1. Hofstadter's Law It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take Hofstadter's Law into account
2. The Fundamental Theorem New systems generate new problems
3. The Peter Principle Employees rise to their level of incompetence
4. Rothbard's Law Everyone specializes in his own area of weakness
5. Hutber's Law Improvement means deterioration
6. Amara's Law We tend to overestimate the effect of a technology in the short run and underestimate the effect in the long run
7. Parkinson's Law Work expands to fill the time available
8. Sturgeon's Revelation 90 percent of everything is crap
9. The Dilbert Principle The most ineffective workers are systematically moved to the place where they can do the least damage: management
10. Sutton's Law Go where the money is
One more: 11. England's Law The chances of winning a proposal are directly in proportion to the number of hours between finishing it and the time it has to be submitted.
