January 1, 2024 8:22 AM
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✅ A (ridiculously easy) way to axe incomplete tasks
The email discusses the Zeigarnik Effect and suggests writing tasks down and breaking them into smaller steps to combat it.
Here's step one...
January 1, 2024 8:22 AM
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no-reply@todoist.com
✅ A (ridiculously easy) way to axe incomplete tasks
The email discusses the Zeigarnik Effect and suggests writing tasks down and breaking them into smaller steps to combat it.
Here's step one...
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