Is Parkinson's Law getting in the way of your productivity?

Thu, 24 Sep 2020 14:31:28 +0000

Parkinson’s law states that “Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.”

It basically means that when we have more than enough time to complete a task, we almost always end up making the work ‘stretch’.

E.g. if we need to prepare a presentation and have a month to do it, we will somehow make the task more complex, procrastinate, work at a slower pace than usual, have more ’let me first have a cup of coffee’ breaks, watch 3 seasons of an obscure crime series on Netflix and finally complete the task on the penultimate evening.

My experiments with super productivity: TickTick plus Trello

Thu, 31 Oct 2019 15:00:17 +0000

ToDo apps actually work well if you figure out your own personalized way of using it effectively. Unless you’re living under a rock without an internet connection, no responsibilities, no recurring thoughts, no tasks to complete, no goals to chase, no motivation or the need to actually ‘do’ anything, in my humble opinion, you must use a ToDo app.

Here’s why everyone should use a ToDo app

Need more convincing? Let me share the biggest reason why everyone must be using one.

Ticktick on Tonmoy Goswami

Is Parkinson's Law getting in the way of your productivity?

My experiments with super productivity: TickTick plus Trello

Here’s why everyone should use a ToDo app