laws

Law of accumulation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_accumulation

Hanlon’s razor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanlon%27s_razor

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