Suffering From the Zeigarnik Effect? We Can Help!
By Tana M. Mann Easton, Lead Efficiency Engineer
The Zeigarnik effect is the idea that people remember unfinished or interrupted tasks better than completed tasks. Our unconscious mind is asking the conscious mind to make a plan in order to finish our interrupted business.
If you’ve ever been startled awake at 3am drenched in a cold sweat thinking, “I forgot to send that email to my client!”, then you’ve suffered from the Zeigarnik effect. Your mind is keeping that unfinished tab open and bringing it back up at disadvantageous times.
The good news is that if you have a reliable system outside of your brain for helping you complete your tasks, then your brain considers those jobs handled and it doesn’t feel the need to remember them and bring them back up in the wee hours of the night. We at Focus to Evolve teach one of those reliable systems that can keep you on top of everything you need or want to do in your life simply by leveraging your Outlook or Gmail systems. I’ve used the system that we teach for 20 years, and it has always provided me with peace of mind that keeps those 3am jolts of adrenaline at bay. Contact us to see how it can work for you too!
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Peacefully Yours,
Focus to Evolve Team