Laws of expansion

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Not the standard physics laws of expansion.

Work expands to fill the available time — also known as Parkinson's Law
Stuff expands to fill the available space — also known as Jono's Law
Cost expands to fill the available budget — also known as life

After grandiosely naming "Stuff expands to fill the available space" as Jono's Law, I came across "Ryan's Application of Parkinson's Law: Possessions increase to fill the space available for their storage," in Arthur Bloch's Murphy's Law Book Two, p 84 , which, at least, is perhaps not as pithy.

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Published 7 Dec 2013

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