Everyone thinks they're busy, some people really are. I think I'm busy, but I somehow find time to tool around with you knuckle heads on Hubski. Someone that was truly busy would look at that and cry "foul". Yes, "tasks swell to fill the time allotted." so true.any task will swell to fill the time allotted.
Well put. This is the problem with so many "jobs". People have to shuffle around papers on a desk for 30 hours a week to do that which really only takes 10. Silliness.
Everyone thinks they're busy, some people really are. One of my roommates and I have had this conversation many times. My last job I could have finished all my work and had 2.5 months left but you can't just sit there so instead Reddit and other stuff comes into play. Now it's Hubski and managing music. Working as a board member for a radio is easily the busiest job I've had. The point I was going to make, though, is that this extends to everything. Especially academics, there have been many times when we've looked at what our friends who our friends are doing workload wise, the same people who claim to be exceedingly busy, and just laugh to ourselves because they're not really doing that much.This is the problem with so many "jobs". People have to shuffle around papers on a desk for 30 hours a week to do that which really only takes 10. Silliness.
This link isn't working but kb is referencing [Parkinson's Law](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkinson's_law)
although the Pareto principle works well here too. 80% of work is done in 20% of time, wot wot. And if we are talking of work never forget the Peter principle either. Everyone rises until they cannot perform anymore. That is why either you are surrounded by idiots, or your team will disappear in another six months. Man. Work theories abound with the letter P.
[Parkinson's Law](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkinson's_law) -Let's see if this works for me...