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Backlog Psychology - The Ziegarnik Effect - Why Limiting Work In Progress Protects Your Cognitive Load
Sep 17, 2023
This episode explores the benefits of limiting work in progress and the concept of cognitive load. They discuss psychologist Blooma Zygarnik's research on incomplete tasks and their impact on remembering.
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- Limiting work in progress reduces cognitive load and improves focus on tasks.
- Backlog Psychology emphasizes the need to prioritize unfinished tasks and implement scientific principles into task management.
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Limiting Work in Progress
It is important to limit your work in progress, as having too many incomplete tasks can increase cognitive load. Research shows that we tend to remember incomplete tasks more easily, while resolving completed tasks allows us to free up our working memory. By controlling our work in progress, we can reduce cognitive strain and improve our ability to focus on the tasks at hand.
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