Assurance 12: The Bureaucratic Guide to Not Getting Anything Done

Section 6: The Fine Art of Doing Nothing

• Step 1: Create 17 different versions of the same report, each with a slightly different font and a 50-page table of contents.
• Step 2: Spend 3 hours discussing the meaning of the word "report" with your colleagues.
• Step 3: Realize you forgot to do the actual work and start again from scratch.

For more information on the art of doing nothing, visit:

• Section 7: The Bureaucratic Method for Writing Memos
• Section 8: The Bureaucratic Guide to Procrastination Techniques
• Section 9: The Bureaucratic Art of Creating Infinite Loops