A popular adage that states that, "no matter how much work you put into it, once you're almost at the finish line, it will all just go away".
"When one fully manages a project so that it is capable of driving itself, the project disappears or is comically reduced."
"When one fully manages a project so that it is capable of driving itself, the project disappears or is comically reduced."
Jim: "Do you remember that contract that you've been working all month on?"
Jordan: "Yes I do. In fact, I've lost sleep working on this project all week."
Jim: "Well, I hate to break it to you, but the client backed out at the last minute."
Jordan: "Great. Yet another case of Jordan's Law!"
Jordan: "Yes I do. In fact, I've lost sleep working on this project all week."
Jim: "Well, I hate to break it to you, but the client backed out at the last minute."
Jordan: "Great. Yet another case of Jordan's Law!"
by Watch_Out_For_Panic August 19, 2020
Get the Jordan's Lawmug. The belief that companies, especially technology companies, know what the customer wants before the customer does. This was pioneered by Steve Jobs when he was CEO of Apple. His famous quote was, “Some people say, Give the customers what they want." But that's not my approach. Our job is to figure out what they're going to want before they do. I think Henry Ford once said, "If I'd asked customers what they wanted, they would have told me, 'A faster horse!'" People don't know what they want until you show it to them. That's why I never rely on market research. Our task is to read things that are not yet on the page.“
This law was used to launch products that consumers had never thought of such as iTunes and iPhone and they worked spectacularly because consumers actually enjoyed the products and it simplified their media and daily life for a time.
Today, Steve Jobs Law is a smokescreen by big tech to ram new products and services down our throats without any input by customers and they expect us to immediately adapt the new products/upgrades/services without complaint, use it in our daily lives, and expect us to pay for the privilege. The Steve Jobs Law has now morphed into a totalitarian force within technology where forced adaptation is not only expected, it should be celebrated, and any attempt at customization by consumers that was celebrated previously must be stamped out immediately.
This law was used to launch products that consumers had never thought of such as iTunes and iPhone and they worked spectacularly because consumers actually enjoyed the products and it simplified their media and daily life for a time.
Today, Steve Jobs Law is a smokescreen by big tech to ram new products and services down our throats without any input by customers and they expect us to immediately adapt the new products/upgrades/services without complaint, use it in our daily lives, and expect us to pay for the privilege. The Steve Jobs Law has now morphed into a totalitarian force within technology where forced adaptation is not only expected, it should be celebrated, and any attempt at customization by consumers that was celebrated previously must be stamped out immediately.
Did I ever ask for this A.I. upgrade on my Microsoft Office? I don’t need this on my spreadsheet or my PowerPoint! I know how to build it to my specifications. But due to the Steve Jobs Law, I, the customer, don’t know anything about technology and how I can use it to my benefit. I am told what is good for me, I am expected to upgrade to it, and I am expected to pay for it!
by Lumburgh Survivor July 5, 2025
Get the Steve Jobs Lawmug. a law in which any and all friends of a woman must report hot guys (or girls) that have potential interest in the woman to her as a sign of gratitude for her friendship
by jdhdjdhdjejevehehev February 28, 2023
Get the lucy lawmug. 
Get the step-co-nephew-in-lawmug. An over-involved parent of a spouse whose compulsive need to demonstrate their support of their child inadvertently undermines that child's marriage through over the top gifts, paying of regular expenses, or repeatedly weighing in on decisions in support of their child.
Linda and Jim never really found their own way forward. His helicopter-in-laws were always buying their daughter whatever she wanted and haranguing him for not providing for their daughter's desires.
by WisCur January 28, 2015
Get the helicopter-in-lawmug. granduncle-in-law.
by Simaduria July 27, 2024
Get the granduncle-in-lawmug. A codified set of immutable linguistic principles, transcending time and culture, that govern the structure and sanctity of grammar across all written works. Rooted in divine reverence for the written word, Gramanic Law is believed to have been established to preserve clarity, order, and meaning, regardless of the era in which a text was crafted. These laws are viewed as sacred tenets, unyielding to the evolution of language, embodying a universal truth about communication itself.
Scholars of ancient linguistics often debated whether the discrepancies in the manuscript were violations of Gramanic Law or merely the result of scribal error.
by CarverMaybe January 26, 2025
Get the Gramanic Lawmug.