Parkinson’s Law: How to Manage Your Time More Effectively

Once you understand Parkinson’s Law, it’s easy to apply its principles to your own projects, essays, presentations, goals, and more. Play with reassigning deadlines, breaking up your projects and goals into smaller parts, and challenging yourself to get things done faster than you expect.

⏱ TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Intro
2:05 - Method #1
3:28 - Method #2
4:05 - Method #3
5:02 - Method #4

[NomadicJordan]

I've been delaying a task for the past 2 months, but after watching your video, I set a timer on my phone for 1 hour and finally I completed it and still got time remaining to write this comment. Haha. Thank you so much, your videos are really making a change in my life. :D

[The_lupo_]

“Let all your efforts be directed to something, let it keep that end in
view. It’s not activity that disturbs people, but false conceptions of
things that drive them mad.”
—SENECA, ON TRANQUILITY OF MIND, 12.5

[nupurhassan]

Method 1: create artificial deadline 2:05. Method 2: 3:32 break down tasks method 3: 4:05 create a challenging deadline. Complete every task one day ahead of time.

[Dimitriibe]

You've really changed the way I do things and I appreciate it. I'll be sure to spread the word to my mates

[MrJamesdryable]

In my opinion this is one the most important/best videos you've ever made.

[HillMDot]

I like how you made a video about using your time more effectively and you put out your Sunday video earlier than I remember you putting out some of your more recent ones lol great content as always!

[jumpingman]

Just watched the two videos about deep work. And was about to look up Parkinson law, the odds when I got this in the notification. So simple and so strange that one haven't thought of this before...

[junzenthmanjaluna]

I found it very helpful its an eye opener for me❤

[MAGN-bcbz]

Currently watching this while procrastinating

[rebeccacampbell]

I procrastinate because I’m mostly undisciplined. However, I procrastinate assignments because if I finish early, I feel the need to rewrite or rework the project. I continue to evaluate my projects looking for a better solution. I have too many ideas and too many ways to complete assignments.

[hiteshasvagupta]

Great video!! You're a really helpful channel and I've seen a lot of personal improvement whenever I've followed what you tell in your videos

[mysteryjunkie]

This is good with many New Years resolutions coming up people want to accomplish a goal by the next year. But what if we set the goal for 6 months?

[amaypandey]

Sir Plz Make A Video On How To Study When You Don't Feel Like Studying 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[warrenbradford]

If I want to get my work done faster, I must work on giving myself my own personal deadline. I must get into the habit of it.

[Sueni]

The problem is, all of these methods do not have repercussions if you don't meet the deadline. The whole point of a deadline is that the repercussions are very severe and create extreme discomfort or even pain. If you just make up something yourself, you know that it is "fake" - hence all the methods here are not addressing the key problem of procrastination

[kyinchi]

What happens when your deadline has way past?

[michalis]

Ah yes, how to beat procrastination: don't procrastinate, do it earlier. Why didn't I think of that!

[misterzicold]

Easier: "Just Do It" or "Just Do Something"

[briansimpson]

This really only works if you work for yourself, otherwise if you finish the job quicker, your employer will just give you more work to story

[quaffie]

set your deadline to friday evening instead of sunday night :D