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The Generalised Peter Principle illustration: an overloaded car shows that anything that works will be used in progressively more challenging situations until it fails

The Generalised Peter Principle

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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