We use all the time we’re allotted
When we’re completing a task, or having a meeting, we usually use all the time that we have available. This is called Parkinson’s law.
This could be because of a myriad of reasons, low productivity, emphasising activity or not applying the 20 Principle.
Examples
- Finishing work by a deadline, be it a report or a feature
- A meeting with no agenda and no aggressive timekeeping
Reference
Ferriss, Timothy. The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich. Expanded and Updated ed., 1st revised ed, Crown Publishers, 2009.
Highlights or timestamps
Actually, the more time we have to complete a task, the more time we’ll spend on it – a tendency known as Parkinson’s law. So, if we have an hour to turn in our project’s final report, we’ll finish it in an hour. But if we have the entire afternoon, we’ll take the entire afternoon, all four hours of it.
— ^910619 from The 4-Hour Workweek