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Parkinson’s law

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Despite common misconceptions, Parkinson’s law is in fact more akin to Poka Yoke whereby a relentless focus on increasing the efficiency of an organization through any means necessary benefits both employees and shareholders.
When a management consultant applied Parkinson’s law to make my call center more efficient by requiring us to badge in to use the bathroom, I was initially upset because I could no longer take a nap in the stall after lunch, but soon realized I got more done at work at slept better at night. Win win!
by Bezos said so April 29, 2021
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Parkinson's Fade

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When you get a haircut, preferably a skin fade which could only be described as a barber with parkinson's haircut commonly found on James mc manus
Look at that civil cub with the parkinson's fade
by Trapezium head May 29, 2022
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Parkinson's law states that "work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion". In the context of time management, this means that if you allocate a week for a task that could realistically be done in a few hours, it will likely take the entire week to complete, leading to inefficiency and procrastination.
I thought I could knock out that report in a couple of hours, but thanks to Parkinson's law, I ended up stretching it over the whole week just because I had the time.
by Emotional Cruiser November 4, 2025
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Keyboard Parkinson's

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A disease transmitted electronically that affects, almost exclusively, young, immature females. It is characterized by repetition of (usually) the last letter of random words in a message, as if the infected does not have good motor control. Most often seen in texts and on Facebook.
Girl: "omggg i saw Justin Bieberrrrrrrr!!! (:"
Guy: "It looks like you have Keyboard Parkinson's, you should get that checked out."
by baconmeister July 14, 2011
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Parallel Parkinson’s

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A terrible parallel parker or someone with Parkinson’s giving a double handjob.
That hot chick at the party gave my best friend and I the best Parallel Parkinson’s!
by Sundiegan July 17, 2018
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Party Parkinson’s

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Experiencing uncontrollable shakes after a weekend of using drugs and alcohol.
Chance took adderral and drank too much, he got party Parkinson’s, he can’t even eat a sandwich without it falling out of his hands.
by Mobbob May 27, 2019
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When you see your uncle die and it causes you to shake uncontrollably
We think he has Peter Parkinson's syndrome but we've only seen him do it with one uncle. We're going to need to another uncle to die to be REALLY sure.
by if u know you know January 5, 2022
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