The Daily Founder Day 022: On Parkinson's Time

Being a founder is like juggling flaming chainsaws while sprinting uphill. Time becomes your most precious resource, constantly slipping through your fingers. Yet, even with limited hours in the day, tasks seem to expand to fill every available second. This, my friends, is the insidious reality of Parkinson's Law.

Work seems to expand so as to fill the time available for its completion." In simpler terms, if you give yourself a week to write a business plan, it'll take a week. But, if you only have 2 days, guess what? You'll likely crank it out in that timeframe.

So what can we do? We make it our challenge for today:

• Embrace deadlines seems to work. So set yourself a tight deadline for task you’re facing.
• Timeboxing is your friend: The next task you start or meeting you’re going into. Give it a clear time frame and don’t go over.
• Track your time. Really take a look at what you’re spending your time on today.
• Say no! Just once today. Learn to politely decline requests that don't align with your core priorities. Your time is precious, don't let others squander it.

Share how you’re overcoming Parkinson’s Law in the community group on austrianstartups.com, where you’ll also find more strategies on how to overcome Parkinson’s Law.
Let’s do this!