**Achieve 80% of the result by giving yourself 20% of the time needed.** To avoid the nasty side-effects of [[Parkinson's Law]], and to make the greatest benefit of the [[Law of Diminishing Returns]], set impossibly short deadlines. You won't achieve everything you will have wanted, but you'll achieve more with less than and energy than you would have otherwise. **** # More ## Source - [[The 4 Hour Work Week]] ## Related - [[Parkinson's Law]] - [[Law of Diminishing Returns]] - [[Deep Work Maximization Techniques]]