Select Connection: INPUT[inlineListSuggester(optionQuery(#permanent_note), optionQuery(#literature_note), optionQuery(#fleeting_note)):connections]
Definition
In psychology, the Zeigarnik effect occurs when an activity that has been interrupted may be more readily recalled. It postulates that people remember unfinished or interrupted tasks better than completed tasks. — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeigarnik_effect
There are two ways to interpret it:
- unfinished tasks occupy short-term memory. Since we can remember maximum 7 things (to add reference), closing tasks or postponing in a meaningful way (like taking a note) frees us from cognitive load
- suspending study to perform unrelated activities will remember materials better