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Title: Time-Blocking in Obsidian Authors: theknowledgeworker.substack.com Category:articles Number of Highlights: 1 Source URL: https://theknowledgeworker.substack.com/p/time-blocking-in-obsidian Date: 2022-07-22 Last Highlighted: 2022-07-21
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Unfinished tasks occupy the mind far more than completed ones because the mind constantly pulls whatâs incomplete back into awareness.
Each recall refreshes the taskâs or ideaâs half-life in short-term memory, a process known as the Zeigarnik effect. Thatâs why unfinished tasks are so distracting, regardless of their importance.