When I was 11 or 12, my father gave me a copy of “Parkinsons Law” (https://www.amazon.com/Parkinsons-Law-Pursuit-Progress-Business/dp/0140091076 https://www.ama

When I was 11 or 12, my father gave me a copy of “Parkinsons Law” (https://www.amazon.com/Parkinsons-Law-Pursuit-Progress-Business/dp/0140091076 https://www.amazon.com/Parkinsons-Law-Pursuit-Progress-Busin...), explaining that this is the most important book on management I will ever read. I found it super entertaining. When I left Google in 2015 to go on sabbatical, I distributed 20 copies to various middle and upper-middle managers, mostly as friendly/jocular warning/admonishing. When I returned in 2016, it seemed that one half had gotten the joke, and the other half had used it as a manual. Either way: The linked article shows that the author has red-discovered Parkinson’s Law for himself. (I recommend y’all read the book)