Corollary of Parkinson's law Work expands to fill the available time.

Asimov Corollary to Parkinson's Law

Source status: Attributed to Isaac Asimov

In ten hours a day, you have time to fall twice as far behind your commitments as in five hours a day.

- Isaac Asimov

Category: Murphy's Miscellaneous Laws

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This law belongs with Murphy's Miscellaneous Laws, where small assumptions, timing, and system complexity tend to turn into memorable failures.

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