Backlog Psychology - The Ziegarnik Effect - Why Limiting Work In Progress Protects Your Cognitive Load
In this episode we kick off a little mini-series called "Backlog psychology." You've heard you should "limit your work in progress" - why? What makes more work in progress more difficult to handle? Cognitive load isn't just about multi-tasking in the moment - it's also about limiting your open tasks.
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Show Notes
In this episode we kick off a little mini-series called "Backlog psychology."
You've heard you should "limit your work in progress" - why? What makes more work in progress more difficult to handle?
Cognitive load isn't just about multi-tasking in the moment - it's also about limiting your open tasks.
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