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Key takeaways from The psychology of unfinished tasks

Unfinished tasks can overwhelm us or motivate us. These contradictory experiences are due to the Zeigarnik and the Ovsiankina effects.

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compared to a task that has not yet been started, individuals have a stronger urge to complete interrupted or unfinished assignments.

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