The Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon: Why You Keep Seeing the Same Things Everywhere
by Statement The Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon is the experience of learning a new word or concept and then suddenly encountering it multiple times in a short period …
Category: EPONYMOUS LAWS
Laws, principles, adages, and other succinct observations named after a person. For eg. Parkinson’s Principle.
Applying the Parkinson’s Law to Increase Productivity and Efficiency
Statement “Work expands to fill the time available for its completion.” Origins of Parkinson’s Law Parkinson’s Law is a principle that was first described by …
Exploring Hanlon’s Razor – The Art of Distinguishing Intention from Action
Statement “Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.” Origins of Hanlon’s Razor The origin of Hanlon’s razor is somewhat disputed. It …
Exploring Peter’s Principle – The Concept Of Promotion To Incompetence
Statement ” In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to their level of incompetence” Origins of Peter’s Principle Peter’s Principle was first formulated by …
Exploring Goodhart’s Law – The Pitfalls of Setting Targets and Metrics
Goodhart’s Law Statement Goodhart’s Law states: “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure” Origin of Goodhart’s Law Charles Goodhart, …
Falkland Law – Delaying the decision
Experiences are what make life worth living. As you go, you learn. You will make mistakes regardless of how much you want to avoid them. …
Working Smarter With Walson’s Law
Most of us want to make lots of money to get the best out of life. Yet, just as I have, we can get stuck …
Problem Solving With Kidlin’s Law
In life, we come across many different experiences, and with these experiences come a variety of possible problems that we have to solve just to …