The 5 laws of time Tutorial

Unlock your productivity with "the 5 laws of time"! Discover how laws like Murphy's and Parkinson's reveal essential truths about planning and work efficiency. Learn to prioritize your tasks and enhance your effectiveness. This insightful guide will transform your approach to work and time management. Don't miss these crucial insights!

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Have a clear vision of the five laws of time.
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These laws will change the way you plan and organize your work.
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Number 1,
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Murphy's law.
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An American aerospace engineer.
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This law is also known as the law of maximum struggle.
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If something must go wrong,
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that's what will happen.
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In fact,
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Murphy's law gave birth to the precautionary principle.
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Nothing is as easy as you've imagined it at the beginning.
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Any new experience will create its
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share of obstacles and unexpected interruptions.
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In short,
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how does this law impact the organization of work?
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It reminds us that we tend to underestimate the time needed to do a certain job
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considering the obstacles,
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interruptions,
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annoyances that will mark our path.
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Murphy's tip
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when you start a task,
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estimate the time you will spend doing it.
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If it is a familiar task,
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add 20% of time to your planning.
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If it's a new job,
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add 40% of necessary time to your planning.
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You will be ready to face any Murphyian challenge.
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Number 2,
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Parkinson's law,
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British historian and essayist.
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He argues that all work ends up occupying the time assigned to it.
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If you assigned 1 day to finish a job,
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it will be done in one day.
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If you set yourself a week,
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it will take a whole week.
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By observing his co-workers,
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Parkinson realized that their number increased by
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6% every year regardless of the objectives.
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Maintaining that their work expands throughout the whole duration
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of the available time,
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he goes as far as to say that
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it is the busiest man who has the most free time
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in order to limit Parkinson's law,
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otherwise called law of gasses that are spreading,
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set realistic deadlines and make constant assessments
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to measure the progress of the projects.
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You probably notice that Parkinson's law and Murphy's
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law are hardly consistent with one another.
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It's up to you to decide when it's better to give more time
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or reduce it.
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Number 3,
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Carlson's law.
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A Swedish economist nowadays,
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an executive is disrupted every 12 minutes on average.
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These interruptions generate a drop in productivity and an increase in errors.
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According to research by Carlson.
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A job done continuously takes less time and energy
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than when it is done in several parts.
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Carlson therefore suggests limiting interruptions,
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protecting yourself from time consumers,
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grouping the tasks of the same nature,
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and avoiding multitasking and zapping in and out of tasks.
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Number 4,
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Eli's law.
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Austrian philosopher,
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critical of industrial society and a bit anti-Sakanovist.
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He argues,
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among other things,
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that applying pressure on employees will stress them out
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and increase the possibility of having an opposite outcome
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of what was expected.
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It is better to take a break and resume work afterwards with more efficiency.
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Same goes for the lunch break at work,
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which he advises against skipping with the
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illusion that it will increase productivity.
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On the contrary,
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people who don't go on their lunch break will be less efficient.
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After a certain number of hours,
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efficiency decreases and concentration becomes more difficult.
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To explain and understand this law,
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some management specialists concluded that work
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meetings should not exceed one hour.
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Each person has their resistance threshold and optimal concentration.
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Get to know yourself.
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Better and do not confuse quantity and quality of work.
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Indeed,
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by wanting to accomplish too much,
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you end up doing it badly.
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Number 5,
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Paretto's law,
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Italian economist and sociologist.
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His law is also known under the name of the 2080 rule,
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a principle that applies to a large number of fields including.
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Efficiency at work.
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20% of clients represent 80% of revenues.
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20% of the population holds 80% of the wealth.
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20% of clients bring 80% of the problems.
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2.
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of products generate 80% of turnover and
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20% of our activities represent 80% of our results.
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This law suggests that you sort out your activities.
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What are the tasks to be dropped
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or delegated?
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You might as well concentrate on your 20% core business,
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what we know we can do correctly,
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the work that brings an 80% return on investment,
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then getting scattered in your job.
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Therefore,
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in accordance with Paretto's law,
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it is crucial to prioritize by separating the urgent and the important
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to learn when to say no and to know how to delegate.
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A small question in regards to this law.
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If you only had to work 20% of the usual work time,
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let's say 2 hours a day,
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what are the tasks that you would keep?
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What is essential?
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So we have seen the 5 laws of time which to me are essential.
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Murphy's law,
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everything takes longer than expected
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because of the uncertainties along the way.
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Parkinson's law,
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the more time we have to achieve something,
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the longer we take.
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Carlson's law.
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Doing a job continuously takes less time than doing in several parts.
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Edict's law,
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after a certain number of hours,
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efficiency decreases and concentration drops,
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and Pareto's law,
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20% of our activities produce 80% of our results.

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