Hi my Aunty R suffered from Parkinsons disease, and died without leaving a will last year. She was unmarried and without any children; both her parents have passed away decades ago as well. There are 8 siblings who are beneficiaries in this case.
In 2013 as her illness got worse, she transferred most of her liquid assets into a joint account with her youngest sibling A totaling over £1.5 million. All the money in the joint account was solely contributed by Aunty R(the deceased). It was an account of convenience where Uncle A would help her to pay her bills and other living & medical expenses from the joint account. This account was made known to all the other siblings. As her conditioned worsened, Uncle A transferred the monies from the joint account into his personal account before she died and presumably without her knowledge.
After Aunty R died, Uncle A applied for letters of administration for her estate, the other beneficiaries noticed that the monies in the joint account was not included in the asset list. He now claims that the money is not part of the estate and that it was given to him as a gift. He has also been pocketing the rent from her 2 properties where he has instructed the tenants to transfer the payments into his personal account. The rent money is missing from the asset list as well.
We know that he has given £100,000 to Aunty B, Aunty C and Aunty C's husband (who is not a beneficiary) saying that it is part of the estate in an agreement he made them sign. He now refuses to distribute the money to the other siblings, D,E,F,G, & H who are not on good terms with him. His logic is that the money is his now to do as he pleases.
We know for a fact that Aunty R did not gift him the money. She had discussed her plans for her estate with several siblings as well as nephews and nieces. We have a draft of a will that Aunty R never got attested that detailed what she wanted to do with her assets after her death as well.
We also have evidence by way of recordings of meetings and correspondence between Uncle A and the other siblings explicitly saying that the monies in his account belonged to Aunty R. We also know that Uncle A is not able to produce any document saying that she was gifting him the monies in the joint account.
The other siblings are considering taking up legal action against Uncle A. After some research we believe we can rely on the law of Resulting Trusts to get the assets included as part of her estate. Can a
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I always heard from others that we must study early or be consistent. it always sounded like we choose not to start early. I also thought it was because I was lazy or procrastinating. I was always that student that everybody was envious that I was still able to score above 80% for my exams even though I studied last minute. For context, I am an engineering major. it almost seems like I have this "ability" to. It has always served me while until the midterm this semester. In fact this semester, I devoted my time to my studies while in the past I use to juggle between training (while holding a captain role), studies and working. However, it is the worst I am scored so far. I tried to plan a term schedule to study various chapters but my brain just only would be interested to absorb 2 days before exams. For this midterm I admit it was set hard, I was always one of the top scorers in class and I'm still is but with a B grade... not too far off the average score. In the past, I am always able to do well because the course notes were efficient and all I have to do is memorise and understand. This semester, because I took a specialisation, the course notes were bad. it lacks a lot of information, I even had to go to the school library to borrow hard copy books because the information was so old that it was hard to find on the web. As much as I was amidst those that score well, my grades still worry me as my school does not do bell-curve, if I am a B, I will remain as a B. I would like to do even better for the remaining components to pull it to a borderline A however, I really do not know how to go about this. Since I strive with using Parkinson's Law, I thought I could manipulate myself by giving myself a limited period to study but it does not have the same pressure as if my exam was tomorrow. Would like to hear what is everybody takes on this. Thank you.
Parkinson's law is the adage that "work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion".
The time pressure on the LSAT is no joke and I think most people, including myself, are catching our breaths trying to adequately finish each section on time.
However, for people who have studied for so long and have mastered the concepts, I wonder if applying Parkinson's Law could help benefit our time struggles?
I have no idea if 35 minutes was mathematically proven by LSAC to be deemed appropriate for each section but for all I know, it is an arbitrary time and one I got conditioned to from the very beginning as a result.
But has anyone actually cut the time down to 30 minutes or even 25 minutes and see how they cope? I'm wondering if subjecting oneself to a degree of discomfort and the subsequent adaptation to it would help people overcome their time issues.
Has anyone actually done something like this and seen positive results?
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My 78 YO MIL who is staying at an assisted living facility was having stomach problem and about 10 lb weight loss over 40 day period between Dec'20-Jan'21. My hubby took her for CT scan and they see cyst on her ovaries. Now MRI & ultrasounds are scheduled for Jan 21, 2021. She has Parkinson's and Dementia so she asks us every time we see her where her husband is (he passed away 2 yrs ago), and sincerely complains that nobody ever told her that all her parents and 2 brothers have passed away (all passed away more than 5 years ago while she was still pretty good mentally)...this conversation occurs every single time we see her, it's tuff....Has anyone been through this sort of tough situation? How did you navigate the situation? Hoping it's just a benign cyst but if it's cancer, I am pretty sure there will be operation and Chemo Therapy which scares me....Thank you in advance for any advice you may have.
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And, maybe a JHS Unicorn.
Many of us feel like we can manage time well, but before you know it, you can find yourself running around trying to finish whatever you needed to.
One of ways I’ve learned to manage my time better is by incorporating The Parkinson’s Law into my life. It essentially states that “Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.”
Simply put, this means that our work often tends to increase in complexity and get drawn out with more and more time. And so, self-imposed time constraints could possibly change the way you approach your work and thus, help you optimize your output.
I tried this out for myself here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcmluD1MfzQ. The difference that this makes is in working smarter, not necessarily harder. It’s what could make the difference in the efficiency of your work and your overall productivity.
Finally am getting around to researching studying techniques after spending this first month back to college forcing myself to chug through and allocate hours and hours to studying because I didn't think I had time to learn how to work smarter and not harder. I came across the concept of parkinsons law which basically say that a task expands to fit the time allocated and this makes SO MUCH SENSE. I noticed that when I was working part time while doing school it paradoxically felt like it was much easier to complete my tasks for the week with way less free time available. Now that I have all the free time in the world I've noticed that I feel less accomplished, more stressed, and more frustrated even though I am spending much more time studying. I realize this is because more time gives myself more allowance to hyperfixate on little flaws that need fixed or concepts that I don't 100% understand. Having the amount of time that I do have makes my guilt about leaving any stone unturned really strong. I haven't been able to experience the rewarding feeling of accomplishment either bc I never feel like I'm doing enough. I'd like to change this and I think understanding this concept is at least a good step. Lol anyways I hope this helps other people that may experience the same thing! I remember reading some posts about how people hate take home assignments yet are good at tests etc. And that's how I have always felt too and I think this explains it. Too much time can be paralyzing. I'd also love any advice that helped y'all address this tendency!!
"Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion."
That's "Parkinson's Law"
It is often cited as the reason for time wasted and growing burocracies.
But you can also leverage it to your advantage. And push yourself to better use of your time.
To me, this is also the reason why deadlines are golden
https://fortythree.me/how-to-make-parkinsons-law-work-for-you/
Parkinson's Law is the old adage that work expands to fill the time allotted. Put simply, the amount of work required adjusts to the time available for its completion. The term was first coined by Cyril Northcote Parkinson in a humorous essay he wrote for the Economist in 1955.
Parkinsons law tells us that work expands to fill the time we allocate to it (giving yourself too much time to finish something is counterproductive). For example, if a law firm gives its employees 1 month to finish a particular case, the work will expand to fit that 1 month. If given 6 months on that same case, the work will expand to fill those 6 months. It is important to ask ourselves "how long will I need for this project/course/paper?". Giving yourself "Artificial deadlines" is a great way of countering Parkinson's law. One method I've read about was to finish projects 5 days before the due date (if that's possible) giving yourself artificial deadlines is an amazing thing. Always give yourself artificial deadlines, even if it's a few days before the due date. You can use the remaining time to touch up and revise the project.
If anyone is interested and wants to read more on Parkinson's Law Zero To One is a great book that goes in-depth on the subject matter.
Just make sure those deadlines are reasonable and realistic or you'll become very unpopular very quickly.
For the last decade I’ve struggled to find work-life balance. It seems, no matter how hard I try, work finds a way to absorb of my time. Any free moments are occupied by work-related emails, Slack messages, and documents. Here’s a recent piece on Parkinson’s Law Productivity for work-life balance.
https://pathnine.substack.com/p/parkinsons-law
I'm not sure if the term I googled was correct, but I remember hearing multiple youtubers say that work expands depending on the amount of time you give it. For example, if you give yourself a day to do something, you end up wasting a lot of the time vs. when you give yourself two hours to handle the job (because you'd get pressured and finish the work).
I've tried my best to figure this out. I time block my calendar, I make a new to-do list every week, and I do my best to stick to the schedule. But it simply isn't working. Something always goes wrong and I have to adjust, and even if I leave space for messing things up, it never feels enough? I'm really good at planning, but there are so many things that are out of my control. Because of this, I can't fit all I have to do in a week, but at the end of the day I manage. That's frustrating to me— I manage, but I can't seem to do things well anymore. What kind of "barriers" do I have to set so that I'm able to get pressured enough to do the work right away but not too pressured that I get really anxious and worry about literally everything? ("I'm too anxious to do the task AND I'm so anxious because I'm not doing the task).
Some context: I'm a college student, an officer in one club/org and a member in another one (we take clubs VERY seriously in my school). It's my midyear term right now so I have to figure out online learning, and my internet is terrible.* Whenever I attend online classes/meetings/webinars, I get disconnected at least 3 times in 1.5 hours. So a lot of things are bringing me down and my focus is just gone at this point.
Okay so this turned into such a negative post but I would LOVE some suggestions! If you can, please be constructive.
*At this point, it isn't even my fault; our country just has really bad internet in general but we have to push through with online classes because we really have no other choice.
Bikeshedding
"What it is
Bikeshedding describes our tendency to spend too much time discussing trivial matters, and too little time discussing important matters as a result. It describes the inverse relationship between time spent and the importance of an issue.
Why it happens
Bikeshedding occurs because it is much easier to discuss simple issues that we adequately comprehend. In group settings, we often look to voice our opinions as a sign of participation and we are more likely to be able to talk about a relatively simple issue because it is daunting to discuss a complicated issue, even if it is more important.
Example 1 – Bikeshedding and large data sets
Just as an important proposal can seem daunting, large data sets can be overwhelming to tackle. As a result, scientists may spend too much time discussing simple matters like which program to use, and not enough time analyzing the data. Another effect of bikeshedding is the tendency in data summarization to choose the simplest method, which is usually tabular. Grouping discrete data points can cause interesting relationships between data to be missed.
Example 2 – Zoom: the antidote to bikeshedding
Zoom is a video communications program, which has become very popular as we have transitioned to work-from-home because of COVID-19. The free version of Zoom only allows a 45-minute meeting. The set time of Zoom meetings can ensure that a good amount of time is devoted to important issues, or alternatively, can act as a method for keeping people accountable to not wasting too much time on trivial matters because of the time constraint.
How to avoid it
Bikeshedding can be avoided by attempting to remain on topic. In order to stay focused on important issues, we can implement single agenda-item meetings which makes it less likely that we get off track, or assign a specific person to ensure that we do not spend too much time on unimportant issues. Another way to limit bikeshedding is to have fewer people attend a meeting, as that way there will be less people to voice their opinion on trivial matters."
https://thedecisionlab.com/biases/bikeshedding/
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"Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion."
That's "Parkinson's Law"
It is often cited as the reason for inefficiency and growing burocracies.
But the law can help you as well. And push yourself to more efficiency,
To me, this is also the reason why deadlines are gold.
https://fortythree.me/how-to-make-parkinsons-law-work-for-you/
Many of us feel like we can manage time well, but before you know it, you can find yourself running around trying to finish whatever you needed to.
One of ways I’ve learned to manage my time better is by incorporating The Parkinson’s Law into my life. It essentially states that “Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.”
Simply put, this means that our work often tends to increase in complexity and get drawn out with more and more time. And so, self-imposed time constraints could possibly change the way you approach your work and thus, help you optimize your output.
I tried this out for myself here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcmluD1MfzQ. The difference that this makes is in working smarter, not necessarily harder. It’s what could make the difference in the efficiency of your work and your overall productivity.
