Parkinson's 1957 book presents the idea that time spent debating an issue can be inversely proportional to its objective importance.

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"Parkinson’s 1957 book presents the idea that time spent debating an issue can be inversely proportional to its objective importance."

Parkinson's High Finance discussion illustrates how comparatively trivial and comprehensible matters can receive disproportionate committee attention.

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Source title Parkinson's Law, and Other Studies in Administration

Source authors Cyril Northcote Parkinson

Source year 1957

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