15 Second ADHD Fun Facts: The Zeigarnik Effect

You know that task you KNOW is only going to take five minutes, but your brain has convinced you it will take five hours? Well, have you ever heard of the Zeigarnik Effect?

Well, it basically says an unfinished task is harder to get out of your head than a task that you haven't started! Just starting a tiny piece of it might be the push you need to get it done!

Let me know what happens when you try this out for yourself!

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[MLiesel]

Thanks! I love the helpful info you share

[trueXMotionFitness]

That is great advice although I have a 1000 unfinished tasks as it is And I genuinely have no idea how to motivate myself to finish any of them

[Acts-]

Nope.
I can START.
It's the FINISH that's a problem. 😂😂

[bluekaye]

Thank you again, catie! Youre awesome!

[marknewcomb]

I call it the night as well effect, find ways to chain one thing into another and it will be insufferable until everything is complete

[kiwipomegranate]

*me putting off starting the task for “just one more short” and it’s this one .-.*

[gabriellemarie]

So I'm not diagnosed but is this why when I start a task. Like on my cleaning days I can't just do one task at a time. So I'll begin a task then do it for like 5 mins or less then I'll switch tasks? I do it every time.