Zeigarnik effect occurs when the brain more readily recalls an interrupted task than a completed one.
Unfinished tasks create mental tension. It affects the manner in which people perform other tasks.
Zeigarnik effect examples
1. We replied to bunch of emails but could not read some of them. Whole day we will be thinking of unanswered mails.
2. Suppose we missed the finale of a TV show. We will be still thinking about it weeks later.
3. If someone says the work is only 75% done, we will feel restless till we finish it 100%.
4. When doing daily chores of life, we will be thinking about the job we half did or didn't do.
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