Performance Hack #33: The Zeigarnik Effect The Zeigarnik Effect83 is the tendency to remember the details of incomplete tasks better than those of tasks that have been finished. When you leave a project or task unfinished, you tend to be plagued by thoughts of that work, which can distract you from the more important task at hand. Understanding the Zeigarnik Effect, you can harness its impact according to what you need to get done. If you really need to move on to another task, remember that you must take the previous one to some level of closure so it doesn’t continue to distract you. On the
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