The Generalised Peter Principle
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The Generalised Peter Principle states that "Anything that works will be used in progressively more challenging situations until it fails.
The Generalised Peter Principle is a specific case of the Peter Principle, which is the same idea but applied to people 😱.
I observed the Generalised Peter Principle when packing a minivan in Cambodia.
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