That’s the phenomenon, named after Russian psychologist Bluma Zeigarnik, that says an unfinished task takes up more space in your brain than a completed one. It’s the reason that jumbled mental list of stuff you need to do each day clouds your mind and stops you concentrating.
The best solution is to write it down. You know all about written to-do lists, of course, but you’re almost certainly not using them to their full potential. The fact is, you should be using them obsessively.
The moment you agree to do something, write it down — no questions asked. Same goes for good ideas.
Whether on a smartphone, a Post-it Note, or a piece of paper, it doesn’t matter. Systematically noting down each task also increases the likelihood of actually getting it done. One study showed that people who write down tasks (rather than just thinking about them) achieved, on average, 40 per cent more of their goals.
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