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Zeigarnik Effect

We remember interrupted tasks better than completed ones.

Discovered by Bluma Zeigarnik. Explains why stopping mid-task (after a Pomodoro) keeps the problem alive for the diffuse network.

Related

• Default Mode Network — Brain regions active when not focused on the outside world.

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More from the glossary

• Pomodoro Technique
• Flowtime Technique
• Deep Work
• Shallow Work
• Flow State
• Ultradian Rhythm
• Circadian Rhythm
• Chronotype
• Default Mode Network
• Diffuse Thinking