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Four Thousand Weeks
Oliver Burkeman
According to this, *a task that has already been started establishes a task-specific tension, which improves the cognitive accessibility of the relevant content*.
The Zeigarnik Effect
Malik Alimoekhamedov
The logic behind these results is that when dealing with a complicated problem, even the smartest person can get stuck. Adding a new perspective or a new set of skills can unstick us, even if the perspective is off-the-wall or the skills are mediocre. The fresh input works much like the Oblique Strategies employed by Brian Eno or the random leaps used by silicon chip algorithms. It’s the difference itself that helps.
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